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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

Michigan, USA
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    1. Dr. Jonathan N. Stea‏Verified account @jonathanstea 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @MaryFernando_ @TheSGEM and

      In my opinion/experience, those who dislike terms such as woo/pseudoscience have been its defenders—attempts at such language control is deflection. Being triggered by scientific critiques and inability to de-personalize from these critiques doesn’t justify expiring the terms.

      3 replies 1 retweet 36 likes
    2. AMC Signpost‏ @AMC_Signpost 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @jonathanstea @MaryFernando_ and

      Fortunately not everyone, including scientists, see it that way doctor: https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-the-staff/stop-using-the-word-pseudoscience …

      5 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    3. Dr. Jonathan N. Stea‏Verified account @jonathanstea 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @AMC_Signpost @MaryFernando_ and

      I view that as ‘unfortunately.’

      1 reply 0 retweets 28 likes
    4. AMC Signpost‏ @AMC_Signpost 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @jonathanstea @MaryFernando_ and

      Sums things up perfectly 😀 Does at least show though that your view is not all-pervasive. With the Sci Am author on this one. 'The term lacks a coherent meaning and leads to unnecessary polarization, mistrust, disrespectfulness, and confusion around science issues.'

      2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
    5. Kevin Kehres‏ @kevin_kehres 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @AMC_Signpost @jonathanstea and

      So, replace it with what? Quackery? Bugnuttery? Brain-dead inanity? Fractal wrongness? Anti-science? Witchcraft? Lots of choices.

      1 reply 0 retweets 33 likes
    6. AMC Signpost‏ @AMC_Signpost 29 Apr 2020
      Replying to @kevin_kehres @jonathanstea and

      Perhaps replace it with respectful discussion rather than juvenile insult?

      3 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
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    8. Mary Fernando MD‏ @MaryFernando_ 30 Apr 2020

      Exactly. This cannot be turned into a game of ‘use this word’ There are real life consequences to real people.

      1 reply 0 retweets 19 likes
    9. AMC Signpost‏ @AMC_Signpost 30 Apr 2020
      Replying to @MaryFernando_ @kevin_kehres and

      Yes. They're called patients, some of whose choices (hard won) would be removed if those with a particular worldview had their way.

      2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
    10. Dr. Jonathan N. Stea‏Verified account @jonathanstea 30 Apr 2020
      Replying to @AMC_Signpost @MaryFernando_ and

      Ethical standards of practice demand consultation of the evidence base. Evidence-free (and crystal clear pseudoscientific) therapies cannot ethically be recommended. Patients are free to decline recommendations. Professional duty is to promote evidence-based health care.

      1 reply 2 retweets 38 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 30 Apr 2020
      Replying to @jonathanstea @AMC_Signpost and

      Precisely. A physician is ethically obligated to recommend treatments with good scientific evidence of efficacy. However you define pseudoscience and quackery, by definition pseudoscience and quackery fail the test of good scientific evidence of efficacy.

      5:54 AM - 30 Apr 2020
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        2. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 30 Apr 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @jonathanstea and

          A competent adult patient is free to decline any therapy he chooses, as long as the consequences of doing so are understood. The problem with quackery is that it involves what I like to call misinformed consent.

          2 replies 3 retweets 40 likes
        3. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 30 Apr 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @jonathanstea and

          What I mean by "misinformed consent" with respect to quackery is that consent is given on the basis of misinformation, the claim that a pseudoscientific treatment will be efficacious and safe, when there is either no evidence to support that claim or evidence that it causes harm.

          4 replies 2 retweets 10 likes
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        1. Diane Cullimore  🌑  🧡‏ @DNicoros 3 May 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @jonathanstea and

          Ethically 🤔

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