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Nutrition

How to Cook That, with Ann Reardon: cooking tutorials with baked-in skepticism

Mark Horne -
Ann Reardon's uber-successful cookery YouTube channel smuggles in good, solid skepticism among the Spongebob Squarepants cakes
Covid-19

A new study suggests coronavirus antibodies fade over time – but how concerned should we be?

Sheena Cruickshank -
We shouldn't be overly worried by the data showing that coronavirus antibodies wane after infection, explains immunologist Professor Sheena Cruickshank
Health

Failure to listen to patients is causing unacceptable delays in endometriosis diagnosis

Alice Howarth -
Endometriosis affects one in ten women – yet patients continue to face an uphill battle for diagnosis and treatment
Dentistry

Anti-fluoride activists may disagree, but fluoridation is social justice in dental care

Shaun Sellars -
Water fluoridation isn’t a magic bullet to end dental decay, but for some it may be the only dental care they have access to - and for that reason it's worth it.
Alternative Medicine

From the outset, chiropractors have held anti-vax views – sadly, not much has changed

Edzard Ernst -
Despite overwhelming evidence vaccines work, many chiropractors focus unduly on the risks, and refuse to recommend them to patients
Conspiracy Theories

Facebook’s efforts to curb QAnon and anti-vax conspiracies are too little, and much too late

Michael Marshall -
Facebook's bans on anti-vax adverts and QAnon groups fail to deal with how misinformation really spreads on their platform
Covid-19

No, the COVID-19 app does not share your data with the police

Mike Hall -
Claims that the official COVID-19 app shares information with the police are simply unfounded, and only undermine test and trace efforts.
Covid-19

Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?

Chris French -
With pandemic-related anxiety and stress causing an increase in experience of sleep paralysis, we may well see an uptick in paranormal belief.
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