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’18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine’ Post Filled With Reckless Falsehoods

A blog post riddled with misinformation is effectively a "Now That's What I Call Music"...

Did Racism Kill Jackie Robinson?

Research has shown that enduring structural and everyday racism can have serious negative consequences for...

How Lockdown Changed the Sex Lives of Young Adults

COVID restrictions disproportionately affected young adults, who are more likely than older adults to be...

Nofap: Can Giving Up Masturbation Really Boost Men’s Testosterone Levels?

Nofap is a growing online movement devoted to giving up masturbation and even sex for...

What Is ‘Excited Delirium’ and Why Is It Controversial?

The public most often sees the term invoked in news stories about cases involving deaths...

Geert Vanden Bossche Stokes Fear of COVID-19 Vaccine To Promote His Own Flawed ‘Solution’

Anti-vaccine activists are promoting a veterinarian's claim that the only way to prevent a future...

Dementia: Is Processed Meat Another Risk Factor?

Studies that examine an association between the consumption of a specific food and an increased...

New Study Confirms Link Between COVID and Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo

A rapid systematic review of COVID-19 and hearing difficulties revealed a possible link between COVID-19...

‘Sex Addiction’ Isn’t a Justification for Killing, Or Really an Addiction

Sex addiction is not a recognized disorder in the mental health community.

One Year at the Center of the Infodemic

The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is coming into view, but the misinformation infodemic is...

States Drop COVID-19 Mask Mandates But Still Urge People to Wear Them

An emerging trend of some states is bucking national and international public health recommendations.

How Safe Is Your Baby Food? Company Reports Show Arsenic, Lead and Other Heavy Metals

Heavy metals including lead, arsenic and mercury can be found in commercial baby foods at...