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No evidence shingles ‘renamed’ as monkeypox is a Pfizer vaccine side effect
Shingles and monkeypox are caused by two totally different viruses. Read
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Residents of Greater Manchester are not ‘being poisoned’ by their water company
Claims that a Freedom of Information request has revealed the presence of poisons in drinking water are false. Read
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Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?
The widely quoted figure can be traced to an extrapolated estimate from 2015, but a review earlier this year suggests the actual number is much lower. Read
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YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore
Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is flawed. Read
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Monkeypox is not a government conspiracy to cover up ‘vaccine-induced’ diseases
Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems Read
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Pharmacists survey didn't find patients’ ‘lives’ were being put at risk
A headline in the Daily Express does not accurately reflect the findings of a survey published in The Pharmaceutical Journal. Read
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Monkeypox isn’t just spread by sexual contact
Monkeypox is thought to be primarily spreading through sexual contact, but there are other ways to catch the disease. A small number of cases in children have been confirmed in the US and Europe. Read
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No solid proof cannabis oil can ‘cure’ cancer
Some cannabis-based products have been approved for medical use in the UK, but there’s no proof cannabis oil cures the disease. Read
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Not all people with hearing loss are unable to access extra cancer care help
A tweet from Macmillan Cancer Support appears to suggest that 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK can’t access extra help following a cancer diagnosis. This is unlikely to be the case. Read
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No evidence for a rise in sudden deaths or that Covid-19 vaccines are the cause
SADS or Sudden Adult Death Syndrome does not appear to have increased in the UK in 2021. Read
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