There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over
Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers’ health at risk
Belle Gibson’s book publisher never verified cancer survivor’s health claims
Penguin says it published The Whole Pantry ‘in good faith’ and never checked Gibson’s claims she cured her brain cancer through diet and lifestyle alone
So homeopathy can help cure TB? Tell that to my sick patients
When politicians call for homeopathy and other alternative treatments to get government money, they’re promoting quackery and wasting desperately-needed funds
Why media coverage of alternative cancer cures is dangerous
Michael Marshall: A Mirror Online report on a breast cancer patient who refused medical treatment for so-called natural alternatives ignores the health risks
What do doctors say to ‘alternative therapists’ when a patient dies? Nothing. We never talk
Jessica Ainscough’s tragic death is all too familiar for oncologists. We’ve all lost patients to the ‘secret powers’ of alternative therapy
North Korea claims ‘new liver medicine made at national zoo’
State media says researchers have developed a remedy to combat hepatitis made from a ‘bear’s gall’ and a ‘common shrub’
The Mind Body Soul Experience: a celebration of good posture, human credulousness and the placebo effect
Britain’s biggest gathering of alternative healers is a bewildering mix of crystals, yoga and magic books. A nervous Tim Dowling takes a look around
Margaret Cooper obituary
Other lives: Animal rights campaigner and former editor of the British Homeopathic Association's magazine
Five things doctors do that they shouldn’t
Ann Robinson: A new campaign hopes to persuade doctors from carrying out unnecessary – or even harmful – procedures and tests. Here are some you should watch for
Could sea-bathing machines return to Margate’s shores?
Marina O’Loughlin: Mobile saunas showcasing the health-giving properties of the town’s seawater offer a chic update on modesty-preserving Victorian beach huts on wheels