March 2010 - Posts

• Monkeying with the truth

  The US and UK governments and the press are exulting in the recent highly public hanging of Dr Andrew Wakefield, found guilty of misconduct by the British General Medical Council (GMC). Wakefield, you may recall, is the British gastroenterologist who Read More... Posted 29 March 2010 10:20 by Joanna Evans | 11 Comments Filed under: MMR, autism, vaccines

• Asking the obvious

  Someone finally bothered to ask the question: does breast screening work? The answer is a damning and resounding no, as our cover story this month makes clear. No breast screening programme anywhere is making the slightest impact on cancer mortality. Read More... Posted 01 March 2010 17:41 by Joanna Evans | 9 Comments Filed under: mammograms, breast cancer, breast screening