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The Science of Placebos Is Fueling Quackery

Fabrizio Benedetti 16/07/2022

The placebo effect is real. So are the ethical...

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Four Months After Itolizumab ‘Trial’ and 9 Million Infections Later – No Progress

Dr Jammi Nagaraj Rao 06/12/2020

The researchers who conducted the inadequate trial on itolizumab...

FILE PHOTO: The drug hydroxychloroquine, pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump and others in recent months as a possible treatment to people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), is displayed in Provo

What a New Study Says About Hydroxychloroquine v. COVID-19 – a Visual Summary

The Wire Staff 04/06/2020

'Hydroxychloroquine did not prevent COVID-19 when used as post-exposure...

Laura Ng is pictured with her hydroxychloroquine prescription during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Seattle

ICMR’s Latest Clarification on Its Hydroxychloroquine Policy Is Just Baffling

Priyanka Pulla 19/04/2020

The chief epidemiologist of the nodal body leading India's...

FILE PHOTO: Researchers set up new labs to help fight coronavirus at the University of Minnesota

Why India’s Stated Policy on Hydroxychloroquine Makes No Sense

Priyanka Pulla 14/04/2020

The ICMR's reasoning for why it is recommending hydroxychloroquine...

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A Scientist’s Take on the ‘Power’ of Prayer

Dr Samir Malhotra 29/07/2019

Some patients stop their medication and rely on unproven...

Linda left her home after developing a mould-related illness. © Dave Imms for Mosaic

Sick Building Syndrome: Buildings or People, Who Needs Treatment?

Shayla Love 08/05/2018

In Finland, some people suffer from a sickness that...