This study examined the relationship between paranormal beliefs and right-wing ideology in a German quota sample (N = 1,139). We also explored whether individual differences in intuitive versus ...

I often have discussions with fans of this or that so-called alternative medicine (SCAM). After several decades of such disputes, you would think that I know how to best deal with them. Well, you ...

Americans have long complained about the high and rising cost of food. To make matters (far) worse, they now also have to worry about their health. Recent foodborne outbreaks, e.g. a Cyclospora ...

I recently stumbled across a long-forgotten interview* that I gave precisely 20 years ago. It is lengthy and fairly boring - except for its ending. The last question Phin Foster asked me was this: In ...

I just came across this paper entitled "Development of national consensus-based recommendations for history taking, examination and clinical management of infants in chiropractic practice", and found ...

A new and surprising partnership between Exeter University and Saudi Arabia has been announced. It was created to deliver an MA in “Applied Security and Strategy” to senior Saudi military officers and ...

John Hunter was once one of the most pre-eminent surgeons in Europe. Though he died early in Hahnemann’s life, Hunter was ...

It has been reported that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lied to Congress, an offence that is punishable by up to 5 years in prison. He told senators during his January 2025 confirmation hearings that his 2019 ...

I hear this phrase far too often, particularly from patients who use homeopathy or another so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) to treat a serious illness. They usually employ this argument to ...

This single-center, randomised clinical trial compared the efficacy of distraction and therapeutic touch for reducing labor ...

The medical world, in its deplorable lack of imagination, has spent decades under the misconception that infectious diseases require widespread immunization programs. Enter Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ...

Heidi Overton, President Trump’s nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), has called for a political reorientation of US medical research. Specifically, she argued that agencies like ...