Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has, for many years, promoted claims that contradict established scientific consensus and common sense. Although he often frames his arguments as skepticism towards 'the ...

Non-specific low back pain is a common condition with substantial socioeconomic implications. Pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy is said to generate benefits in pain reduction and improvement ...

It is, I think, evident to anyone reading his comments on my recent post that Dana Ullman adores my little ventures into AI. In order to please Dana even more, I tought of doing another, more focussed ...

Please allow me to deviate today from my usual agenda, i.e. so-called alternative medicine. I feel that I should write about the contribution of war to global warming which, in turn, will inevitably ...

The objective of this study was to explore the nature of retraction notices associated with so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) focused journals. Data related to retractions in SCAM journals were ...

In his recent comment, Dana Ullman asked AI to analyse my critique of a yoga study. I thought this was good fun and therefore decided to do a similar exercise. I asked AI: Dana Ullman, please ...

This up-date of a Cochrane Review evaluated the benefits and harms of SMT compared to (1) sham SMT/placebo intervention, (2) no treatment, and (3) other conservative interventions in people with ...

I have reported several times previously on my blog that France has a problem with the promotion of unproven therapies into its routine healthcare, e.g.: No to the reimbursement of pseudo-therapies!

The WHO says it is sifting the wheat from the chaff in order to save lives – but critics fear it is pandering to India and China; this TELEGRAPH article is worth reading in full; here I will merely ...