Harvard Medical School: Veritas for Sale (Part II) examines the uneasy relationship between medical prestige, money, alternative...
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Homeopathy often sounds gentle, natural, and reassuring, but science asks a tougher question: does it actually work...
When medical debates turn into team sports, patients lose. This article explores the accusation of “polarization-based medicine,”...
When alternative medicine replaces evidence-based treatment, the results can be tragic. This in-depth article revisits the question...
COVID-19 challenged physicians with uncertainty, burnout, moral injury, misinformation, and rapidly changing science. This article explores how...
Do we really need randomized controlled clinical trials of SARS-CoV-2 to prove the virus causes COVID-19or is...
Bee venom therapy is everywhere: in spa menus, wellness clinics, and splashy social media posts promising relief...
Snake oil isn’t just an old-timey scamit’s a modern marketing machine dressed in science-y language. This deep...
Shilling for traditional Chinese medicine: Nature leaves its readers a lump of coal before Christmas
When a prestigious science brand flirts with traditional Chinese medicine like it’s the next big breakthrough, skeptical...
Placebos can change how patients feelbut rarely alter disease. We unpack Harvard’s Program in Placebo Studies, Ted...
