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Covid-19

Pandemic science communication: learning lessons from the life vest uprising

Natália Pasternak -
The effectiveness of any public health intervention - whether it's vaccines, masks, or life vests - depends on it being understood by the public.
Health

Diagnostic agnostic: flawed research overstates the overlaps between ADHD, ASD, and OCD

Kat Ford -
A new study claims that autism, ADHD and OCD are all actually diagnoses on the same spectrum, but the paper has simply too many flaws to be persuasive
Health

Weight loss: it’s just calories in/calories out… isn’t it?

Clio Bellenis -
The belief that weight loss can be achieved via a simple calorie deficit is incredibly common, but, as is often the case in biology, the reality is more complex
Health

Are at-home blood tests a medical innovation, or a solution trying to sell consumers a problem?

Michela Perrone -
The growing industry of at-home blood tests claim to offer clarity, but they often just confuse and worry patients, leaving the NHS to pick up the pieces
Alternative Medicine

Alternative medicine for animals: why we should keep quacks away from our furry friends

Edzard Ernst -
A recent systematic review looked at the use of 24 alternative medicine modalities on cats, dogs, and horses. The results were less than impressive.
Veterinary Medicine

Time to ‘drop the crop’ – why cutting off the tips of dogs’ ears is never right

Robyn Lowe -
Ear-cropping has been so commonplace for some breeds that the public don't even realise that's not what those dogs' ears naturally look like
Sex

If anal sex injuries really are on the rise, it’s not a question of anatomy, but of education

Kat Ford -
Is it really the case that more women are presenting in hospital with injuries caused by anal sex? Or is the media merely continuing to push stigma and taboo?
Health

The science of The Last of Us: should we fear a fungal zombie pandemic?

Natália Pasternak -
The hit TV show The Last of Us depicts a world hit by a fungal-caused pandemic that turns the infected to zombies - but could it happen in real life?
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