Does homeopathy work? Health, controversy and the holes in modern medicine - Don't Drink the Milk

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Can we cure loneliness with diluted extracts of the Berlin Wall? Or COVID with diluted arsenic? Host Rachel Stewart follows the story of how a maverick medic from eastern Germany harnessed the placebo effect and exported it worldwide. A journey across two centuries and three continents, from doctors’ surgeries to supermarket shelves and right into government. What does the popularity of this alternative medicine tell us about patients, mental health and misinformation?

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Interviewees featured in this episode:

Natalie Grams, Host of "Grams' Sprechstunde" podcast: https://pod.link/1497125021
Edzard Ernst, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter
Kushali Gambhir, Homeopath
Abby Philips, "The Liver Doc"
Britt Hermes, scientist and medical writer

Thanks also to Michelle Dossett of the University of California, Davis for her insights into placebo research.

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Chapters:

00:00 Finding homeopathy
01:40 In the laboratory
02:50 What is homeopathy?
06:31 German thoughts on homeopathy
09:28 Homeopathy's invention in Germany
12:20 The placebo effect and clinical trials
13:38 What's the harm?
15:04 Controversies surrounding homeopathy in Germany today
17:22 Visiting a German pharmacy
19:20 A quiz on homeopathic ingredients
24:09 Homeopathy in India
37:15 Conclusion
39:50 Credits