All posts by Steven Novella

Founder and currently Executive Editor of Science-Based Medicine Steven Novella, MD is an academic clinical neurologist at the Yale University School of Medicine. He is also the host and producer of the popular weekly science podcast, The Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe, and the author of the NeuroLogicaBlog, a daily blog that covers news and issues in neuroscience, but also general science, scientific skepticism, philosophy of science, critical thinking, and the intersection of science with the media and society. Dr. Novella also has produced two courses with The Great Courses, and published a book on critical thinking - also called The Skeptics Guide to the Universe.

Emotional Freedom Technique – Acupuncture for the Mind

Emotional Freedom Technique is based in pseudoscience and inadequate clinical research.

/ April 27, 2022

Facilitated Communication Is Still Pseudoscience

Facilitated communication is a harmful pseudoscientific technique that has managed to survive through rebranding and deception.

/ April 13, 2022

Fetal Signs of Autism

More evidence that ASD is a developmental disorder that begins in the womb.

/ April 6, 2022

Update on Long COVID

Recent evidence suggests the burden of long COVID is significant.

/ March 30, 2022

Allergy Release Technique

A dubious intervention for food allergies follows a typical pattern for such treatments.

/ March 23, 2022

New Study – mRNA Vaccines Safe

After more than 298 million doses give, the side effects of the mRNA vaccines are minimal and transient.

/ March 9, 2022

Crizanlizumab for Sickle Cell Crisis

Monoclonal antibodies to prevent sickle cell crises represents the promise and difficulties of high tech medical treatment.

/ March 2, 2022

AI Medical Tutoring Systems

Using AI powered virtual training systems can be a boon to medical education and practice.

/ February 23, 2022

Medical Reversals – Checking the Evidence

How often are standard medical practices reversed by later high quality evidence?

/ February 16, 2022