Shutterstock May 22, 2023 Does my treatment work? How major medical reviews can be ‘gold standard’ evidence, yet flawed Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, University of Wollongong Major reviews of medical evidence, known as Cochrane reviews, have come under fire. But is that fair?
‘I have no idea if this will work.’ Josep Suria/Shutterstock June 17, 2022 We don’t know whether most medical treatments work, and we know even less about whether they cause harm – new study Jeremy Howick, University of Leicester Around 95% of treatments do not have high-quality evidence to support their benefits
Towfiqu ahamed barbhuiya/Shutterstock September 2, 2020 Only one in ten medical treatments are backed by high-quality evidence Jeremy Howick, University of Oxford Most medical treatments don’t work according to the best evidence.
An international study has dismissed the effectiveness of a homeopathic flu remedy but it is still being advertised in South Africa as a viable solution. shutterstock January 21, 2016 Why an ineffective flu remedy is still being advertised in South Africa Roy Jobson, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University Internationally, the effects of a homeopathic flu remedy has been dismissed – but, in South Africa, it is still being advertised as effective.