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Snake-oil sellers must no longer be able to hide behind charity status

18 December 2018

UK regulators are cracking down on charities that promote bogus treatments. But will it be enough, asks Tom Chivers

Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

8 November 2018

The way in which a statistic is presented can entirely change how alarming it sounds. And too often, both newspapers and scientific journals choose the most alarming, but least informative, way

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Snake-oil sellers must no longer be able to hide behind charity status

Double the risk of death! The problem with headline health statistics

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