

Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not HelpAugust 26, 2019 |
Evidence-based medicine has made progress since doctors’ infamous bloodletting of George Washington, but less than you might think
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Why Doctors Still Offer Treatments That May Not HelpAugust 26, 2019 |
Evidence-based medicine has made progress since doctors’ infamous bloodletting of George Washington, but less than you might think
Quick ReadThose with the least understanding of science oppose it the most and also think they know the most, a study showed
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CBD Is All the Rage Among PatientsJune 27, 2019 |
It’s launching their physicians into uncharted territory. Corner-store cannabidiol “scares the bejesus” out of Dr. Jacqueline French. French, a neurologist, tries to steer her patients away from sprinting to the neighborhood bodega to buy versions of the hemp derivative that’s better known as CBD
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The Birth-Tissue ProfiteersMay 7, 2019 |
How well-meaning donations end up fueling an unproven, virtually unregulated $2 billion stem cell industry
Quick ReadUnder a draft proposal, patients would be able to buy some therapies without regulatory approval
Quick ReadCritics are concerned about the explosion in controversial stem cell procedures offered by clinics—and, increasingly, respected hospitals
Quick ReadSurgeon Henry Heimlich is best known for inventing a way to rescue choking victims, but a quarter-century ago, he was vilified for promoting a fringe treatment for AIDS & Lyme disease. Called malarial therapy, it involved injecting patients with the malaria-causing parasite, supposedly to stimulate their immune systems
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A New Chapter in the Science of Psychedelic MicrodosingMarch 6, 2019 |
A study on rats offers the first biological evidence that small doses of hallucinogenic drugs could have therapeutic benefits
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