QuackCast. Revenant Edition

By Mark Crislip

Medicine

What's QuackCast. Revenant Edition about?

A skeptical review of SCAMs. Supplements, Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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QuackCast. Revenant Edition episodes:

02.09.2024
Quackcast 232: Boosting. What to do..
Boosting the immune system. Bah.Humbug.
02.08.2024
Quackcast 231: Make Acupuncture Great Again.
Where a negative study is spun as positive. Same as it ever was at the Annals of Internal Medicine.
02.07.2024
Quackcast 230: Adjectives.
Is powerful an adjective for placebo? Nope.
02.05.2024
Quackcast 229: Eradication Isn’t Extinction. Too Bad.
Ramblings in smallpox and polio.
10.27.2023
Quackcast 228: Spontaneous Human Combustion.
A sort of narrative review.
10.24.2023
Quackcast 155: In the Spirit of Choosing Wisely
How to choose a SCAM wisely.
09.30.2023
Quackcast 227: I Reject Your Medical Reality and I Substitute Death
Denying reality and substituting his own worked for Adam Savage. Not so much as an approach to COVID.
08.08.2023
Quackcast 226: Madonna?!?.
Remembering the old days of Madonna, courting, and naloxone use.
07.26.2023
Quackcast 225: Courage.
If I were King of the Vaccines. Some thoughts on influenza vaccine, hospitalization, death and courage.
06.13.2023
Quackcast 224: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.
Despite Chiropractic denial, neck manipulation can cause a stroke.
05.23.2023
Quackcast 223: Acupuncture Myths
Acupuncturists use evidence to evaluate acupuncture myths. I am underwhelmed.
04.16.2023
Quackcast 222: Part of a Complete Breakfast
Reflections on Cochrane and Masking.
03.17.2023
Quackcast 221: Bovine Pancreatic Insufficiency
Does fluvoxamine have effects on COVID 45? Nope. No reason it should.
02.25.2023
Quackcast 220: Diagnostic Reflections
At the end of a long a storied career, thoughts on making a diagnosis.
01.03.2023
Quackcast 219: Serologies?
Just because the serology is positive it doesn't mean you have the disease.
12.16.2022
Quackcast 218: The Beekeeper. Sentinel Chicken?
Does bee venom have therapeutic effects? Nurp.
11.11.2022
Quackcast 217: Some Sepsis Stuff
More failures, alternative and otherwise.
09.28.2022
Quackcast 216: Alternative Reproduction?
Nope
08.29.2022
Quackcast 215: Homeopathy and COVID 45: The Toothless Old Man Laughs
As Billy Preston noted, “Nothin’ from nothin’ leaves nothin'”. And so it is with Homeopathy and COVID 45. Catholicon.
08.03.2022
Quackcast 214: Zeno's Paradox.
Time says acupuncture is making it into mainstream medicine. Nope
06.19.2022
Quackcast 213: A pox on both our houses
Monkeypox ramblings.
05.28.2022
Quackcast 212: Yes. I Remember it Well. A COVID 45 Retrospective
With faltering memory, questionable opinions, and sketchy references, an infectious disease revenant reflects on the last 2.5 years of COVID 45. Grizzly bear assault free. As in no assault, not the price of a Grizzly bear assault.
05.25.2018
Quackcast 211: Vitamin C and Sepsis. All Sound and Fury? Much Ado About Nothing?
Is intravenous vitamin C helpful in sepsis? I hope so, but past experience render me skeptical.
04.08.2018
Quackcast 210: Treating the Terrain of Chronic Sinus Infections. A LAc of understanding.
Acupuncture Today. “Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig; es ist nicht einmal falsch!” It is because they LAc an understanding of medicine.
03.11.2018
Quackcast 206: Chinese BioMedical Research: Sturgeon’s Law In Action
A Chinese government investigation has found that 80%, yes eighty percent, of Chinese biomedical research is fabricated. I bet that is an underestimate for Traditional Chinese Pseudo-Medicine.
03.11.2018
Quackcast 207: Board Disciplinary Actions. What Naturopaths Really Do Not Want You To Know
Disciplinary actions against ND’s in Oregon by the Board. How to find them and what they are.
03.11.2018
Quackcast 208: Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? Annotated.
Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? You would think it does if you read the article but not if you actually read the literature.
03.11.2018
Quackcast 209: Influenza Vaccine and Health Care Workers. More than one way to skin a literature
Influenza Vaccine and Health Care Workers. More than one way to skin a literature
01.07.2018
Quackcast 205: Acupuncture’s Big Myth
That there is a thing called acupuncture.
01.05.2018
Quackcast 204: It’s Hard Out There for a Psychic
There is no difference between a psychic scam and a pseudo-medical SCAM.
01.03.2018
Quackcast 203: Reiki and Therapeutic Touch. Compare and Contrast
An update on a popular pseudo-science.
01.01.2018
Quackcast 202: Blue Light. Special?
To summarize: The truth of blue light? Who cares?
10.15.2017
Quackcast 201: When should I get the influenza vaccine?
What is the best month to get the flu jab.
10.14.2017
Quackcast 200: Infectious Diseases and Cancer
The many ways cancer and infection interact.
10.13.2017
Quackcast 199: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease Speculation
Is chronic fatigue a hibernation state?
09.09.2017
Quackcast 198. Leech Therapy.
The middle ages lives on.
08.06.2017
Quackcast 197: Science-Based Politics
A hodgepodge touching on a few aspects exploring issues and controversies in science, medicine, and politics.
08.05.2017
Quackcast 196: Acupuncture and Endorphins: Not all that Impressive
Is the pain relief from acupuncture mediated by endorphins? Only if you consider electrical shocks acupuncture.
08.04.2017
Quackcast 194: About Herbs. An app to avoid.
Avoid this app.
08.01.2017
Quackcast 195: The New Chiropractic. And I thought SBM had an uphill battle.
Is a chiropractor still a chiropractor when new and improved?
06.25.2017
Quackcast 193: Chiropractic moves into Transportation
The solution to chronic pain is NOT chiropractic
06.24.2017
Quackcast 192: Dry Needling
Dry Needling sure isn’t acupuncture. Nope. Not at all.
06.23.2017
Quackcast 191: Vaginal Seeding. Ew. That’s nuts. Hmmm, interesting.
Microbiome musings.
06.22.2017
Quackcast 190: Chiropractic, Blind Pigs and Acorns
A review of chiropractic case report shows a profound lack of medical knowledge
06.21.2017
Quackcast 189: Chiropractic- Ignoring the Precautionary Principle Since 1895
Chiropractic: never safe, never sorry
06.20.2017
Quackcast 188: April Fool Cannot Surpass SCAM
April Fools jokes are always less wack-a-loon than any SCAM
06.18.2017
Quackcast 187: Oregon Health Science University SCAM Day
Medical students hearing proselytizing propaganda by proponents of pseudo-medicine.
06.08.2016
Quackcast 186: Acupuncture for Coronary Artery Disease
Nothing quite the hubris of using magic on potentially fatal diseases.
02.27.2016
Quackcast 185: Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Concussions and Senate Bill 1535
Naturopaths and chiropractors lack the education, the training, and the understanding of medicine and neurology to diagnose and treat concussion. Their therapies are at best useless and can result in strokes in one of our most vulnerable populations, children. Perfect...
02.26.2016
Quackcast 184: Curse Removal from the Annals
Most SCAM are the medical equal of a curse removal.

