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Quackery, often synonymous with health fraud, is the promotion [1] of fraudulent or ignorant medical practices. A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess; a charlatan or snake oil salesman". [2]
Ruth Beymer Drown (October 21, 1891 – March 13, 1965) [1] born in Colorado was an American alternative medicine practitioner, chiropractor and proponent of radionics.She invented radio devices which she claimed could cure any patient in the world, just from blood-sampling.
Synonyms for charlatan include shyster, quack, or faker. Quack is a reference to quackery or the practice of dubious medicine, including the sale of snake oil , or a person who does not have medical training who purports to provide medical services.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. American fraudster and pseudoscientist Kevin Trudeau Trudeau in 2022 Born 1962 or 1963 (age 61–62) Nationality American Occupations Author television personality Known for Promoting alternative medicine and questionable diet and financial remedies Founding the International Pool Tour ...
Alfred Steinschneider (US), a medical doctor formerly based at Upstate Medical University, in 1972 developed the theory, published in the journal Pediatrics that SIDS was caused by prolonged sleep apnea, [175] [176] although none of his research or research conducted subsequently by others supported the theory.
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The physician William Nolen investigated psychic surgery and his book Healing: A Doctor in Search of a Miracle (1974) uncovered many cases of fraud. [35] Tony Agpaoa a famous psychic surgeon was several times detected in trickery. [36] Stage magician James Randi said psychic surgery is a sleight of hand confidence trick. He said that in ...
Elizabeth Holmes, convicted of 4 counts of felony fraud in January 2022 – three counts of wire fraud, and one of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for misleading investors on the biotech company Theranos, a diagnostics company claiming to be able to perform multianalyte clinical chemistry using unsound liquid-handling tech. Company results were ...