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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.
Alternative Medicine

Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Brazil's rectal ozone therapy may sound ridiculous, but the reach of the pseudoscience movement is no joke
Conspiracy Theories

An unhealthy dose of viral conspiracy

Hayley Stevens -
As conspiracy theories flood social media and users struggle to tell fact from fiction, we need to find better ways to stop misinformation from spreading.
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