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News, commentary, criticism, analysis, and research from complementary and alternative medicine.

Prince Charles, the NHS, and the 2005 Smallwood report

Wendy M. Grossman - 5th July 2008

From the archives, Wendy Grossman assesses the 2005 Smallwood report, commissioned by then-prince Charles, on the role of CAM within the NHS.

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Rhyme and Reason – Magnetic quackery

Steve Donnelly - 1st April 2006

From the archives, Steve Donnelly takes a look at MagneCare's claims that magnetism can cure all manner of ailments

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Electromagnetic protection: the dodgy devices promising to protect you from EMFs

Steve Donnelly - 22nd January 2004

From the archives, Steve Donnelly discusses the burgeoning field of electromagnetic protection protecting devices

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From medicine to miracle – the remarkable healing of Dr Mary Self

Peter May - 1st January 2004

From the archive, Peter May questions the remarkable healing of Dr Mary Self.

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From the archives: In the eye of the beholder – Keeping an eye on iridology

Hocus Pocus - 7th October 1989

From the archives in 1989, The Skeptic's roving correspondent takes a look at the alternative diagnostic practice of iridology

From the archive: James Randi’s 1989 lecture for the Manchester Skeptics

Frank Koval - 29th January 1989

From the archives, Frank Koval's 1989 article presents a transcript of James Randi's lecture that year for the Manchester Skeptics

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From the archive: Alternative medicine, and the provenance of health misinformation

Nick Beard - 22nd January 1989

From the archive in 1989, Dr Nick Beard looks at the rise in alternative medicine, and where it differs from proven treatments

From the archives: Is there antibody there? Jaques Benveniste and the memory of water

Richard Kay - 4th September 1988

From the archives in 1988, Richard Kay on the remarkable experiments of Jaques Benveniste, the Nobel prize winner who claimed to prove water has memory

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Lemme Purr: the celebrity-backed wellness gummies trading on intimate insecurities

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Does pill packet branding change the placebo response, or is this just another placebo myth?

Studying the promotion of health misinformation by the Bolsonaro government

It’s far to soon too tell patients platelet-rich plasma injections can treat infertility

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

From the archive: Memory, fantasy and past lives – reflections on past life regressions

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Ho Ho Holy Man? Why Santa technically doesn’t quite count as a god

Spotify Trapped? The algorithm is not what’s keeping you from new music

From the archive: A former Scientologist explains what the cult is all about

Huge social media accounts glorify ancient architecture, while whitewashing the past

From the archive: The man who invented the flying saucer

Will we soon face AI-related risks? Maybe, but they are probably overestimated

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

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