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June 2025

Bone Broth Is Just Alliterative Stock
Why you probably don't need to spend extra cash on bone broth.
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Can Metformin Make You Live Forever?
New headlines are claiming that this common diabetes drug can make women live longer, but the data is very unconvincing.
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Do Oats Rid Your Body Of PFAS?
Despite recent headlines, the answer is probably not.
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You Don't Need To Worry About Pesticides In Your Tampons
The very problematic science behind some recent headlines.
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May 2025

You Can't Replace Insulin With Cooking Classes
Why cooking classes are a terrible way to stop people from being fat
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Vitamin D Probably Can't Slow Aging
How endless headlines are coming from the same tired dataset.
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Biden Has Prostate Cancer. Should You Get Tested?
One of the trickiest topics in epidemiology.
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Should You Be Worried About Formaldehyde In Your Face Cream?
In short: no.
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Medicinal Cannabis Can't Fight Cancer
When AI comes to ruin medical research
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April 2025

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