The “new directness” is the style in which shouting, swearing, insults, and absolute claims are presented not as lapses in manners but as proof of authenticity, conviction and being grounded in ...

Some defenders of homeopathy or other forms of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) keep claiming: “Its ineffectiveness has not been proven”. As you can imagine, I hear this notion often. I have ...

This study aimed to examine the effects of Reiki on anxiety, depression, comfort, and breastfeeding outcomes in women undergoing cesarean section. A randomized controlled trial design was employed, ...

Austria’s medical establishment still offers an official diploma in homeopathy. The Österreichische Ärztekammer (ÖÄK), the AUSTRIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIAATION, still lists its “Komplementäre Medizin: ...

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 ...

Science depends on self-correction. Its greatest strength isn’t that researchers are superhuman and never make mistakes – we all make them with embarrassing regularity – but that mistakes are exposed, ...

On this blog, we have repeatedly discussed the devastating effects of Trump’s policies on science, e.g.: Post-WWII American scientific dominance has historically rested on three structural pillars: ...

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 ...