acupuncture
New Zealand Woman’s Lungs Punctured During Acupuncture Mishap
The 33-year-old expressed pain as the needles went in and said they felt “extremely deep." Hours later, she was sent to the local hospital's emergency department.
We Looked Into the Real Benefits of Acupuncture
The deal with acupuncture's effect on pain, fertility, depression, and everything else people use it for.
Cool Science News You Don’t Want To Miss
A 3,300-year-old mummy's healthcare, a blood test that can read your body's internal clock, and predicting who will respond to sugar pills for pain.
My Day of Wellness Made Me Feel Like Crap
Cupping. Guided Meditation. Alternate nostril breathing. Cryotherapy. Sensory deprivation float tank. I did it all—and more—on the same day.
Cows in Switzerland Could Be Given Acupuncture Instead of Antibiotics
Following the World Health Organisation’s warning that the overuse of antibiotics in meat causes antimicrobial resistance in humans, Swiss vets are trialling alternative medicine.
Cows in Switzerland Could Be Given Acupuncture Instead of Antibiotics
Following the World Health Organisation’s warning that the overuse of antibiotics in meat causes antimicrobial resistance in humans, Swiss vets are trialling alternative medicine.
Why the Olympics Are an ‘International Festival of Sports Pseudoscience’
Cupping is just one science-free ‘therapy’ on display in Rio.
The Latest New Age Trend Is Tapping Your Fingers and Mumbling to Relieve Pain
The Emotional Freedom Technique is the New Age therapy of the moment and involves tapping yourself over your body to cure physical and mental ills.
Semi-Public Acupuncture Penetrates a Museum
On pins and needles for social activism with artist Simone Leigh.
A Therapist Told Me I had a Demon in my Vagina
After a lifetime of chronic endometriosis a Chi Tsang Nei practitioner informed me I had a demon in my vagina.