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Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil

Natália Pasternak -
Kardecism - an 19th century off-shoot of spiritualism - found fertile ground in Brazil, and grew to wholly undermine trust in science and medicine.
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The Outbrain drain: why newspaper sites have run thousands of scam ads

Michael Marshall -
The news media is in an income crisis, but the solution cannot be for newspapers to lend their reputations to scams and fakers
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Brazilian Congress turns green – not for the environment, but for homeopathy

Natália Pasternak -
Brazil continues to make baffling healthcare decisions, including lighting up the Brazilian congress buildings... in honour of homeopathy
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Beyond COVID-19: the issues skeptical activists across Europe are facing

Claire Klingenberg -
COVID-19 is understandably getting all the headlines, but there are plenty more fronts in the pan-European battle against pseudoscience.
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Therapy on tap: Thought Field Therapy offers superficial solutions to deep disturbances

Peter Panayi -
Proponents claim remarkable results from Thought Field Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique, but the evidence tells a different stor
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One small step at a time, the alternative medicine industry is radicalising people

Michael Marshall -
The alternative medicine industry has built up an ecosystem that efficiently radicalises its devotees into extreme positions
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Our manifesto against pseudoscience in health challenges alt-med at a global level

Fernando Cervera -
Pseudoscience is a global phenomenon - if we want to protect the public in our individual countries, it will take global action.
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From the outset, chiropractors have held anti-vax views – sadly, not much has changed

Edzard Ernst -
Despite overwhelming evidence vaccines work, many chiropractors focus unduly on the risks, and refuse to recommend them to patients
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