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Trippy breathwork isn't for everyone

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the FDA Food And Drug Administration headquarters (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

RFK's war on public health under Trump

Elizabeth Hlavinka
Teenage girl practicing EFT or Emotional freedom technique (Getty Images/Madeleine_Steinbach)

Can you EFT tap your anxiety away?

Elizabeth Hlavinka
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Alternative treatments can't beat cancer

Christopher Curley - Healthline
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"Rabid dog saliva": Hot new remedy?

Keith A. Spencer
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The dangers (and potentials) of kratom

C. Michael White - The Conversation
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Can telemedicine solve opioids?

Jamey Lister - The Conversation
Kurt Andersen (Random House/Thomas Hart Shelby/AP/Paul Sancya/Photo montage by Salon)

Kurt Andersen in "Fantasyland"

Andrew O'Hehir
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GOOP's "illegal health claims"

Alessandra Maldonado
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Emily Bazar - KFF Health News

Reynard Loki - Alternet

Susan Sered - Alternet
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Cinnamon can't cure diabetes!

Lindsay Abrams
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Joanna Rothkopf
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No, cancer is not a fungus

Lindsay Abrams
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Joanna Rothkopf
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The battle for medicine's soul

Erika Janik
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Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
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