Science-Based Medicine

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Science-Based Medicine
Blog
languages English
operator SGU Productions, LLC
items ~ 3250 (as of November 2018)
On-line 2008
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/

Science-Based Medicine is an English website with articles on science and medicine , especially dangerous methods and quackery . Science-Based Medicine has been identified as an influential and respected source of information on medical controversy and alternative medicine .

Steven Novella, a clinical neurologist at Yale University , started the website as a blog and is its executive editor . David Gorski, a surgical oncologist at Wayne State University , is the managing editor . Both regularly write for the blog and are prominent skeptics , doctors, researchers, and communicators.

The blog was quoted (in addition to being mentioned in US media) in German media (e.g. Spiegel Online and Welt ).

editorial staff

The Science-Based Medicine editors describe themselves as "concerned about the way in which unscientific and pseudo-scientific health ideas have increasingly infiltrated academic medicine and medicine in general". They say that the best medicine is based on scientific principles. This implies prior plausibility that is not based solely on direct evidence.

The editorial team consists of:

  • Steven Novella
  • David Gorski
  • Kimball Atwood
  • Harriet Hall

In the past the editorial staff included:

  • Wally Sampson
  • Paul Ingraham
  • Mark Crislip

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Announcing the Science-Based Medicine Blog (en-US) . In: Science-Based Medicine , January 1, 2008. 
  2. ↑ Will Getting Grounded Help You Sleep Better and Ease Pain? . In: Wall Street Journal , May 19, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  3. ↑ Clinical Trials of Homeopathy 'Essentially Test Whether Magic Works', Experts Say . In: International Business Times , August 20, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  4. ^ A b Alleged Medical Expert Mike Adams Attacks Respected Cancer Doctor . In: Forbes , May 5, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  5. ^ The Triumph of New Age Medicine . In: The Atlantic , July – August 2011. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  6. ↑ Why Is Big Naturopathy Afraid Of This Lone Whistleblower? . In: Forbes , May 31, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  7. ^ The Right Chemistry: 'Is it safe to kiss your golf balls?' . In: Montreal Gazette , July 17, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  8. ↑ This is What You Get When You Look to TV Stars for Health Advice: Suzanne Somers, Dangerous Medical Hack . In: The New Republic , November 13, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2016. 
  9. ↑ Does Fluoride Make Your Kids Dumb? . In: Slate , February 11, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2016. 
  10. ↑ a b c d e f Editors . Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  11. ↑ a b Why is scientific literacy among the general population important? . In: Medical News Today , August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  12. ↑ a b FDA Ponders Putting Homeopathy To A Tougher Test . In: NPR , April 20, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  13. ↑ a b How cases like Flint destroy public trust in science . In: Washington Post , January 27, 2016. Retrieved June 30, 2016. 
  14. ^ A b Health Canada investigates Florida spa director's illegal supplements . In: CBC News , May 7, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  15. ↑ Most biomed studies irreproducible, reviews find . In: The San Diego Union-Tribune , January 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  16. ↑ a b Nina Weber: Asthma patients: placebo study angered US doctors . In: Spiegel Online . August 17, 2011 ( spiegel.de [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  17. ^ WORLD: Apitherapy: In China cancer is often treated with bee venom . In: The world . August 27, 2013 ( welt.de [accessed November 2, 2018]).
  18. ^ Evidence-Based Practice: The Misunderstandings Continue . In: Psychology Today , January 27, 2014. 
  19. ↑ Despite safety benefits, there's no consensus on bike helmets . In: The Sacramento Bee , May 18, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  20. ↑ Spurious Lyme disease 'cures' proliferate on web, study finds . In: The Globe and Mail , May 26, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  21. ^ Placebo Effect: Why People Believe 'It Works' (video) . In: Guardian Liberty Voice , May 17, 2014. Retrieved August 23, 2016. 
  22. ↑ 'Dry needling' for pain therapy is under scrutiny . In: USA Today , July 17, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2016.