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Eat the Sun: an ophthalmologist’s review of a documentary on sun-gazing

David Weinberg -
"Eat the Sun" puts forward the notion that humans can survive without food, as long as we stare at the sun - unsurprisingly, this is terrible advice
Alternative Medicine

Mas Sajady: the Get Well quantum guru who just wants to know if he makes sense

Michael Marshall -
Despite promising the secret to natural medicine and the ability to stop ageing, Mas Sajady resembles a psychic show without the mysticism
Alternative Medicine

The Festival of Wellness: my first-hand experience of a pseudoscience fair

Scott Bringloe -
Visiting mind, body, spirit events like the The Festival of Wellness can be an eye-opening experience, and a valuable insight into a world of woo
Alternative Medicine

Given his life-long promotion of pseudoscience, what threat will Charles III pose to skepticism?

Michael Marshall -
As head of state, will Charles realise his life-long lobbying for alternative medicine is over, or will he use his newfound power to evade transparency?
Osteopathy

New systematic review finds zero evidence that osteopathy is useful for treating children

Edzard Ernst -
Despite a total lack of evidence that osteopathy is any help at all, many osteopaths routinely perform manipulations on babies and infants
Alternative Medicine

Regardless of good intentions, there should be no place for Reiki on the NHS

Michael Marshall -
The NHS endorsing a charity-funded Reiki practitioner role only serves to legitimise quackery and deny patients the opportunity of effective support and care
Alternative Medicine

Spending time outdoors is healthy and great – we don’t need to sell it as “forest bathing”!

Brian Eggo -
Forest Bathing might be good for you... but so is general time spent outdoors in nature - we don't need to medicalise it and monetise it.
Alternative Medicine

Fighting health misinformation can save lives, and stop vulnerable people being exploited

Edzard Ernst -
Anti-vaxxer Barbara O'Neill planned to hold a UK workshop, but international collaboration between skeptics stopped her from spreading her health misinformation.
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