"A statement of fact cannot be insolent." The miscellaneous ramblings of a surgeon/scientist on medicine, quackery, science, and pseudoscience (and anything else that interests him).

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Curewell: IV hydration woo on my local news station

Post author By Orac
Post date February 7, 2019
54 Comments on Curewell: IV hydration woo on my local news station

I saw my favorite station airing an advertisement disguised as a news story for a Curewell IV HAUS, which sells IV “therapy.” I did not approve.

Tags Curewell, Curewell IV HAUS, intravenous hydration, intravenous micronutrient therapy, Myers' cocktail, WDIV

Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Science Skepticism/critical thinking

Adventures in bad veterinary medicine reported by the local media (2017 edition)

Post author By Orac
Post date March 28, 2017
45 Comments on Adventures in bad veterinary medicine reported by the local media (2017 edition)

Just because people think that sticking needles into their meridians will somehow unblock their qi and fix whatever ails them doesn’t mean it’s OK to inflict the same nonsense on our pets. Unfortunately, a local TV station disagrees.

Tags acupuncture, dog, Mike Petty, Priya Mann, quackery, Steve Garagiola, veterinarian, WDIV

Medicine

Gordie Howe: How not to report about dubious stem cell therapies

Post author By Orac
Post date February 4, 2015
32 Comments on Gordie Howe: How not to report about dubious stem cell therapies

And now for something completely different… (Yes, there’s been enough vaccine blogging for the moment.) The date of the Kinsman Sports Celebrity Dinner in Saskatoon is fast approaching on February 6. It reminded me of my discussion of how Gordie Howe was flown to Tijuana to undertake a dubious stem cell therapy for his serious […]

Tags Clinica Santa Clarita, clinical trial, Gordie Howe, Hank Winchester, hockey, Keith Olbermann, Mexico, Mr. Hockey, Novastem, stem cells, Stemedica, stroke, Tijuana, WDIV

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