Edzard Ernst, Emeritus Professor of Complementary Medicine at the Peninsula School of Medicine, University of Exeter

Edzard Ernst was born in 1948. He went to school in Germany and the US and studied psychology and medicine at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In 1977, he qualified as a physician in Munich where he also completed his MD and PhD theses. He was Professor in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR) at

Details of the lectures that I plan to give in the near future 31 October 2024, University of Vienna. Title: ALTERNATIVMEDIZIN: EMINENZ CONTRA EVIDENZ 12 December 2024, University of Vienna. Public Discussion about Alternative Medicine If you require details (or hope to invite me for a talk), please contact me. I will carefully consider all …

Jan 26, 2013 · A further study confirms: HOMEOPATHIC REMEDIES HAVE NO SPECIFIC EFFECTS; ANY BENEFITS ARE DUE TO NON-SPECIFIC EFFECTS OF THE THERAPEUTIC ENCOUNTER, PLACEBO, ETC.

Jan 24, 2025 · In the series of posts entitled WHAT HAPPENED NEXT, I pick up themes that I addressed more than a decade ago with the intention of finding out whether things have moved on or not. Today, allow me to tackle the thorny issue of the use of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM) for children. The use of SCAM by adults is often problematic; employing SCAM for kids is almost invariably so. This has ...

Jan 8, 2025 · This could well be one of the toughest jobs that I have ever tackled! But now it’s done. And I am glad! “ Hitler’s Female Physicians – Women Doctors During the Third Reich and Their Crimes Against Humanity ” (nothing to do with SCAM, sorry) is a collection of biographical sketches of female doctors who committed crimes against humanity during the Third Reich. The initial chapters ...

Dec 13, 2024 · I recently published an article in the German newspaper ‘DIE WELT ‘ about the Bavarian Homeopathy trial. My comments did not go down well with the German Association of Homeopathic Doctors (DZVhÄ). Here is their ‘OPEN LETTER’ (my translation) in response to my article (the numbers [in bold brackets refer to my comments below): Berlin, 11 December 2024: Open letter to Ulf Poschardt ...

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Jun 3, 2020 · Someone alerted me to a short article (2008) of mine that I had forgotten about. In it, I mention the 32 Cochrane reviews of acupuncture available at the time and the fact that they showed very little in favour of acupuncture. This made me wonder to what extent the situation might have changed in the last 12 years. So, I made a renewed attempt at evaluating this evidence. The entire exercise ...

Jan 25, 2025 · I just learnt that THOMAS WEIHMAYR has died. You probably don’t know this name. So, permit me to tell you a bit about Thomas. We first met about half a century ago. Even though he was several years younger than I, we became good friends. When Thomas decided to study medicine in Munich, I had already graduated. When he had finished and wanted to do a doctoral thesis, I became his supervisor ...