Category: Commentary
The Causes of Bad Science Reporting
A discussion of reasons why science reporting so often gives the wrong impression about various scientific studies.
Integrative Neurology – More Bait and Switch
Integrative medicine is a marketing concept still rife with pseudoscience.
Nuance in Science Reporting
A study explores the pitfalls of following simple narratives in science reporting.
Artificial Intelligence and Science-Based Medicine
AI tools in medicine are coming, and they can be powerful, but we have to manage how they are employed.
Infrared Saunas for “Detoxification”
Sweating in saunas is not a good way to remove toxins, whether traditional or infrared.
Psychic Mediums and Grieving Children
Self-proclaimed psychic mediums find a new way to exploit vulnerable children.
The Threat of Conspiracy Thinking to SBM
Conspiracy thinking is on the rise, and threatens the very notion of science and truth.
Bastyr University’s MPH and MPH/ND programs should not be accredited
Bastyr University's application for accreditation of MPH and MPH/ND programs should be denied. Bastyr's curriculum is filled with pseudoscience and incompatible with the science of public health. Naturopathy is a poor fit for an MPH program, especially considering its opposition to immunization.
2020 – The Good and the Bad
What 2020 has taught us about the power of science and the harm of pseudoscience.
The Science of Transgender Treatment
This is part I in what will be a short series of articles reviewing the science of transgender care and how it has been distorted by critics.