In a triumph of courage over incontinence, President Donald J. Trump last week confronted the gravest threat to national security: a member of the dreaded "Luegenpresse" (a reporter) asking a ...

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 often wonder what certain specific areas of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) have contributed to heathcare. Yes, this is a big question, I know - too big for me to answer! But perhaps not too ...

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 ...

The claim - strongly favoured by some skeptics - that clinical trials should be conducted only for interventions that are plausible, i.e. do not contradict secure scientific knowledge, is erroneous ...

For decades, I have warned of the harms done by misleading health information. It is therefore a delight and pleasure to see that - all of a sudden - the subject has become a most popular subject.

Any serious business meeting begins, as all great undertakings should, with an idea, an idea about a subject for a discussion, a brainstorming, a consensus that is vital for the survival of the ...

Please allow me for once to post a short story, a piece of pure fiction (I promise to not do it again in a hurry): On Midterm Election night, Trump declares that the election is being stolen before ...

The 2026 recognition by The Skeptic magazine highlights the divide in how the concept of “skepticism” is applied in modern public discourse. By awarding Martin Lewis the Ockham Award* for Skeptical ...