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BMJ Open

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Nov 22, 2025
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What peer-reviewed studies track long-term safety of COVID-19 vaccines over 3–5+ years?

Peer-reviewed, long-term (3–5+ year) studies specifically designed to follow people from COVID-19 vaccination through three to five or more years are limited in the public record; most large safety ef...

Dec 15, 2025
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Which countries decriminalized suicide since 2000 and what drove those changes?

Since 2000 a wave of decriminalisation has reached multiple regions: India formally decriminalised attempted suicide in 2017 (via reforms to its penal code) and Singapore, Guyana, Pakistan, Malaysia a...

Nov 18, 2025
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How do life expectancy trends in the US compare to Canada, the UK, and Australia over the last 20 years?

Over the last two decades the United States has trailed peer Anglophone countries — especially Australia and Canada — in life expectancy, with studies finding the U.S. the worst performer among six hi...

Dec 12, 2025

Have there been documented adverse events from humans taking veterinary ivermectin?

Published case series and reports document human adverse events after people took veterinary ivermectin, especially when doses exceeded human recommendations or non‑oral (parenteral) veterinary formul...

Jan 15, 2026

What peer‑reviewed clinical trials have tested natural formulas for mild cognitive impairment and what were their conflicts of interest?

Randomized, peer‑reviewed trials have tested a range of natural formulas and supplements in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) — including Ginkgo biloba, saffron, curcumin, blueberry and othe...

Jan 9, 2026

Which peer‑reviewed journals publish randomized trials of multi‑ingredient cognitive supplements, and how reproducible are those results?

Peer‑reviewed journals across nutrition, clinical nutrition, dementia research and open‑access platforms publish randomized trials of multi‑ingredient cognitive supplements—including Frontiers in Nutr...

Dec 14, 2025

What are the chances of prostate cancer recurrence after successful surgery?

After surgery (radical prostatectomy) for localized prostate cancer, most men do not die of the disease: five‑year relative survival for localized/regional prostate cancer exceeds 99% . Estimates of b...

Dec 7, 2025

Are there peer-reviewed studies supporting the protocols Ben Azadi promotes?

Available sources show Ben Azadi promotes multiple specific “protocols” — e.g., 7‑step, 7‑day, 14‑day and 3‑step regimens tied to his Metabolic Freedom book and podcasts — but the provided reporting d...

Nov 19, 2025

What are the absolute risk reductions and number-needed-to-treat for mortality reported in the 2019 statin meta-analysis?

The 2019 large individual-participant meta-analysis (CTT Collaboration) reported relative benefits of statins on vascular outcomes and implied reductions in mortality, but the provided search results ...