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Vaccinations

An anti-vaccine circus takes over the Brazilian Senate’s paediatric vaccinations discussion

Cesar Baima -
A Brazilian Senate discussion on paediatric vaccinations descended into farce, with a parade of vaccine opponents sharing long-disproven antivax talking points.
Conspiracy Theories

Given his rising influence, the case for debating RFK Jr has never been more urgent

Danny Bradley -
Dr Peter Hotez owes nobody a debate, and RFK Jr’s diehard fans will never be convinced, but a rhetorically skilled vaccine expert appealing to fence-sitters in Joe Rogan’s audience is too good an opportunity to miss.
Health

How cholesterol denialism went from reasonable skepticism to pseudoscience

Christopher Labos -
There was a time when doubts over the role of cholesterol in heart disease, and the utility of statins, were valid - but the evidence now is unequivocally clear, and the modern doubters are merely deniers
Conspiracy Theories

Mark McDonald, America’s Frontline Doctors, and some very troubling beliefs about autism

Aaron Rabinowitz -
A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends
Acupuncture

Dragons’ Den has a quackery problem that goes far beyond ear seeds

Michael Marshall -
While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the BBC show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper
Health

A brief history of radio-phobia: new technology is always met with fear and uncertainty

Sean Slater -
We might think of anti-5G fears as a new phenomenon, but cutting edge technology has always been met with irrational concerns
Covid-19

A State of Fear: Laura Dodsworth’s ‘sensible’ Covid scepticism

Danny Bradley -
Deploying the same fear-based tactics her book criticises, Laura Dodsworth’s ‘A State Of Fear’ is light on facts and heavy on hunches
Alternative Medicine

What, if anything, can cannabis treat, and what does the latest research say?

Alice Howarth -
While Cannabis is claimed to treat all manner of conditions, research has been hindered by political barriers - though that might be starting to change
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