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Fact check: GP numbers and the dangers of sunbeds

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard · Feb 13

RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore

Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”

The Independent UK · Feb 12

UK’s ‘smokefree generation’ policy could cut smoking and boost health, study finds

The policy could lead to health gains that build over time, with tens of thousands of additional healthy years of life. By 2075, the policy could deliver around 88,000 extra healthy life years compared with no new law.

Euronews · Feb 12

Why Sitting Too Much Is the New Silent Killer

In this fast moving world now sitting is just becoming unavoidable. Everyone is busy from long office hours and online classes to binge-watching shows and endless scrolling on phones, most of us spend a major part of our day seated.While sitting for long hours may feel harmless, studies show it…

Times Life · Feb 10

Louisville Is Making It Easier To Smoke Cigars Indoors

A Kentucky proposal to legalize cigar bars bucks the trend of prohibitionist tobacco policy.

Reason · Feb 5

The 30 controllable risk factors that fuel cancer, researchers identify

Preventable cancer is more common in men than women, according to the study

The Independent UK · Feb 5

World Cancer Day: These are the top most preventable causes of cancer, new study finds

A new study has revealed that more than one third of new cancer cases globally could be prevented by controlling common risk factors such as smoking and alcohol.

Euronews · Feb 4

The same 2 witnesses in 165 FIRs: How a young lawyer exposed Indore Police’s ‘stock witness’ malaise

Every time the call of duty came in August 2024, Salman Qureshi answered. He was there when the police in Indore needed an independent witness to round up men drinking in public. He was there when the police busted men gambling in abandoned homes. He was there when the police…

Newslaundry · Feb 4

Parents of Piper James visit K’gari to farewell daughter and ‘walk where she last walked’ as dingo cull continues

Grieving family of the backpacker will attend a smoking ceremony conducted by the island’s traditional owners

The Guardian - AU · Feb 4

Glaucoma Warning Signs That Can Lead to Vision Loss

Most people don't feel pain and don't understand a sudden change in their eye. They don't realise that something has changed until their vision is gone. Glaucoma is often called the silent thief of sight. By the time the symptoms get very obvious to be seen and they can even…

Times Life · Feb 3