This systematic review updated adverse events (AEs) reporting in persons aged > 55 years who received chiropractic treatment, including spinal manipulation. A team of mostly chiropractors and ...

Democratic communication crucially relies on a shared acceptance of facts, on institutional norms, and on mutual respect among political opponents… or at least it should rely on such factors. In ...

In the scientific investigation of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), the boundary between incompetence and research misconduct is rarely a sharp dividing line. Rather, it is a threshold crossed ...

This study evaluated the effect of Bach Flower Remedies Therapy on the hope and quality of life of people with advanced cancer. It was designed as a randomized, triple-blind (1:1) clinical trial in a ...

Love him or loathe him, Trump dis set a new standard of diplomacy. This can be seen nowhere clearer than in his selection of ambassadors. An ambassador is, of course, the highest-ranking diplomatic ...

On 11th September 2026 the famous Royal Marsden Hospital trumpeted that the Princess of Wales supports its associated charity which provides a new “holistic treatment centre”. This story was ...

Steven Charles Witkoff is an American real estate investor, former attorney, the founder of the Witkoff Group, and Trump’s envoy for negotiating peace. He is the sort of man who walks into a ...

Acute viral tonsillitis is a common childhood condition, and high-quality randomized evidence on the efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs) remains limited. This single-center ...

Many therapies exist for the treatment of chronic low back pain (LBP), including spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), which is a worldwide, extensively practised intervention. The effectiveness of SMT ...

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) can impair physical, emotional, academic, and social functioning. Evidence on time-restricted eating (TRE) for PMS remains limited. This parallel-group randomised ...

I was quickly reminded, after publishing yesterday's post, that I have left out may important types of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). I do appologise! It was not my intention to discriminate ...

I ended yesterday’s post with the question: where does stupidity end and where does malice begin? Please allow me to elaborate a little more on it. In the realm of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM ...