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A charity’s claim that 10,000 children could develop encephalitis as a result of catching measles is based on an incorrect NHS estimate for the number of “unprotected” children. Read
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There’s no evidence that eating meat made from immortalised cells causes cancer in humans. Read
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This is based on official data that warns against drawing comparisons in this way. Read
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Comments about children’s mental health services from the health secretary Victoria Atkins have been changed in Hansard to make them clearer—but also clearly not correct. Read
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Figures quoted by presenter Naga Munchetty last week refer to the number of cases, not people. Read
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Claims on NHS satisfaction from both the Conservatives and Labour weren’t quite as simple as they seemed. Read
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The largest NHS IT contract ever awarded was £330 million and was not awarded to Infosys. Read
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Although the number of cases awaiting non-emergency treatment in England technically fell by about 36,000, about 36,000 cases were also excluded from the data. If measured consistently, it would have Read
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The rate actually fell slightly, according to official data. Read
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Across England as a whole the overall increase was 38%. Read
