AUTHOR

Edzard Ernst

Edzard Ernst is Emeritus Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula School of Medicine, University of Exeter. He is the author of ten books on complementary and alternative medicine.

Alternative Medicine

The UK’s plan to please India by promoting Ayurvedic medicine puts politics ahead of science

Edzard Ernst - 21st July 2021

In another attempt to please the Indian government, our politicians want us to use more Ayurvedic medicine - this time, they should listen to the science

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Despite what Prince Charles thinks, homeopathy is not the answer to antibiotic resistance

Edzard Ernst - 4th June 2021

Conditions that clear without antibiotics aren't proof that homeopathy works, but that some infections can clear up on their own

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“Fake Medicine”: Dr Brad McKay skilfully takes apart health advice from Dr Google

Edzard Ernst - 21st May 2021

Professor Edzard Ernst reviews the new book "Fake Medicine", from Australian science communicator and skeptic Dr Brad McKay

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Should we be skeptical of homeopathy research conducted in India? A look at the evidence

Edzard Ernst - 12th April 2021

Research from India is more favourable to homeopathy than studies from anywhere else in the world - which should give us cause to be suspicious

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Integrative medicine: Mixing cow pie with apple pie

Edzard Ernst - 12th March 2021

A recent paper claims to offer a new definition of Integrative Medicine, but does little more than repeat the the same old tropes and special pleading

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