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The Prime Minister recently claimed the flow of patients through emergency care and the discharge rate were at record highs. Read
Defibrillators were being installed in schools prior to the pandemic and there is no evidence linking vaccines to cardiac arrest. Read
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A widely shared video on TikTok and Instagram exaggerates and misrepresents the risks of vaping. Read
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It’s based on a misreading of a paper that found a different bacteria in the upper respiratory tract of vaccinated mice. Read
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A post on Facebook wrongly suggests that mRNA technology used in two Covid-19 vaccines has also been used in the flu vaccine. Read
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A viral claim on social media wrongly suggests that the amount spent on the NHS Test and Trace scheme would fund a 15% pay rise for all NHS staff until 2058. Read
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Although studies have been done in cancer cells in the lab, and in mice, there isn’t sufficient evidence that it can cure cancer in humans. Read
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Earlier this month the Royal College of Emergency Medicine estimated delays are causing 300-500 deaths a week - but NHS leaders say they “don’t recognise these numbers”. Read
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The Mirror suggested that flu was responsible for about one in 10 deaths at the beginning of this year. But these are deaths from flu or pneumonia—not necessarily both. Read
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We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association. Read
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