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The latest COVID-19 quackery: Intravenous bleach

Miracle Mineral Solution, a.k.a. bleach
Miracle Mineral Solution

Just when I thought I’d seen it all, I discover that there are quacks in Ecuador treating COVID-19 with bleach—intravenous bleach.

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Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery Religion

An embarrassing paean to reiki in The Atlantic

Reiki

For some inexplicable reason, The Atlantic published an embarrassing paean to the mystical magical woo that is reiki.

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Complementary and alternative medicine Medicine Pseudoscience Quackery

COVID-19 pandemic: A golden opportunity for quackery

COVID-19

COVID-19 is upon us. Unfortunately, quacks view the coronavirus pandemic not as a threat, but as an opportunity.

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Bad science Integrative medicine Medicine Quackery Skepticism/critical thinking

UC-Irvine update: Quackademic medicine continues its takeover

UC-Irvine Susan Samueli College of Health Sciences

Over two years ago, UC-Irvine announced a massive $200 million donation from Susan and Henry Samueli, to be used to “integrate” quackery into its entire structure. The fruits of that donation are now apparent.

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Homeopathy Medicine Politics Pseudoscience Quackery

L’Ordre des Médecins suspends the French medical license of a member of fake médecine for speaking out against homeopathy

#fakemed, fake médecine, and Boiron Oscillococcinium
#fakemed and Boiron Oscillococcinium

fake médecine is a French doctors’ group that issued an open letter opposing government funding for homeopathy. French homeopaths complained to l’Ordre des Médecins, which this week suspended its president’s medical license for three months.