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History Humor Science World War II

The “downfall” of my grant writing today

These are two videos that appeared to have disappeared from YouTube for a while, thanks to takedown notices from the distributors of the film. Fortunately, they appear to be back, which is pure awesomeness. Unfortunately, because I’m busy putting the final touches on a grant today, the first one resonates in a rather eerie way. […]

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Cancer Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine

Integrative oncology: Where “individualization” really means “making it up as you go along”

As a cancer surgeon, one aspect of the infiltration of quackademic medicine into academic medical centers that bothers me more than most others is how willingly academia has been to “integrate” quackery with science-based oncology to form the bastard stepchild known as “integrative oncology” that has metastasized to numerous cancer centers that should know better. […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery Religion

Reiki for Fido

I don’t like quackery. I know, I know. Big surprise, right? After all, I’ve only spent the last six years laying down a nearly daily dose of Insolence, Respectful and not-so-Respectful, on the anti-vaccine movement, alternative medicine practitioners, quacks, and pseudoscientists of many different stripes. Seeing my fellow human beings fall for unproven or even […]

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Complementary and alternative medicine Integrative medicine Medicine Quackery Religion

Anthroposophic medicine at the University of Michigan? Say it ain’t so!

Rudolf Steiner’s anthroposophic medicine quackery at the University of Michigan, my alma mater? Say it ain’t so!

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Medicine Quackery Religion

Kathleen Nordal on Dr. Oz and John Edward: I was edited beyond recognition!

Well, well, well, well. Last week, I wrote one of my usual patented bits of insolence directed at “America’s doctor,” Dr. Mehmet Oz. What prompted my irritation was a recent episode in which Dr. Oz featured psychic scammer John Edward, the self-proclaimed “psychic” who claims to be able to speak with the dead. In actuality, […]