Psychedelic clinics to offer $20,000 treatments for severe depression from July
Question: Is $20,000 a fair fee to charge those with severe depression for a treatment many regard as experimental? Does it exploit their desperation for…
Tag: Alternative medicine
Woolies is now offering $45 GP telehealth consults
Woolworths online customers are now being offered GP telehealth appointments for $25 to $45 after the supermarket giant partnered with a telehealth corporate. Since 2021,…
Chinese Medicine practitioner reprimanded after diet puts toddler in hospital
A Chinese medicine practitioner known for his celebrity weight loss programs has been reprimanded after his restrictive diet plan landed a toddler with type 1…
Patients using medical cannabis soar fourfold in the US: study
PTSD is now the second most common reason behind pain for cannabis to be dispensed, researchers find.
‘I’ll never back down’: Defiant GP faces $800,000 legal bill
The Melbourne GP doesn’t regret taking on US-based naturopath Farrah Agustin-Bunch over her health claims.
Doctors issue warning over ‘under the counter’ herbal energy balls
Queensland addiction specialists have treated 12 patients who developed opioid use disorder after consuming illegal Kamini balls that contain nearl…
Why are some chiros still anti-vaxxers?
While the community focuses on COVID-19 vaccination rates, a news story about a disciplinary hearing that was initiated some years ago has emerged at a…
Think COVID-19 quacks are bad? Here’s what they did for the Spanish flu
We’re researching COVID-19 in a fast-paced world with new data becoming available all the time. We track which interventions work well and which ones don’t.…
Clinic fined $700k following hyperbaric chamber death
A man with multiple sclerosis and epilepsy died after having a seizure during therapy, court hears.
FDA targets naturopath suing Melbourne GP for $1m
Farrah Agustin-Bunch has been subject to a warning notice over 77 therapeutic claims she's made about her remedies.
