Coffee enemas are a form of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) promoted by some practitioners and celebrities without credible scientific evidence. Their use is associated with several adverse ...

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 ...

Guest post by Björn Geir In November 2023, a woman in her forties attended an acupuncture session in central Oslo. Needles were inserted into her neck, shoulders and areas close to the thorax. During ...

Humour is said to be the best therapy. It certainly can act as a psychological release valve that defuses anxiety, exposes absurdity, and keeps us grounded. But its cathartic power comes with a catch: ...

Insomnia is one of the most common disorders which affects quality of life and work performance resulting in considerable economic consequences when inadequately treated. Patients frequently request ...

Homeopathy has attracted some of the best jokes in healthcare. Please allow me to show you 20 of my favourites: "Homeopathy: Water with a memory, but no consciousness." — Tim Minchin "Homeopathy is ...

The pervasive use of cell phones has led to a substantial increase in pulsed electromagnetic fields (EMFs) in our immediate environment. For pharmaceuticals, close proximity EMF effects are considered ...

Speaking at a rally in Ohio, the President of the United States of America, Donald J Trump, recently informed the crowd that he knows more about everything than anyone in the world. Let’s be precise, ...

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Dolly Parton once observed wittily and self-critically. Her bon mot made me realise that homeopathy offers an equally remarkable, proposition: it costs a ...