Structural Energetic Therapy
SET appears to be another form of massage therapy with unsupported claims. The post Structural Energetic Therapy first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleWhat’s really in that sports supplement?
A new analysis of sports supplements shows that you cannot trust the label to tell you what's actually in the bottle. The post What’s really in that sports supplement? first appeared on Science-Based...
View ArticleShould Protein Powder Have a Warning Label?
The unfortunate death of a teen in London has some experts calling for new warning labels on products containing large amounts of protein. But would that work? The post Should Protein Powder Have a...
View ArticleThe American Board of Internal Medicine finally acts against two...
Last week, I wrote about how COVID-19 has exposed the toothlessness of state medical boards. Last week, the American Board of Internal Medicine announced that it was going to permanently revoke the...
View ArticleNasal Sprays To Prevent COVID
The evidence for nasal sprays to prevent COVID-19 is too preliminary to recommend their use. The post Nasal Sprays To Prevent COVID first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleThe Grand Debunk of the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down” (part 4/10)
The debunking resumes with the fourth installment in debunking the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down”: Chapter 4, “Epidemiology 101," in which the antivax authors put a biased spin on basic...
View ArticleSensible Medicine: Medical Misinformation and Medical Groupthink From the...
We all have biases, including in-group loyalty. It's often easy to see such bias in others, though nearly impossible to see in oneself. As such, it's both normal and dangerous to imagine that only...
View ArticleThe Ohio State Medical Board has finally suspended the medical license of...
Last week, the Ohio State Medical Board suspended the medical license of Dr. Sherri Tenpenny, a longtime antivax quack. The only question is: What took them so long, and why did it take the pandemic...
View ArticleI Reject Your Medical Reality and I Substitute Death
Denying reality and substituting his own worked for Adam Savage. Not so much as an approach to COVID. The post I Reject Your Medical Reality and I Substitute Death first appeared on Science-Based...
View ArticleHeat A Growing Public Health Problem
Heat related deaths are on the rise. What can we expect? The post Heat A Growing Public Health Problem first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleExamining COVID-19 misinformation propagated by US physicians
A new paper documents COVID-19 medical misinformation shared by US physicians on social media The post Examining COVID-19 misinformation propagated by US physicians first appeared on Science-Based...
View ArticleNirsevimab is Great News for Infants, Caregivers, and Exhausted Pediatricians
RSV is a terrible infection that puts thousands of kids in the hospital every year and can be deadly. We will soon have a safe and effective way to prevent many of these severe cases, but it won't be...
View ArticleThe World Health Organization promotes quackery yet again
The World Health Organization held the First WHO Traditional Medicine Global Summit this weekend. Unfortunately, its claims of being "evidence-based" aside, the conference followed the WHO's usual...
View ArticleUpdate on Dr. AI
Studies have found large language model AIs to have impressive medical knowledge, but they are not quite there yet. The post Update on Dr. AI first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleVulnerable Children Really Count
Why were misinformation doctors so eager to spread the easily-refutable myth that "no healthy child" had died of COVID? The post Vulnerable Children Really Count first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleQuoth quacks, “The medical consensus has changed before, making my quackery...
Brave maverick doctors (i.e., quacks) have long tried to portray themselves as "innovators" challenging an ossified medical consensus for the good of patients. This tradition continues among COVID-19...
View ArticleSummer COVID Wave
COVID is still here, happily mutating, and we need to adapt to this new reality. The post Summer COVID Wave first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
View ArticleAre “keto supplements” necessary?
A closer look at the science supporting beta hydroxybutyrate supplements The post Are “keto supplements” necessary? first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.
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