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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.

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    1. David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jul 9

      Dr. Joel Kahn is a well-regarded "integrative" cardiologist. So why is he spreading #COVID19 and #antivaccine disinformation on social media? Simple. "Integrative" medicine can be a "gateway" to antivaccine beliefs.https://respectfulinsolence.com/2021/07/09/celebrity-vegan-cardiologist-dr-joel-kahn-has-become-an-antivaccine-covid-19-crank/ …

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    2. Katy Swallow - Tarot Alchemist‏ @kswallowtarot Jul 9
      Replying to @gorskon @RyanMarino

      Which is so unfortunate because integrative medicine specialists are positioned to give responsible, science-based care to folks who feel disenfranchised from modern Western medicine, sometimes for very valid reasons. It really ticks me off when they go down this path.

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    3. Katy Swallow - Tarot Alchemist‏ @kswallowtarot Jul 9
      Replying to @kswallowtarot @gorskon @RyanMarino

      ...they also make integrative medicine specialists who are doing good work look bad and that’s also bad for patients. Grrrr.

      2 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon Jul 9
      Replying to @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

      Here's the problem. "Integrative medicine" means "integrating" quackery with science-based medicine. Always. There are no exceptions, at least none that I've ever been able to find.

      9:52 AM - 9 Jul 2021
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        1. Greg Shelley‏ @Ashamanic Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          Doesn’t it sometimes means integrating conventional medicine, such as diet advice that quack practitioners like to pretend is solely their province, with other types of science based medicine such as drugs?

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        2. flora + fauna  🏳️‍🌈‏ @Stanford_lands Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          Going to embarass myself here by saying that I have two hard-to-treat autoimmune issues (narcolepsy and RA) and I did try out TCM. I nearly got liver damage. I should have known better. I'm educated to know better. But I was desperate.

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        3. flora + fauna  🏳️‍🌈‏ @Stanford_lands Jul 9
          Replying to @Stanford_lands @gorskon and

          I feel upset with people selling false hope.

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        1. Steffy‏ @Steffy29930359 Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          I was happy to see Dr. Andrew Weil, teacher of integrative medicine receive his vaccine many months ago! Can you believe in science based medicine and still consider the foods you put in your body the ultimate medicine we all have some control over?

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        1. robert fehrmann‏ @rfehrm Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          Maybe you should open up to other ideas, that are working....

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        1. robert fehrmann‏ @rfehrm Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          start looking..evidence is there...

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        2. Katy Swallow - Tarot Alchemist‏ @kswallowtarot Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @RyanMarino

          What it’s supposed to mean is good preventative health care and patient education, and a healthy understanding of the actual scope of one’s practice. But I agree that in practice, there are nutjobs to abuse their position. Folks who do that make me angry —

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        3. Katy Swallow - Tarot Alchemist‏ @kswallowtarot Jul 9
          Replying to @kswallowtarot @gorskon @RyanMarino

          — however? I’ve had horrifying experiences with MDs too. Like when I was disabled by unmitigated migraine at age 33 for months, and told I was a crazy person at my local hospital. Practitioners of any type can abuse their position—

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        2. (((bruno abramoff)))‏ @bruabra Jul 9
          Replying to @gorskon @kswallowtarot @RyanMarino

          manipulative/bodywork + mind-body interventions/relaxation techniques/meditation + extra focus on nutrition/exercise/lifestyle aren’t necessarily quackery and can be safely integrated. granted integrative medicine doesn’t do a good job getting rid of the actual quackery

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        3. Ryan Marino‏Verified account @RyanMarino Jul 9
          Replying to @bruabra @gorskon @kswallowtarot

          The things that work don’t get called “integrative medicine,” though

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