Dr Alice Howarth is a research academic working in pharmacology and therapeutics at the University of Liverpool. She is vice president of the Merseyside Skeptics Society, has written for The Guardian, Breast Cancer Now and is co-host of the skeptical podcast Skeptics with a K. In August 2020 Alice took on the role of deputy editor for The Skeptic.
Mindfuness isn't going to cure any health issues, but you might feel like you have a better understanding of your own body, which can be useful when struggling with ill health.
Media reports on serotonin and depression risk causing patients to quit their antidepressants - even though we know antidepressants do work for some people
We should be wary of claims that arsenic is a miracle cure for cancer - especially when those claims are made by a private biotech companies with skin in the game
The Dangerous Dogs Act was brought in to protect people from dangerous dog breeds, based on aesthetics rather than genetics - and it does more harm than good
The latest viral conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines are that they cause HIV infection - based on misreading scientific articles from two years ago
