Are Parent’s Choice Diapers Giving Babies Chemical Burns?
12 April 2018 - Parent's Choice brand diapers are the latest to be a rumored cause of purported chemical burns in small children.
Medical Archive
Did the World Health Organization Declare Medical Marijuana Has No Health Risks?
11 April 2018 - A December announcement by a WHO committee stated that one specific component of marijuana is safe and should not require regulation.
Was a Russian Woman ‘Embalmed Alive’ with a ‘Formalin Drip’?
11 April 2018 - A number of international news reports about a Russian woman who was "embalmed alive" sensationalized what appears to have been a tragic medical error.
Is Using ‘Bug Spray’ to Get High an Alarming New Trend?
29 March 2018 - Media reports conflate a number of events, some of them speculative, to manufacture the existence of an emerging trend about the use of bug spray.
Did Hundreds of Doctors in Canada Protest Against Their Own Pay Raise?
21 March 2018 - A group of medical professionals in Quebec opposed a pay deal struck with the provincial government, but they are in the minority.
Has ‘JUULing’ Caused Cancer in High School and College Students?
9 March 2018 - Use of a JUUL e-cigarette is rumored to have caused cancer in four students.
Does Suave Shampoo Contain an Ingredient That Causes Hair Loss?
1 March 2018 - Social media posts inaccurately claim that the formulation of Suave Professionals brand products causes hair loss.
Did Pepsi ‘Admit’ Their Sodas Contain Cancer-Causing Ingredients?
26 February 2018 - Viral stories rehash a legal tussle between Pepsi and the Center for Environmental Health, but they mischaracterize that battle’s outcome.
What Were the Consequences of Legalizing Weed in Colorado?
14 February 2018 - A newspaper editorial gets some facts right, and some wrong, in weighing up the consequences of Colorado's legalization of recreational marijuana.
Is Tamiflu Causing Increased Deaths from Flu?
15 February 2018 - Tamiflu is not responsible for the high number of flu season deaths, even if its potential rare side effects are scary.
Did the Flu Shot Cause This Year’s Flu Epidemic?
14 February 2018 - This claim is based on the incorrect interpretation of single quote from one nurse in Wisconsin who, for the record, recommends getting the shot.
Did a Texas Teacher Named Heather Holland Die Because She Couldn’t Afford Flu Medicine?
12 February 2018 - The 38-year-old's death from complications of influenza became an internet cause célèbre after it was rumored that she couldn't afford lifesaving medication.
