Will Drinking a Young Person’s Blood Provide Anti-Aging Health Benefits?
11 September 2018 Sensationalized headlines mischaracterized a controversial area of science that is in no way related to vampirism.
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They say that laughter is the best medicine, but often our best humor comes from medicine itself.
Have Researchers Warned About the Resurgence of a ‘Flesh-Eating STD’?
27 August 2018 News reports in the U.S. featured headlines that sensationalized and misled readers about a single diagnosis of a very rare disease on a different continent.
Did a Harvard Study Prove That “Unvaccinated Children Pose No Risk” to Other Kids?
14 August 2018 A deceptive and factually challenged blog post on an anti-vaccine website is not a “Harvard study,” yet its false conclusions are popular on social media.
Do Curved Fingernails Indicate Serious Health Problems?
9 August 2018 Curved or “clubbed” fingernails have been used as an indicator of health since the time of Hippocrates, but their utility as a diagnostic is limited.
Did an Obese Man Survive Without Eating for 382 Days?
25 July 2018 In 1965, an obese man actually survived without eating for over a year, living entirely off his body fat and supplemental vitamins.
Does the Cancer Act of 1939 Make It Illegal to Cure Cancer?
18 July 2018 The act, which has had all but one of its provisions replaced or repealed, prevents anyone from advertising a cure for cancer to the general public in the UK.
Are Tennis Balls Toxic to Dogs?
28 June 2018 Medical experts said that they had never heard of dogs suffering "chemical burns" from chewing on tennis balls.
Can Amputees Take Their Limbs Home?
16 June 2018 A Reddit user's account of his post-amputation experience of bringing home his leg and making tacos out of it is decidedly uncommon, but at least part of his story is not unheard of.
Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
13 June 2018 In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccinations.
Did a Child with Asthma Die After Parents Switched to Essential Oils as Treatment?
11 June 2018 A popular cautionary tale about a child dying after his asthma medication was swapped for essential oils has not been corroborated.
Does a Photograph of Kidney Stones Show the Effect of Sodas and Energy Drinks?
6 June 2018 Although the image appears to be real, experts say that blaming soft drinks or energy drinks alone for the formation of kidney stones is dishonest.
Did the National Cancer Institute ‘Finally Admit’ That Marijuana Kills Cancer?
4 June 2018 Viral stories falsely suggest that a NIH fact sheet was “quietly” amended to state that cannabis kills cancer cells.
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