Health

9 July 2025

Did most resident doctors vote to strike?

Of those voting, 90% supported strike action. But turnout was just over 55%, so many of those eligible didn’t vote at all.

A demonstrator wears a BMA (British Medical Association) badge alongside her stethoscope

4 July 2025

No, there’s no evidence sunglasses cause cancer

By filtering out the harmful UV rays from sunlight, verified sunglasses protect your eyes and the skin around them, and their use is widely recommended, including by the NHS.

20 June 2025

John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm

Over the years, we’ve checked a number of false and misleading claims about statins.

16 June 2025

Resident doctors’ pay: how much do they earn, and what does the BMA want?

Resident (formerly “junior”) doctors’ pay is in the news again, after BMA members voted to support strikes. We explain how much different types of resident doctor get paid, and what their union has called for.

A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest calling for better pay for Junior Doctors in Whitehall, outside the gates of Downing Street in central London on August 11, 2023

13 June 2025

How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask

At this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir Starmer mentioned new scanners being installed in “two hospitals in the constituency of the Leader of the Opposition”. Kemi Badenoch replied: “Perhaps …

12 June 2025

NHS England chair mixes up people and cases on the waiting list

The chair of NHS England, Dr Penny Dash, said at the NHS ConfedExpo Conference yesterday (22:45): “There are seven and a half million people on the waiting list.” This was …

4 June 2025

Telegraph overstates resident doctors’ pay demands

The union representing resident doctors is not asking for an extra 29% on top of this year’s 5.4% pay rise, as the paper reported. The demand is for a 29% rise on last year’s pay.

An organiser arranges BMA-branded placards calling for better pay outside a hospital in central London in 2023.

29 May 2025

Can vitamin A ‘prevent and treat’ measles?

We look at a misleading claim in an Instagram video about vitamin A and measles.

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.

Keir Starmer in Downing St on day of election

22 May 2025

Yes, biopsies are necessary for diagnosing cancer

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

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Did most resident doctors vote to strike?

No, there’s no evidence sunglasses cause cancer

John’s story: when health misinformation leads to harm

Resident doctors’ pay: how much do they earn, and what does the BMA want?

How many hospitals are in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency? It depends on who you ask

NHS England chair mixes up people and cases on the waiting list

Telegraph overstates resident doctors’ pay demands

Can vitamin A ‘prevent and treat’ measles?

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

Yes, biopsies are necessary for diagnosing cancer

Full Fact fights bad information