Health

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Acupuncture

New NICE guidelines on chronic pain fall woefully short – and not just because of the acupuncture

Alice Howarth -
Chronic pain patients need evidence-based care - instead, new NICE guidelines offer them patronising messaging, paternalism, and acupuncture
Health

Rapid Prompting Method: A new form of communicating? Hardly

Janyce Boynton -
Despite the extraordinary claims, messages derived via Rapid Prompting Method come not from non-speaking people, but from their facilitators.
Health

Virginity testing is as unscientific as it is sexist, but will banning these tests prove effective?

Galina Limorenko -
Banning virginity testing won't stop the violation of women’s rights, but protecting human rights will make such tests obsolete
Nutrition

Do we really need supplements? A skeptic’s guide to micronutrients

Pixie Turner -
While most nutritional supplements are probably not worth your time and money, not everything on the vitamin shelf should be dismissed
Covid-19

Encouraging patients to question their vaccine eligibility will cause more harm than good

Michael Marshall -
As the vaccine rollout continues at pace, it's vital that messaging to patients remains clear: if you're invited for a vaccine, please take it
Dentistry

Activated charcoal is increasingly popular, so let’s talk about what makes for a good toothpaste

Shaun Sellars -
The alternative medicine community is very fond of their charcoal toothpastes, but the vast majority offer zero protection to teeth
Health

10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

Alice Howarth -
It's a Sin showed us how much our understanding of HIV has changed, but social attitudes to the disease still remain mired in stigma
Health

Headlines calling HPV swabs “home smear tests” risk putting people off cervical screenings

Alice Howarth -
When the media refers to new home swabs for HPV as "home smear test", they risk discouraging people from attending cervical screening
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