Health

23 May 2025

Trump didn’t call Republicans ‘the dumbest’ voters

The quote, attributed to Mr Trump and shared on Facebook, is fabricated.

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23 May 2025

New data reveals rise in NHS appointments hailed by government is smaller than last year’s increase

Figures obtained by Full Fact show how the recent increase in hospital appointments, and Labour’s pledge to carry out “an extra two million”, compare to previous years.

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22 May 2025

Yes, biopsies are necessary for diagnosing cancer

A misleading video downplays the importance of biopsies and claims they spread cancer.

21 May 2025

Does the UK really have the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world?

Unreliable research from a male wellness company, which claimed that women are less healthy than men in the UK, has been widely shared by MPs, the media and institutions around the country.

15 May 2025

NHS England corrects working days error in hospital appointments calculation

NHS England has corrected a mistake in its calculation of the number of extra hospital appointments delivered so far by the Labour government, after Full Fact challenged the error.NHS England …

15 May 2025

No, the US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid vaccines are ‘not vaccines’

Familiar misinformation about Covid vaccines being gene therapy is circulating again.

8 May 2025

The government hasn’t published data to support its claim about the NHS App stopping 1.5 million appointments being missed

Last week the Government announced that “reform” of the NHS App has prevented 1.5 million hospital appointments from being missed. It also made a number of other claims about the …

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30 April 2025

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

In the run-up to the local elections, Labour is warning Reform UK would make people pay to use the health service—a claim the party’s strongly denied. Full Fact looks at the evidence.

23 April 2025

No, sunglasses do not raise the risk of sunburn—but exposure to the sun does, and it can cause cancer

There’s no evidence to support two false claims from a health influencer.

4 April 2025

No, cinnamon is not ‘the best remedy in the world' to treat diabetes

An Instagram video claims that a “cinnamon ritual” can be used instead of conventional medicine to control blood sugar.

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Trump didn’t call Republicans ‘the dumbest’ voters

New data reveals rise in NHS appointments hailed by government is smaller than last year’s increase

Yes, biopsies are necessary for diagnosing cancer

Does the UK really have the 12th largest ‘female health gap’ in the world?

NHS England corrects working days error in hospital appointments calculation

No, the US Supreme Court has not ruled that Covid vaccines are ‘not vaccines’

The government hasn’t published data to support its claim about the NHS App stopping 1.5 million appointments being missed

Is Labour right to claim Reform UK would ‘scrap the NHS’?

No, sunglasses do not raise the risk of sunburn—but exposure to the sun does, and it can cause cancer

No, cinnamon is not ‘the best remedy in the world' to treat diabetes

Full Fact fights bad information