Alternative Medicine
News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.
Veterinary Homeopathy: Is the bark worse than the bite?
Once owners have been persuaded to put their faith in alternative treatments like homeopathy, it can be extremely hard for veterinary professionals to change their mind.
Homeopathy clearly doesn’t work, so why do some patients put such faith in it?
Patients, frustrated by a lack of answers in conventional medicine, sometimes turn to homeopathy - even though it offers even less hope of being effective
Homeopathy goes nuclear: how the homeopathic industry remains detached from reality
Homeopaths around the world are offering remedies to protect against radiation, petitioning the WHO, and calling for wider use of their inert sugar pills
Gerson Support Group cancer ‘cure’ charity removed from register by Charity Commission
The Gerson Support Group failed to meet the Charity Commission's public benefit test - and it's not the only CAM charity that will fail to clear that hurdle
Echo chambers create an illusion of consensus around medical misinformation
Patients can find themselves beset from all sides by medical misinformation - and that constant repetition can make it feel like claims of miracle cures have something to them
Mothers-only Lockdown: postpartum confinement practices in Asia
Chinese Mothers routinely follow traditional postpartum confinement practices - but science suggests they could be doing more harm than good
Medical mistrust: what to do when the evidence isn’t enough
Evidence alone isn't enough to persuade people that their healthcare professionals have their best interests at heart - we also need to actively listen to people's concerns
Charles, Prince of Wales: the alternative prince
For decades, Prince Charles - subject of a new unauthorised biography - has been one of the most persistent champions of alternative medicine in the world
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