Incorrect Medical Beliefs

False Beliefs in Health Care | Journal of Ethics

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/issue/false-beliefs-health-care

False beliefs about health care can be quickly and widely perpetuated online, with serious consequences. This month on Ethics Talk, we spoke with Dr. Jennifer McCormick, Dr. Albert Ko, and Dr. Diane Griffin about why it’s important for clinicians to …

Why Health Professionals Should Speak Out Against …

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/why-health-professionals-should-speak-out-against-false-beliefs-internet/2018-11

49 False Health Myths Debunked by Science - Business …

https://www.businessinsider.com/worst-science-health-body-myths-2016-8

Medical Breakthroughs That Were Initially Ridiculed or …

https://www.medscape.com/features/slideshow/medical-breakthroughs

Less well known is the bitter and long-running resistance to Pasteur's ideas spearheaded by Pierre Béchamp, a successful French chemist and biologist. Béchamp, a …

Why do some people believe health misinformation?

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/why-do-some-people-believe-health-misinformation

A survey found people who have lower education and income levels, a distrust of the health system, or an interest in alternative treatments are more likely to believe …

Seven times the medical establishment got …

https://www.trtworld.com/life/7-times-the-medical-establishment-got-it-wrong-167992

The medical establishment — comprising of doctors, regulatory authorities, licensing bodies, patenting offices and of course the pharmaceuticals — is often seen …

10 Insane Medical Beliefs From The Past

https://listverse.com/2014/10/04/10-insane-medical-beliefs-from-the-past/

One doctor, Nicolas Monardes, claimed that tobacco could cure 36 different health problems, including cancer. People even thought smoking cured asthma. …

10 Common Medical Beliefs that are …

https://unbelievable-facts.com/2017/10/medical-myths.html

While entering a hospital premise we are often greeted with the sign: “Switch off your mobile.” It is a common belief that cell phones cause electromagnetic interference which can …

The 10 Most Insane Medical Practices in …

https://www.cracked.com/article_15669_the-10-most-insane-medical-practices-in-history.html

Yup, throughout history there are those who believed the key to good health (and terrible body odor) was wallowing in one's own excretions. It was said to cure an …

10 Common Beliefs You Probably Have …

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-common-beliefs-you-probably-have-wrong.html

Wrong: We only have five senses. Right: We actually have at least nine senses, while most scientists believe that we have around 21. Basically, a “sense” is a sensory system …