The claim - strongly favoured by some skeptics - that clinical trials should be conducted only for interventions that are plausible, i.e. do not contradict secure scientific knowledge, is erroneous ...

For decades, I have warned of the harms done by misleading health information. It is therefore a delight and pleasure to see that - all of a sudden - the subject has become a most popular subject.

Building a cabinet is a delicate art. While previous US administrations seem to have prioritized professional competence, policy expertise, or public trust, the Trump standard requires considerably ...

The 2026 recognition by The Skeptic magazine highlights the divide in how the concept of “skepticism” is applied in modern public discourse. By awarding Martin Lewis the Ockham Award* for Skeptical ...

Please allow me for once to post a short story, a piece of pure fiction (I promise to not do it again in a hurry): On Midterm Election night, Trump declares that the election is being stolen before ...

I just watched a video where Alice Weidel vehemently denied the existance of extremist or nationalsocialist ideologies within her party, the Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD). Yet, the official ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not a physician, nor is he a scientist. Far from it! Yet, he has strong opinions about all matter of health-related subjects. For example, he regards vaccinations as a threat ...

Guest post by Björn Geir In November 2023, a woman in her forties attended an acupuncture session in central Oslo. Needles were inserted into her neck, shoulders and areas close to the thorax. During ...

In medicine, when critical thinking gives way to wishful version of thinking, confidence ceases to be a virtue and becomes a ...

Coffee enemas are a form of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) promoted by some practitioners and celebrities without credible scientific evidence. Their use is associated with several adverse ...

It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Dolly Parton once observed wittily and self-critically. Her bon mot made me realise that homeopathy offers an equally remarkable, proposition: it costs a ...