dmacphee, 1 month ago

Eminence vs Evidence-based medicine

This is a good piece.
“Today we have a whole new breed of physicians whose eminence is due more to their media exposure than their accomplishments. The likes of Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Steven Gundry, Joseph Mercola and Christiane Northrup have become mega-influencers and continually use their eminence to upset the evidence-loaded cart.”
#Science #Scicomm #Medicine #MedMastodon #Canada

https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/health-and-nutrition-history/can-vitamin-c-cure-common-cold-hold