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The US health secretary has cancelled research into mRNA vaccines, but his reasons seem to be based on bad information about their effectiveness. Read
Health
Articles published in the Guardian and Telegraph about the results of a recent Royal College of Nursing vote could do with context. Read
Politics
The Times has amended a headline that incorrectly suggested doctors should monitor patients taking Ozempic injections in order to lose weight for a year following treatment, after the paper was … Read
Health
Claims that there was no autism in Vietnam before this century seem to have no basis—and vaccines are proven not to cause autism. Read
Health
Of those voting, 90% supported strike action. But turnout was just over 55%, so many of those eligible didn’t vote at all. Read
Health
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. Read
Health
Over the years, we’ve checked a number of false and misleading claims about statins. Read
Health
Resident (formerly “junior”) doctors are striking in April. We explain how much different types of resident doctor get paid, and what their union has called for. Read
Politics
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 … Read
Politics
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 … Read
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