Reality, anecdotes, design, and more…

FSM Friends’ News and Articles

There is no COVID-19 “casedemic.” The pandemic is real and deadly: COVID-19 has killed over a quarter million Americans in less than a year, roughly the equivalent of a 9/11 attack every 4 days. This is the tragic consequence of … [Read more...]

Lockdown, hackers, warnings, and more…

FSM News and Articles

Should Australia be enforcing a UK-style lockdown? FSM co-founder Professor John Dwyer said so far Australians had been slow to implement social distancing – such as continuing to go to the beach in some places – when “a whole of community … [Read more...]

Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP) 2019-20

On 7 April 2019, the Minister for Health announced an updated review of natural therapies.[i] The review will be led by the Australian Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Professor Brendan Murphy, and be supported by the Natural Therapies Review Expert Advisory Panel (NTREAP). NTREAP … [Read more...]

Drying hands, spurious cancer cures, weight loss, and more…

FSM Friends news and articles

 Air Dryers vs Paper TowelsWhich hand drying method is the best, air or paper towel? The answer is more complicated than you might think – but do wash your hands.

General

Nearly half of Americans think alternative medicine [Read more...]

Spreading myths, adulterated supplements, health apps, and more…

FSM Friends news and articles

Health and wellness myths spread, trust in reliable science wanes: “Unfortunately, Caulfield said, it’s going to get increasingly difficult to navigate through all the health misinformation because the supply is growing. It may take serious time to make up ground … [Read more...]

Probiotics, dumb eye guards, gene therapy, and more…

FSM news and articles

A triumph of hype or self-care? Among over-the-counter products sold in pharmacies, which do not require a prescription, natural health products were the largest selling items in 2015–16 ($1.4 billion). Dr Harvey isn’t completely against all natural health products, pointing out … [Read more...]

An invitation to fraud, cancer treatments, the benefits of exercise, and more

 

FSM news & articles

An open invitation to health fraud: Friends of Science in Medicine and other stakeholders are concerned that the Therapeutic Goods Amendment (2017 Measures No. 1) Bill 2017 would remove pre-approval of advertisements for therapeutic goods in favour of self-regulation. The … [Read more...]