In particular, the most egregious example of @WHO's failure to promote science-based medicine is its integration of "traditional medicine," particularly traditional Chinese medicine, into ICD-11. 2/https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/icd-11-a-triumph-of-the-integration-of-quackery-with-real-medicine/ …
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@WHO says that the quack part of ICD-11 is "optional for those who would like to record epidemiological data about traditional medicine practice." Maybe for now, but how long do you think it will remain "optional"? 13/Show this thread -
I highly doubt that the "traditional medicine" part of ICD-11 will remain "optional" for long. Maybe it will for ICD-11, but by the time ICD-12 rolls around, it won't be. Not only that, I bet a lot more "traditional medicine" quackery will be added. 14/
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The bottom line is that
@WHO has betrayed medicine with its embrace of traditional medicine quackery as valid. ICD-11 is not the only example. 15/Show this thread -
For instance, there is the WHO Traditional Medicine Strategy (2014– 2023), "highlighting the global scientific challenges and showing how a systems biology approach can be applied to diagnosis, leading to integrated network-based medicine." 16/
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Yes,
@WHO is applying systems biology to quackery. It's the very epitome of quackademic medicine. Worse,@aaas teamed up with WHO to promote quackery in@sciencemagazine in a paid supplement. 17/ https://respectfulinsolence.com/2015/01/05/science-and-the-aaas-sell-their-souls-to-promote-pseudoscience-in-medicine/ …Show this thread -
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@WHO: "Some of the exciting areas in TCM research include the therapeutic potential of herbal remedies against influenza, cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases; the exploration of gut microbiota-targeted dietary interventions against chronic inflammation..." 18/Show this thread -
"...; and the study of the biological activities of complex polysaccharides present in medicinal plants." 19/
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Worse, here's a major
@WHO objective: "Objective 3: To promote universal health coverage by integrating T&CM services into health care service delivery and self-health care." You read that right. WHO wants to "integrate" prescientific medicine into medicine. 20/Show this thread -
I could go on and on, but I think that's enough.
@WHO, for all the good it does in other areas, has totally embraced quackery, as long as it's "traditional." 21/21Show this thread
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