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If that headline sounds like it can't possibly be true, that's because it isn't. But British comedian John Oliver did recently give Americans a great lesson in bad "science," during a segment of his show, Last Week Tonight. Oliver often…
If that headline sounds like it can’t possibly be true, that’s because it isn’t. But British comedian John Oliver did recently give Americans a great lesson in bad “science,” during a segment of his show, Last Week Tonight.
Oliver often uses humor to take on serious social issues. And what could be more serious than the news that smelling farts might prevent cancer?
Lots of things, actually, as it turns out that …
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One Englishman named John knows more about science than all Americans
Conditions and diseases
When it comes to cancer, I'm neither physician nor patient, nor even a policy expert. But being both a critical thinker and a feminist, I'm struck by what the juxtaposition of two seemingly unrelated new oncology studies, published in highly…
When it comes to cancer, I’m neither physician nor patient, nor even a policy expert. But being both a critical thinker and a feminist, I’m struck by what the juxtaposition of two seemingly unrelated new oncology studies, published in highly respected medical journals a month apart, can tell us about how gender shapes the way we perceive (or misperceive) illness, and the impact that has on patients’ well-being.
On April 14, …
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