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The ShamWow Fallacy or How Placebos Were Redefined

27 Dec 2024

If I told you that an all-natural remedy performed just as well as a placebo in a clinical trial, how would you interpret that?...

Quack Clinics in Mexico Bet Big on Experimental Immunotherapy

14 Apr 2023

Despair is a powerful motivator. While some people travel to Mexico for pleasure and relaxation, others are prompted by despair. If you have been diagnosed with stage IV cancer and your doctors...

The Enigma of “Evidence-Based Medicine”

12 Jul 2022

I know what you’re thinking. If not evidence-based, what else could medicine be? Well, it could be based on conjecture, hearsay, wishful thinking, anecdote or just plain flim-flam. Indeed,...

What is really meant by “evidence-based medicine”?

31 Dec 2021

That’s an interesting question. What else could medicine be based on if not on evidence? Well, it could be based on conjecture, hearsay, wishful thinking, anecdote or just plain flim-flam. Indeed,...

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