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Alternative Medicine

The Outbrain drain: why newspaper sites have run thousands of scam ads

Michael Marshall -
The news media is in an income crisis, but the solution cannot be for newspapers to lend their reputations to scams and fakers
Nutrition

Start 2021 the right way: scrap those plans to go on a diet

Pixie Turner -
Starting the New Year with a diet can be setting yourself up for failure - instead, ask yourself what makes you happy, and what you and your body need.
Health

How to spot medical misinformation in a pandemic: our top 10 tips

Brian Eggo, Matt Kemp -
As medical misinformation and dubious claims continue to spread, we present our guide to help you separate fact from fiction.
Health

We all need good hand hygiene, but antibacterial soap is a waste of time

Alice Howarth -
My partner recently bought antibacterial handwash. It turns out I have unnecessarily strong feelings on antibacterial soap.
Conspiracy Theories

Anti-vaxxers are dangerously wrong, but we should be wary of writing them off as stupid or selfish

Michael Marshall -
If we want to be effective in countering anti-vaxxers, we need to understand their arguments, and why people believe them.
Dentistry

Despite scare stories from holistic dentists, cavitations probably don’t exist

Shaun Sellars -
Holistic dentists scare patients with warnings about cavitations - but the evidence for the existence of cavitations is flimsy at best
Covid-19

The COVID-19 vaccines are a sign for cautious optimism – but it is still early days

Alice Howarth -
Three COVID-19 Vaccines have shown some very promising results, and we should rightly feel optimistic, but we aren't at the finish line yet
Conspiracy Theories

From scam product ads to conspiracy theories, misinformation always adapts to survive

Michael Marshall -
The techniques developed by affiliate marketers to spread scam products mirrors the way in which conspiracy theories nimbly adapt to spread misinformation
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