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Everything we have got wrong, since launch

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12 Aug 2026 CorrectionWhat the Rat Studies Actually Show We described a 2018 rodent study as measuring blood pressure continuously; it sampled at fixed intervals. The onset-timing paragraph was rewritten and the claim regraded from Supported to Contested. S. Aydın

29 Jul 2026 UpdateIs Mad Honey Legal? Canada Agency guidance reissued June 2026. Novel-food classification wording aligned to the new text; check date advanced. R. Mehta

16 Jul 2026 ClarificationMad Honey and Blood Pressure A sentence comparing two case series could be read as implying a threshold amount. Rewritten. No quantity was stated in either version. M. Lindqvist

3 Jul 2026 CorrectionApis Laboriosa: The Himalayan Cliff Bee Nesting altitude range was given from a secondary source and was too narrow at the lower bound. Corrected against the original survey. P. Gurung

21 Jun 2026 ClarificationMad Honey vs Kratom The comparison table’s onset row implied direct comparability between two differently-measured literatures. A caveat row was added above it. I. Thapa

9 Jun 2026 CorrectionXenophon and the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Book and chapter reference for the Anabasis passage was wrong. Corrected, and the translation used is now named inline. P. Gurung

28 May 2026 UpdateMedication Interactions Rewritten after clinical review to remove drug-class generalisations that were not directly evidenced, and to route the whole question to a pharmacist or prescriber. T. Weber

14 May 2026 ClarificationHow to Read a Mad Honey Lab Report A worked example of a report layout was mistaken by several readers for an endorsement of a testing method. Reframed and relabelled. I. Thapa

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