Health
Fact checks about medical conditions, the NHS, social care and government funding of national health services
Government fails to back up PM’s claim that A&E patient flow is 'faster than ever'
The Prime Minister recently claimed the flow of patients through emergency care and the discharge rate were at record highs.
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Installing defibrillators in schools is not proof that Covid-19 vaccines are unsafe
Defibrillators were being installed in schools prior to the pandemic and there is no evidence linking vaccines to cardiac arrest.
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Vaping harms overstated in viral video
A widely shared video on TikTok and Instagram exaggerates and misrepresents the risks of vaping.
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False claim persists that flu vaccine caused strep A in mice
It’s based on a misreading of a paper that found a different bacteria in the upper respiratory tract of vaccinated mice.
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Current flu vaccines don’t use mRNA technology
A post on Facebook wrongly suggests that mRNA technology used in two Covid-19 vaccines has also been used in the flu vaccine.
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Test and Trace spend wouldn’t fund a 15% pay rise for NHS staff until 2058
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 …
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Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer Research UK
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.
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How many excess deaths are A&E delays causing?
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”.
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Flu is not responsible for all ‘flu and pneumonia’ deaths
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.
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Are more dentists now working in the NHS?
We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association.
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