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Edzard Ernst

@edzard.bsky.social
5.5K followers 1.4K following 11K posts

Physician, researcher (H-Index=157) of so-called alternative medicine (SCAM), tri-lingual author, blogger (edzardernst.com), emeritus professor (Uni Exeter, UK), patron of Humanists UK, lives in UK + France (posts are often citations)

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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 5h
HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing edzardernst.com/2026/10/home...
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HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Dolly Parton once observed wittily and self-critically. Her bon mot made me realise that homeopathy offers an equally remarkable, proposition: it costs a ...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 5h
Fench school strikes: "Islam wanting to take over a once great Country"? Or, is Trump just trying to manufacture another crisis? edzardernst.com/2026/10/fenc...
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Fench school strikes: “Islam wanting to take over a once great Country”? Or, is Trump just trying to manufacture another crisis?
When French high school pupils gather in the streets, they are not, as casual bystander might assume, asking for adequately heated classrooms, or fewer students per classroom, or fully staffed schools...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 8h
Donald Trump ended 0 wars, as none of the cited disputes involved active, formally declared conflicts that were permanently resolved by a binding peace treaty.
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 10h
Fench school strikes: "Islam wanting to take over a once great Country"? Or, is Trump just trying to manufacture another crisis? edzardernst.com/2026/10/fenc...
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Fench school strikes: “Islam wanting to take over a once great Country”? Or, is Trump just trying to manufacture another crisis?
When French high school pupils gather in the streets, they are not, as casual bystander might assume, asking for adequately heated classrooms, or fewer students per classroom, or fully staffed schools. No, a keen US observer operating a late-night social media feed knows better: they are orchestrating a complete geopolitical takeover. Yes, of course, I
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 13h
WTF. The science award equivalent of streaming an execution? The award does have a 'political' aspect in that their work is "visible"in ways that appeal to public recognition, but there’s nothing Musk has done _himself_ that you’d call "breakthrough discoveries".
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 11h
HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing edzardernst.com/2026/10/home...
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HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Dolly Parton once observed wittily and self-critically. Her bon mot made me realise that homeopathy offers an equally remarkable, proposition: it costs a ...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 11h
Fench school strikes: "Islam wanting to take over a once great Country"? Or, just Trump manufacturing another crisis? edzardernst.com/2026/10/fenc...
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Fench school strikes: “Islam wanting to take over a once great Country”? Or, just Trump manufacturing another crisis?
When French high school pupils gather in the streets, they are not, as casual bystander might assume, asking for adequately heated classrooms, or fewer students per classroom, or fully staffed schools...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 14h
Fench school strikes: "Islam wanting to take over a once great Country"? Or, just Trump's manufacturing another crisis? edzardernst.com/2026/10/fenc...
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Fench school strikes: “Islam wanting to take over a once great Country”? Or, just Trump’s manufacturing another crisis?
When French high school pupils gather in the streets, they are not, as casual bystander might assume, asking for adequately heated classrooms, or fewer students per classroom, or fully staffed schools...
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Kate @cabbagepatchcat.bsky.social · 15h
This is an insult to all the previous winners.
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 15h
HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing edzardernst.com/2026/10/home...
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HOMEOPATHY: It Costs a Lot of Money to Get Nothing
“It costs a lot of money to look this cheap,” Dolly Parton once observed wittily and self-critically. Her bon mot made me realise that homeopathy offers an equally remarkable, proposition: it costs a ...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Is glucosamine a driver of Alzheimer's? An important new paper raises concerns edzardernst.com/2026/10/is-g...
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Is glucosamine a driver of Alzheimer’s? An important new paper raises concerns
A recent high-quality study published in 'Nature Metabolism' has attracted much international attention. Umderstandably - it links glucosamine (a popular supplement used predominantly for osteoarthritis pain) intake to faster cognitive decline in people with early memory problems. The study by researchers at the University of Florida analysed more than a decade of electronic health records
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Trump is bad, but his followers seem worse edzardernst.com/2026/10/trum...
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Trump is bad, but his followers seem worse
It takes a special kind of geopolitical sophistication to hear a president of the US suggest that vaporizing millions of your fellow countrymen is “a very small price to pay” and think, “Yes, absolute...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Neutrality towards bogus medicine is not tolerance but a violation of medical ethics edzardernst.com/2026/10/neut...
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Neutrality towards bogus medicine is not tolerance but a violation of medical ethics
Medical practice is often perceived through the lens of patient autonomy and non-judgmental care. In discussions regarding ineffective modalities like homeopathy, physicians are frequently advised to ...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Trump negatively affects the health and longevity of the American people edzardernst.com/2026/10/trum...
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Trump negatively affects the health and longevity of the American people
I know many people - myself included - whose blood pressure increases when Trump is mentioned. But this post is not about the anger and stress by which the orange felon might jeapardise our health ans wellbeing. It is about the substantial body of evidence indicating that Trump's policies worsened several key determinants of public
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Faecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome? No, thanks! edzardernst.com/2026/10/faec...
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Faecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome? No, thanks!
Gut microbiota composition might have a role in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and faecal microbiota transplantation has been proposed as a means of restoring healthy gut microbio...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 16h
Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science edzardernst.com/2026/10/elon...
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Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science was established to honour the men and women behind breakthrough discoveries in physics, biology, and mathematics that unlock human understanding.* Its companion, the Nati...
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Log Off. Live More. ✊ @logofflivemore.bsky.social · 18h
OH NO YOU DIDN"T
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Exsqueeze Me? Oh No You Didn't!
ALT: Exsqueeze Me? Oh No You Didn't!
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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shut-up-elon.bsky.social @shut-up-elon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mit jedem #Musk Produkt, mit jeder #Aktie unterstützt ihr rechte Netzwerke weltweit! 🚫Musk 🚫Tesla 🚫X 🚫SpaceX taz.de/Elon-Musks-H...
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Elon Musks Hitlergruß: Entscheidend ist der Kontext
Elon Musk hob vor Trump-Fans nicht unbeholfen seinen rechten Arm. Ein Hitlergruß ist ein Hitlergruß. Auch wenn's wehtut, sollte man ihn beim Namen nennen.
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Christian Eymery @christianeymery.bsky.social · 18h
#Krasnov
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s simple to figure out at this point, he’s a Russian asset. Thank you for your attention to this treason.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 21h
10 October 1933 | Dutch Jew, Isaäc Hartog, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1943. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection. --- Video about the history of Auschwitz: youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Black and white portrait of a young boy wearing a white shirt and dark tie.
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Kodiak149 @kodiak149.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just a reminder
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 22h
Trump announced Friday that the U.S. would lift sanctions on the sale of Russian diesel—a move that will help Russian President Vladimir Putin far more than it’ll help Americans. trib.al/znJHMhc
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MinimumWageMan @minimumwageman.bsky.social · 22h
The constitution means nothing to him.
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Dovewoman 💙 🇺🇦 💙 @dovewoman.bsky.social · 22h
IF Trump’s diesel deal with Putin does actually exist, USA will be funding Russia’s war against Ukraine!!!
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CatWoman @catwomanresists.bsky.social · 17h
🎯
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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 17h
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What kind of shithole country livestreams executions? Our kind.
Cruelty, as always, is the point
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Waiting for him to molest and blow his microphone again? Cheer. Slur, insult and debase women Journalists? Does he have to grab one by the neck or spit on one? WTF is the boundary or limit for this degenerate Racist retribution thief? Grab a child? What’s the dealbreaker Maga Cult? Not murder.⛽️⛽️?
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FIVE MINUTE NEWS @fiveminutenews.bsky.social · 19h
Betrayal: Has Trump traded America’s strategic integrity for the optics of cheap fuel? youtu.be/bWTB3vojf20
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Strategic Betrayal: Trump Buys Diesel from Enemy Russia in Desperate Midterms Bid for Power.
YouTube video by FIVE MINUTE NEWS
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 21h
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 23h
Change is Coming!💙🌊
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Her career has spanned from defending the rights of an imprisoned Nelson Mandela to leading a panel that found that Israel committed genocide in Gaza. Congratulations, excellent choice! apnews.com/article/nobe...
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South African-born jurist Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for her work in international justice
Navi Pillay, a former U.N. human rights chief, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. The South Africa-born Pillay was honored for her efforts to promote peace and international law.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
😕
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h
Golden age?
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russiaSuX @denbelblack.bsky.social · 17h
#maga #gop #republicans #Ukraine #russia
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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johngora.bsky.social @johngora.bsky.social · 17h
Stupid is what he does best.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 21h
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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 20h
The ICE goon guy who shot a man in New York is just as awful as the rest of ICE
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Katja Wießner @kmarein.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ich bin so frei: *ALT, weil's stimmt!
Demoschild
YOU CAN'T FIX 
STUPID
BUT YOU CAN VOTE THEM OUT!
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Faecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome? No, thanks! edzardernst.com/2026/10/faec...
edzardernst.com
Faecal microbiota transplantation for irritable bowel syndrome? No, thanks!
Gut microbiota composition might have a role in the pathogenesis of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and faecal microbiota transplantation has been proposed as a means of restoring healthy gut microbio...
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Elon Musk received the "National Medal of Science" edzardernst.com/2026/10/elon...
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Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science was established to honour the men and women behind breakthrough discoveries in physics, biology, and mathematics that unlock human understanding.* Its companion, the Nati...
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Makalicha 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @iajulufo.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
BREAKING NEWS The title 'President of the US' (POTUS) has officially been changed to MORON OF THE UNITED STATES (MOTUS)
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Edzard Ernst @edzard.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science edzardernst.com/2026/10/elon...
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Elon Musk received the National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science was established to honour the men and women behind breakthrough discoveries in physics, biology, and mathematics that unlock human understanding.* Its companion, the Nati...
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M.B. @mjjbeaufils.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
H!tler was "a left-wing extremist" – oh, really? (via @edzard.bsky.social) edzardernst.com/2026/09/hitl...
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Hitler was “a left-wing extremist” – oh, really?
Adolf Hitler pursued an entirely left‑wing policy. He was a left‑wing radical, a left‑wing extremist. ("Adolf Hitler hat eine völlig linksgerichtete Politik gemacht. Er war ein Linksradikaler, Linksex...
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