Edzard Ernst
@edzard.bsky.social
Physician, researcher (H-Index=153) of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), tri-lingual author, blogger (edzardernst.com), emeritus professor (Uni Exeter, UK), patron of Humanists UK, lives in UK + France (posts are often citations)
Today is my birthday
- and yes, I do have a wish edzardernst.com/2026/01/toda...
- and yes, I do have a wish edzardernst.com/2026/01/toda...
Today is my birthday – and yes, I do have a wish
Lots of important things have happened in the past on the 30th of January, my birthday. Here is a small selection: 1649: King Charles I of England is beheaded for high treason, leading to a brief peri...
edzardernst.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Today is my birthday
- and yes, I do have a wish edzardernst.com/2026/01/toda...
- and yes, I do have a wish edzardernst.com/2026/01/toda...
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January 30, 2026 at 6:37 AM
Acupuncture as treatment of cancer-therapy induced fatigue? No! edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
Acupuncture as treatment of cancer-therapy induced fatigue? No!
The objective of this study was to "critically assess the evidence presented in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the effectiveness of acupuncture on fatigue in cancer patients". In April 2024...
edzardernst.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Acupuncture as treatment of cancer-therapy induced fatigue? No! edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
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Brilliant 😄
January 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Brilliant 😄
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy: A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy: A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate
The rapid expansion of mindfulness research has generated both enthusiasm and controversy regarding its actual clinical value. While meditation is often regarded as the central mechanism of mindfulnes...
edzardernst.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy: A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
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auteur de premier plan de la critique etayee des pseudo médecines, dont l’analyse critique de la récente meta analyse que les effets de la méditation mindfullness sont faibles mais présents. En santé mentale des effets dit faibles à propos de propositions non médicamenteuses sont précieux.
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
auteur de premier plan de la critique etayee des pseudo médecines, dont l’analyse critique de la récente meta analyse que les effets de la méditation mindfullness sont faibles mais présents. En santé mentale des effets dit faibles à propos de propositions non médicamenteuses sont précieux.
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Sheesh, I mentioned Andropov one time today, and look what happens.
Backgrounder:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Backgrounder:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow
In 1987, a young real estate developer traveled to the Soviet Union. The KGB almost certainly made the trip happen.
www.politico.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Sheesh, I mentioned Andropov one time today, and look what happens.
Backgrounder:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
Backgrounder:
www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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At present there is no compelling evidence that acupuncture works for cancer-related fatigue.
edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
By @edzard.bsky.social
And always remember 'patient self-reports can be unreliable':
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
By @edzard.bsky.social
And always remember 'patient self-reports can be unreliable':
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Acupuncture as treatment of cancer-therapy induced fatigue? No!
The objective of this study was to "critically assess the evidence presented in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the effectiveness of acupuncture on fatigue in cancer patients". In April 2024...
edzardernst.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 PM
At present there is no compelling evidence that acupuncture works for cancer-related fatigue.
edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
By @edzard.bsky.social
And always remember 'patient self-reports can be unreliable':
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
edzardernst.com/2026/01/acup...
By @edzard.bsky.social
And always remember 'patient self-reports can be unreliable':
www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy:
A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy: A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate
The rapid expansion of mindfulness research has generated both enthusiasm and controversy regarding its actual clinical value. While meditation is often regarded as the central mechanism of mindfulnes...
edzardernst.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Mindfulness Components and Their Clinical Efficacy:
A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
A Critical Review of an Ongoing Debate edzardernst.com/2026/01/mind...
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Reposted by Edzard Ernst
January 29, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Reposted by Edzard Ernst
Gegen das Vergessen
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
29 January 1920 | Czech Jewish woman, Eva Kohnová, was born in Prague.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive.
She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt ghetto on 19 October 1944. She did not survive.
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Gegen das Vergessen
Lest we forget
Lest we forget
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