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Cancer Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Quackery

Yet again, acupuncture does not work for menopausal hot flashes

Acupuncture
Because sticking acupuncture needles in imaginary channels can cure everything through theatrical placebo effects.

Arguably, one of the most popular forms of so-called “complementary and alternative medicine” (CAM) being “integrated” with real medicine by those who label their specialty “integrative medicine” is acupuncture. It’s particularly popular in academic medical centers as a subject of what I like to refer to as “quackademic medicine“; that is, the study of pseudoscience […]

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

Once again, acupuncture doesn’t work for menopausal hot flashes

Hitting menopause? Who ya gonna call? Hopefully not the acupuncturist!

Of all the forms of quackery that have been “integrated” into medicine of late, arguably one of the most popular is acupuncture. It’s offered in fertility clinics. It’s offered in hospitals and medical clinics all over the place. The vast majority of academic medical centers that have embraced quackademic medicine offer acupuncture. (Quackademic medicine, for […]