Dr. Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen's book, "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything" (Workman Publishing), explores the history of charlatans and snake oil salesmen taking ...

Editor’s Note: Dr. Paul Offit is chief of the division of infectious diseases at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and author of the book “Do You Believe in Magic? The Sense and Nonsense of ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Feeling run-down? A bit saggy of spirit? Step right up to the Orgone Energy Accumulator. It looks like a coffin, but it’s filled with pure energy. Sit inside and soak up vigor. Men, does ...

April 4 -- In the age of quick fixes and assembly line cosmetic surgeries, Bob McCoy urges us to beware of the quack: the doctor who may very well not be a doctor, and who purports to have a cure for ...

Pseudoscience continued to thrive in 2011, making my choice for the worst quackery of the year a difficult one. So much nonsense! Promoters of both new age and old-time hocus pocus continued to sell ...

Snakeoil salesman, cure all scam and quack medicine concept theme with bottle of oil and a snake in it isolated on white background with a clipping path cut out In the past week the world has been ...

A clinic in Berlin claims to improve failing vision with electrical pulses that stimulate retinal cells. A neighbor tells you to take ivermectin to avoid getting COVID-19. A doctor on an infomercial ...

Thank you for your excellent comments concerning the best-selling book The Secret [“A Little Secret About The Secret” by Julia Rickert, June 1]. I find the amount of positive public response to such a ...

A doctor who has spent his career studying longevity wants people to know there's a difference between healthful aging and refusing to age at all. Only the first option, he believes, is even remotely ...