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Veterinary Medicine

Agri-tech: will technology help or hinder food production and animal welfare?

Robyn Lowe, Matt Dobbs -
In the last decade, the UK's agricultural sector has invested heavily in new technology - "agri-tech" - in an effort to improve efficiency, while protecting animal welfare
Veterinary Medicine

Don’t worry, your pet food brand probably isn’t filled with disease-causing sawdust

Sean Smith -
Scaremongering claims abound online, warning that the food we feed our beloved animals is packed with sawdust... though the evidence is deeply unconvincing
Health

Debunking the Myths: The Rise of the Anti-Sunscreen Movement

Elissar Gerges -
Sunscreen is one of the most highly effective and evidence-based methods of preventing skin cancer, so why is there an online movement discouraging its use?
Health

Does a prohibition-based approach to drugs and disposable vaping make sense?

Clio Bellenis -
The government are often swift to ban recreational drugs, even without evidence of harm - but when it comes to disposable vapes, are they right?
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
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