Edzard Ernst

The Global Echoes of Trump’s Primitivity

Edzard — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:52:30 +0000

Democratic communication crucially relies on a shared acceptance of facts, on institutional norms, and on mutual respect among political opponents… or at least it should rely on such factors. In recent months, it does so less and less – thanks to? Yes, you guessed: DONALD TRUMP. The rhetorical style pioneered by Trump has brought about […]

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Science Corrects Itself … Unless the Error Is Homeopathic

Edzard — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:03:55 +0000

Science depends on self-correction. Its greatest strength isn’t that researchers are superhuman and never make mistakes – we all make them with embarrassing regularity – but that mistakes are exposed, challenged, replicated, and, when necessary, dragged out in the open and executed. A flawed result should not be allowed to linger like an awkward relative […]

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Trump’s Systemic Destruction of American Science

Edzard — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 12:07:14 +0000

On this blog, we have repeatedly discussed the devastating effects of Trump’s policies on science, e.g.: Ever wondered how Trump selected his cabinet? Here are his four main criteria Trump negatively affects the health and longevity of the American people The Trump administration deleted or altered ~ 400 federal datasets thus endangering public health Irresponsible […]

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Where, in SCAM-Research, Does Incompetence End and Misconduct Begin?

Edzard — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:39:58 +0000

In the scientific investigation of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), the boundary between incompetence and research misconduct is rarely a sharp dividing line. Rather, it is a threshold crossed when poor science ceases to be an honest failure of methodology and becomes a deliberate evasion of truth. Science tolerates error; it even relies on it to […]

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Spinal manipulative therapy for adults with chronic low back pain

Edzard — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 08:59:29 +0000

Many therapies exist for the treatment of chronic low back pain (LBP), including spinal manipulative therapy (SMT), which is a worldwide, extensively practised intervention. The effectiveness of SMT for chronic LBP is not without dispute. This Cochrane review is an update of a Cochrane systematic review published in 2011, and evaluates the benefits and harms […]

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Ambassadors foster goodwill, mutual understanding, and a positive image of their nation – NOT IN THE AMERICA OF DONALD TRUMP!

Edzard — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:31:45 +0000

Love him or loathe him, Trump dis set a new standard of diplomacy. This can be seen nowhere clearer than in his selection of ambassadors. An ambassador is, of course, the highest-ranking diplomatic representative sent by a head of state to represent their country in a foreign nation or international organisation. An ambassador acts as […]

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SCAM for Cancer Patients

Edzard — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:32:00 +0000

Guest blog post by Les Rose On 11th September 2026 the famous Royal Marsden Hospital trumpeted that the Princess of Wales supports its associated charity which provides a new “holistic treatment centre”. This story was simultaneously carried by BBC1 News at 10, featuring a short interview with a senior clinician who claimed that holistic therapies […]

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The attacks against Jason Arday: how do they compare with those against Edzard Ernst?

Edzard — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:25:55 +0000

From its beginning, I was touched by Arday’s sad story in a very special way. Some of it reminded my of the time when King (then Prince) Charles (to be precise, his 1st private secretary) accused me of serious wrong-doing. As I might not be a good judge in this instance, I asked AI (without […]

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The tragic case of Professor Jason Arday – two question that need answering

Edzard — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 08:19:30 +0000

The tragic case of Professor Jason Arday is unsettling and horrible from whatever perspective one might look at it. His death in August 2026, followed a fierce public campaign that exposed deep fault lines over how academic integrity is defined, investigated, and sadly sometimes weaponised. At the centre of the controversy were multiple instances of […]

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Homeopathy for Acute Viral Tonsillitis?

Edzard — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 08:48:35 +0000

Acute viral tonsillitis is a common childhood condition, and high-quality randomized evidence on the efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs) remains limited. This single-center double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the efficacy and clinical utility of IHMs in children with acute viral tonsillitis. Seventy-eight children with acute viral tonsillitis were enrolled and randomized. They received IHMs […]

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