Pandemic drives huge surge in herbal remedy sales
The COVID-19 pandemic has fueled a boom in herbal supplement sales.
Long COVID: Alternative medicine sees a business opportunity
With vaccines transforming the risk and consequences of a COVID infection, the health burden of "long COVID" may become a lasting consequence of the pandemic. Alternative medicine senses a business opportunity.
Closing the vaccine hesitancy gap
What tactics and strategies should be used to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy?
The risks associated with alternative medicine
In a new paper, the types and severity of harms from different types of alternative medicine are described.
No evidence, no problem: A closer look at the aducanumab approval
Why did the FDA approve aducanumab, a drug that hasn't been shown to work?
Can GMOs cause gastrointestinal sensitivity and inflammation?
A closer look at the widespread claim that GMOs cause bowel irritation and inflammation.
Audit reveals supplement regulation and oversight is lacking
A Canadian audit of dietary supplements shows serious problems with the quality and safety of the products you may be buying.
Some essential oils may trigger seizures
Some essential oils appear to trigger seizures in people with no history of epilepsy.
Ivermectin is the new hydroxychloroquine
Ivermectin has been touted as a potential antiviral to treat COVID-19 infections. There is no good evidence it is effective.
The “Disinformation Dozen” spreading anti-vaccine messaging on social media
Just twelve individuals are generating two-thirds of all of the anti-vaccine messaging on Twitter and Facebook.

