Yesterday, I posted the account of a WHO summit on so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). I deliberately abstained from any comment. Yet, the arguments put forward do certainly deserve some critical ...

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 ...

Homeopathy is among the most popular kinds of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Patients have different opinions about homeopathy because there is still debate about its efficacy and scientific ...

This study aimed to distinguish between the usage of complementary medicine and alternative medicine, often jointly referred to as CAM. Furthermore, the analysis focuses on the role of religion, ...

This study aimed to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of "fire cupping therapy" (FC) versus electroacupuncture for reducing pain and improving cervical spine range of motion in patients with neck ...

Reliable reporting and publication practices are essential for trustworthy evidence synthesis and clinical decision-making. This analysis aimed to identify latent classes of randomized controlled ...

This pilot study evaluates changes in sensorimotor responses in premature infants after receiving craniosacral therapy. The study included a total of 63 infants born between 28 and 31 weeks of ...

In my frantic ambition to stay young for ever (just kidding!), I came across an interesting article about the “longevity doctor” Mohammed Enayats who claims to have cut his biological age from 41 to ...

It has been reported that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the top spot in this year’s Shkreli Awards from the Lown Institute. The annual awards call out greed and fraud in the healthcare ...

This article explores how the sociological concept of trust, both externally and internally, presents challenges to the legitimacy and credibility of the chiropractic profession. This ethnographic ...

Which countries' newspapers publish the most articles on so-called alternative medicine (SCAM)? There is no a central global dataset that tracks how many newspaper articles on ...

I am often asked what the future might bring for so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). Yet, I have to admit that I am not a good fortune teller; despite my long-standing interest in the subject, I ...