Edzard Ernst
@edzard.bsky.social
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Physician, researcher (H-Index=151) of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), tri-lingual author, columnist, blogger (edzardernst.com), emeritus professor (Uni Exeter, UK), lives in UK + France (posts might be citations)
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Prospective Investigations into the Safety of Spinal Manipulation www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Prospective Investigations into the Safety of Spinal Manipulation
Spinal manipulation (SM) is a popular form of treatment of back and neck pain, as well as of other conditions. Uncertainty exists as to its safety. Th…
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Depression – a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials - Yoshito Mukaino, Jongbae Park, Adrian White, Edzard Ernst, 2005 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Depression – a Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials - Yoshito Mukaino, Jongbae Park, Adrian White, Edzard Ernst, 2005
Objective To summarise the existing evidence on acupuncture as a therapy for depression. Methods RCTs were included, in which either manual acupuncture or elec...
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Non- Physical Beings Assisting in #Reiki Sessions: is this the most impressive BS of the year? edzardernst.com/2025/08/non-... via @edzardernst
Non- Physical Beings Assisting in Reiki Sessions: is this the most impressive BS of the year?
In the realm of so-called alternative medicine, one often comes across weird articles. Some are clearly weirder than others. This paper belongs into the former category. Here is its abstract: The beli...
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Death by homeopathy edzardernst.com/2023/09/deat... via @edzardernst
Death by homeopathy
Homeopathic remedies are highly diluted formulations without proven clinical benefits, traditionally believed not to cause adverse events. Nonetheless, published literature reveals severe local and no...
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Mitochondria are the new mantra for the deluded pseudo-experts.
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