Science is supposed to correct its own errors. In practice, distorted academic incentives often block that quality control.

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As measles cases surged across the country, federal health officials repeatedly stopped short of offering an unequivocal ...

Allulose looks like sugar to a chemist but behaves rather differently inside the body. The FDA recognized that distinction ...

Shaken Baby Syndrome has increasingly been branded “junk science,” not because the medical consensus has disappeared, but ...

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Antibiotic misinformation matters because unnecessary antibiotic use contributes to antimicrobial resistance and its growing ...

Social media has a habit of turning unlikely candidates into viral stars. The latest superfood to achieve stardom? Beans. On TikTok and Instagram, influencers are consuming two cups a day and ...

A fake disease, complete with absurd clues and a fictional laboratory aboard the USS Enterprise, was enough to fool AI ...

Harm reduction can save lives. But when it becomes a substitute for treatment, prevention, and public order rather than one part of a comprehensive drug policy, serious problems follow. The challenge ...

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