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Health Feedback is a worldwide network of scientists sorting fact from fiction in health and medical media coverage. Our goal is to help readers know which news to trust.

Latest Article Reviews

Washington Post article provides accurate and insightful report on recent spate of vaping-related illnesses

Washington Post

"At the moment, it is not possible to know if these pulmonary diseases are related to propylene glycol, glycerol, nicotine, flavorings, or more likely, synthetic/natural drugs some..

The Atlantic provides accurate summary of research on gut microbiome, hypothesizes well-reasoned potential benefits of consuming fresh produce

"The article provides a well balanced discussion of current knowledge surrounding the gut microbiota and benefits of eating whole foods. The author could have provided more details..

Article claiming vaccines cause autoimmunity and autism due to fetal DNA contaminants found unsupported and implausible

"While the letter provides some concerns about the fetal cell-derived DNA contamination in vaccines, it does not provide any actual evidence to support the claims made. The whole h..

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Latest Claim Reviews

Claim that “flu shots are killing elderly citizens in record numbers” based on misinterpreted study

"Flu shots are killing elderly citizens in record numbers"

Sean Adl-Tabatabai, NewsPunch, Your News Wire

- 09 Sep 2019

Sunscreen protects against skin cancer, contrary to widespread claim that it causes cancer

"Recent Study Shows How Sunscreen Causes Cancer, Not the Sun"

Anonymous, Awareness Act, Midlands Directory, Collective Evolution

- 21 Aug 2019

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Insights

Do radio waves from mobile devices cause cancer? A look at the evidence

Mobile phones have become an integral part of our lives, and most people would not consider even leaving the house without one. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) has est...

How we know vaccines don’t cause autism – and why this belief persists

The claim that “vaccines cause autism” first received its scientific backing by Andrew Wakefield’s now-retracted study in The Lancet, published in 1998. The study...