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A Charlatan and a Cancer Claim: Harry Hoxsey’s War with American Medicine

Matthew McIntosh — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 15:16:25 +0000

Harry Hoxsey never produced credible evidence that his herbal tonic cured cancer, but every prosecution helped turn medical

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 15:03:25 +0000

Rio’s smallpox vaccine worked, but the state imposed it through institutions already associated with demolition, forced removal, and

Matthew McIntosh — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 04:07:25 +0000

People relied on plants to treat sickness long before modern pharmacies opened their doors. Early civilizations experimented with

Matthew McIntosh — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:58:52 +0000

During Granada’s Black Death, Ibn al-Khatib argued that plague followed people, garments, and possessions, forcing observation into conflict

Matthew McIntosh — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:26:07 +0000

Around 400 BCE, an anonymous Hippocratic writer rejected divine explanations for epilepsy, traced it to the brain, and

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 21:20:36 +0000

The microbes in your gut influence how your immune system reacts to bacteria and viruses. Introduction Takeaways Your

Matthew McIntosh — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:43:01 +0000

Oh, the marvelous wellness world. It never stops surprising us with all kinds of new products that can

Matthew McIntosh — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 18:45:43 +0000

Because, for me, the problem of internal worms was a very serious one, now I want to tell

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:33:22 +0000

Charming family scenes in Victorian adverts for children’s medicines were in stark contrast to some of the dangerous

Matthew McIntosh — Thu, 08 Nov 2018 18:30:08 +0000

In Ancient Greek texts, the king Lycaon is punished for misdeeds by being turned into a wolf. /