As a doctor I sneered at alternative medicine for years. But after some startling results, I’ve done a U-turn: PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY

As a doctor I sneered at alternative medicine for years. But after some startling results, I’ve done a U-turn: PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY

You won’t be surprised to learn I’m a big fan of modern medicine. From the man…

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Herbal Medicines’ Safety and Clinical Application: New Strategies for Overcoming Therapeutic Challenges

Herbal Medicines’ Safety and Clinical Application: New Strategies for Overcoming Therapeutic Challenges

The use of herbal medicines is one of the oldest health practices, typically involving plants,…

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‘Reckless slapping therapist cut mum’s life short’

‘Reckless slapping therapist cut mum’s life short’

The family of a diabetic woman who died when she went to a slapping workshop and…

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Alternative medicine trends adopted by Paris athletes, shunned by doctors

Alternative medicine trends adopted by Paris athletes, shunned by doctors

The 2016 Olympic Games in Rio caught the audience off guard in one notable aspect: cupping…

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Hongchi Xiao, the ‘slapping therapy’ healer convicted over two deaths | Crime

Hongchi Xiao, the ‘slapping therapy’ healer convicted over two deaths | Crime

Over the decades, juries at the imposing crown court in Winchester, Hampshire, have heard all kinds…

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India’s alternative medicine boom: quackery or decolonial justice?

India’s alternative medicine boom: quackery or decolonial justice?

India’s rightwing have incorporated the promotion of alternative medicine into their nationalist politics, but at what…

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