Category
Health
Medicine, public health, disease and healthcare systems.
Credibility summary
Of the 43 claims in Health with evidence either way, 84% held up.
Showing 261-280 of 784 claims
They placed deer scents and essential oils in trees to simulate physical therapy
Dead mountain lions may at first appear to have been healthy but postmortem exams reveal pools of blood inside their abdominal cavities
Veterinarians inserted a metal plate and 10 screws
Rodenticide is another leading cause of death as poison in mice and rats moves up food chain
Unable to disperse to new territory males end up mating with their daughters and granddaughters
Signs of inbreeding a major concern are now showing up in abnormal sperm and kinked tails researchers have found
For a mountain lion broken leg often requires euthanasia
Refusal to be disabused by data suggests instinct vaccination is too unnatural to be trusted
Strike balance tout organic produce whole grains exercise regimes to fight obesity embrace weight-loss drugs
Some alternative therapies were helpful high doses of antibiotics were essential
Pre-1960s landscape yielded better health for some premature death for many
There are legitimate questions about effectiveness of mRNA vaccines true rate of vaccine injuries right schedule for childhood vaccinations
His moves on vaccines have been aggressive and unwise
Modernity has toxic side nature has wisdom
Outsider critique of medical establishment struggled to offer rigorous alternative vision
Roots of American weight problem are endlessly debated
Anti-corporate critique of how we grow make sell food has plausibility
Medical establishment largely failed in zone of chronic illness
Holistic critique never manages to stay with specific issues conceding vaccines are mostly good
Natural world has ways of killing torturing us
Recently analyzed in Health
Measles is one of the most contagious diseases
The New York Times
Scientific findings since 2009 showed greenhouse gases global warming are harming public health
The New York Times
Doses are about 97 percent effective at preventing infection
The New York Times
Virus slowing down is showing few signs in 2026
The New York Times
Gazans are starving dying of starvation
The New York Times