What's QuackCast. Revenant Edition about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

QuackCast. Revenant Edition episodes:

Quackcast 232: Boosting. What to do..

Quackcast 231: Make Acupuncture Great Again.

Quackcast 230: Adjectives.

Quackcast 229: Eradication Isn’t Extinction. Too Bad.

Quackcast 228: Spontaneous Human Combustion.

Quackcast 155: In the Spirit of Choosing Wisely

Quackcast 227: I Reject Your Medical Reality and I Substitute Death

Quackcast 226: Madonna?!?.

Quackcast 225: Courage.

Quackcast 224: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly.

Quackcast 223: Acupuncture Myths

Quackcast 222: Part of a Complete Breakfast

Quackcast 221: Bovine Pancreatic Insufficiency

Quackcast 220: Diagnostic Reflections

Quackcast 219: Serologies?

Quackcast 218: The Beekeeper. Sentinel Chicken?

Quackcast 217: Some Sepsis Stuff

Quackcast 216: Alternative Reproduction?

Quackcast 215: Homeopathy and COVID 45: The Toothless Old Man Laughs

Quackcast 214: Zeno's Paradox.

Quackcast 213: A pox on both our houses

Quackcast 212: Yes. I Remember it Well. A COVID 45 Retrospective

Quackcast 211: Vitamin C and Sepsis. All Sound and Fury? Much Ado About Nothing?

Quackcast 210: Treating the Terrain of Chronic Sinus Infections. A LAc of understanding.

Quackcast 206: Chinese BioMedical Research: Sturgeon’s Law In Action

Quackcast 207: Board Disciplinary Actions. What Naturopaths Really Do Not Want You To Know

Quackcast 208: Spinal Manipulation for Back and Neck Pain: Does It Work? Annotated.

Quackcast 209: Influenza Vaccine and Health Care Workers. More than one way to skin a literature

Quackcast 205: Acupuncture’s Big Myth

Quackcast 204: It’s Hard Out There for a Psychic

Quackcast 203: Reiki and Therapeutic Touch. Compare and Contrast

Quackcast 202: Blue Light. Special?

Quackcast 201: When should I get the influenza vaccine?

Quackcast 200: Infectious Diseases and Cancer

Quackcast 199: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Systemic Exertion Intolerance Disease Speculation

Quackcast 198. Leech Therapy.

Quackcast 197: Science-Based Politics

Quackcast 196: Acupuncture and Endorphins: Not all that Impressive

Quackcast 194: About Herbs. An app to avoid.

Quackcast 195: The New Chiropractic. And I thought SBM had an uphill battle.

Quackcast 193: Chiropractic moves into Transportation

Quackcast 192: Dry Needling

Quackcast 191: Vaginal Seeding. Ew. That’s nuts. Hmmm, interesting.

Quackcast 190: Chiropractic, Blind Pigs and Acorns

Quackcast 189: Chiropractic- Ignoring the Precautionary Principle Since 1895

Quackcast 188: April Fool Cannot Surpass SCAM

Quackcast 187: Oregon Health Science University SCAM Day

Quackcast 186: Acupuncture for Coronary Artery Disease

Quackcast 185: Chiropractors, Naturopaths, Concussions and Senate Bill 1535

Quackcast 184: Curse Removal from the Annals

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