Medical claims, wellness fads, and what the evidence actually supports.
Claim:
Tim Andrews lived with a genetically modified pig kidney for nine months before receiving a deceased-donor human kidney, constituting the first known transition from a pig-kidney xenotransplant to a human kidney transplant.
NOT BS
Claim:
Coffee consumption causes miscarriage.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
Intermittent fasting is harmful to human health.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Every person should drink 2 liters of water per day.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans cause cancer.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Eating banana peels prevents H1N1 influenza infection.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
GLP-1 receptor agonist treatment has numerous side effects, including adverse effects on eyesight.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Investigational glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)/glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)/glucagon triple-receptor agonists have a lower rate of serious adverse events than GLP-1 receptor agonist medications.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Compounded or unapproved peptide injections pose greater safety risks than approved prescription peptide medications.
NOT BS
Claim:
The American Academy of Dermatology warns that red-light therapy may cause hyperpigmentation in people with darker skin tones.
NOT BS
Claim:
Red-light therapy causes dark spots on the skin.
SOME BS
Claim:
A carnivore diet is healthy in the long term.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Taking cold showers provides health benefits.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Eating smoked foods increases the risk of cancer in humans.
HARDLY BS
Claim:
Zoey, a character in the film KPop Demon Hunters, has diabetes.
TOTAL BS
Claim:
Numerous medical conditions and polypharmacy (use of multiple medications) combinations, many of which are common, can contribute to Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) scores of 10 or higher.
NOT BS
Claim:
Low vitamin B levels, low vitamin D levels, and low iron levels can contribute to symptoms that may be mistaken for depression.
NOT BS
Claim:
Symptoms assessed by the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) can overlap with symptoms caused by other health conditions.
NOT BS
Claim:
A Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of 10 or higher indicates that clinical depression is present.
MOSTLY BS
Claim:
Transgender people are more likely to die by suicide after medically transitioning than before transitioning.
TOTAL BS
No checks match that verdict.