Is there a stick of which RFK Jr. does not get the wrong end?

It is hard to keep up with the plethora of overt nonsense that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells the unsuspecting public. Recently he claimed on national television that the bugs causing Lyme disease and Re...

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(S+) Meinung: Testosterontests im US-Militär: »Kriegsminister« Hegseth und die Vermessung der Männlichkeit

US-Minister Pete Hegseth will Soldaten künftig zu Testosterontests verpflichten. Dahinter steckt eine Vorstellung von Männergesundheit, die nicht nur ethisch fragwürdig, sondern auch medizinisch heike...

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Is there a stick of which RFK Jr. does not get the wrong end?

It is hard to keep up with the plethora of overt nonsense that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tells the unsuspecting public. Recently he claimed on national television that the bugs causing Lyme disease and Re...

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Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities (Copernicus Books)

Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities (Copernicus Books) : Ernst, Edzard: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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How unethical is chiropractic?

Medical ethics rests on 4 core principles: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, along with the crucial rule of veracity (truth-telling). In the realm of chiropractic, the most signific...

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The Rise of Chutzpah-Based Medicine (CBM)

I recently coined a new term: Chutzpah-Based Medicine (CBM). It requires a bit of an explanation which I herewith try to deliver. Medical decisions should rely on a rational hierarchy: systematic revi...

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How unethical is homeopathy?

Because homeopathic remedies are usually diluted to the point where none of the original substance remains (often beyond Avogadro's number), the ethical concerns with this treatment must focus on vera...

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Who on earth is still using homeopathy?

As we have often discussed on this blog, homeopathy is an obsolete placebo therapy. Many consumers find this hard to believe. One reason for their disbelief is the fact that many doctors seem to still...

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The Inalienable Right to Stupidity

For centuries, philosophers and other smart people have insisted on this neat differentiation: what separates humanity from beasts is reason. However, in the light of new developments, this turns out ...

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Herbal Treatment for “Male Climacteric Syndrome”?

"Male climacteric syndrome" (MCS) is said to affect quality of life through psychological, somatic, sexual, and endocrine-related symptoms. This study tested whether a botanical formulation containing...

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The Inalienable Right to Stupidity

For centuries, philosophers and other smart people have insisted on this neat differentiation: what separates humanity from beasts is reason. However, in the light of new developments, this turns out ...

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Herbal Treatment for “Male Climacteric Syndrome”?

"Male climacteric syndrome" (MCS) is said to affect quality of life through psychological, somatic, sexual, and endocrine-related symptoms. This study tested whether a botanical formulation containing...

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his harmful ideas about so-called alternative medicine (SCAM)

You probably heard about American Academy of Pediatrics et al. v. Kennedy et al., the law suit brought by the AAP and several other medical organisations against Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr). The ca...

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If anyone tells you that only misinformed skeptics oppose homeopathy, show them this: a list of independent evaluations by internationally respected organisations

Today, there is a strong scientific and medical consensus that homeopathy lacks reliable evidence of efficacy. Many of the strongest rejections come, after independent evaluations of the evidence, fro...

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The Inalienable Right to Stupidity

For centuries, philosophers and other smart people have insisted on this neat differentiation: what separates humanity from beasts is reason. However, in the light of new developments, this turns out ...

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The Inalienable Right to Stupidity

For centuries, philosophers and other smart people have insisted on this neat differentiation: what separates humanity from beasts is reason. However, in the light of new developments, this turns out ...

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88% of retracted papermill articles originate from China

So-called 'paper mills' have become a growing challenge to the integrity of academic research, yet there has been a need for more empirical research on the impact, spread, and scope of the problem. Th...

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Heat can kill you – but how exactly?

It is feared that Europe-wide more than 10,000 excess deaths have occurred during the late-June heatwave week of June 22–28 alone. Such alarming figures beg the question: How exactly does heat bring a...

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Fundamental Dishonesty: The Practice of So-Called Alternative Medicine (SCAM)

Honesty should, in my view, be the foundation of life - and that, of course, includes healthcare. Patients entrust clinicians with their health believing that diagnoses are accurate, treatments are ef...

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Heat can kill you – but how exactly?

It is feared that Europe-wide more than 10,000 excess deaths have occurred during the late-June heatwave week of June 22–28 alone. Such alarming figures beg the question: How exactly does heat bring a...

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Fundamental Dishonesty: The Practice of So-Called Alternative Medicine (SCAM)

Honesty should, in my view, be the foundation of life - and that, of course, includes healthcare. Patients entrust clinicians with their health believing that diagnoses are accurate, treatments are ef...

edzardernst.com

Heat can kill you – but how exactly?

It is feared that Europe-wide more than 10,000 excess deaths have occurred during the late-June heatwave week of June 22–28 alone. Such alarming figures beg the question: How exactly does heat bring a...

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