Cleveland Clinic is fully committed to evidence-based medicine
I wonder what appropriately disciplined means. Anyway, I’m glad that the Cleveland Clinic recognized the danger of having their name associated with anything anti-vax.
The Science Mag article mentioned the increasing popularity of Alternative Medicine and how the Cleveland Clinic isn’t the only big hospital that is offering Alternative Medicine.
Here’s a bit from NPR from a few years ago.
But Is It Medicine? – Northwestern Memorial was one of the first U.S. hospitals to combine conventional medicine with alternative treatments like acupuncture, Reiki, and Chinese herbal remedies. In response to patient demand, a growing number of hospitals in Chicago and across the country are offering such services, but questions remain about their legitimacy. Most have not been scientifically proven to work, which also means they aren’t covered by insurance. Should patients be shelling out of pocket for alternative treatments? And what solution can conventional medicine provide?
Chicago Mag and NPR
https://soundcloud.com/morningshiftwbez/chicagos-northwestern-memorial
http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/August-2013/Integrative-Medicine/
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I’ve written before about why it’s so important to correct false information about vaccines. Here’s just one example.