Monthly Archives: December 2024

Reiki for Pain After Spay Surgery in Dogs? Please no!

Posted on December 19, 2024 by skeptvet

What Is It?Though I haven’t devoted a single post to the subject, I have mentioned Reiki many times and explained why it is one of the clearest examples of pseudoscientific nonsense out there. Believing Reiki has therapeutic benefits requires abandoning science and … Continue reading →

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What Does “FDA Approval” Mean for Vets and Pet Owners?

Posted on December 9, 2024 by skeptvet

I recently gave a lecture at a continuing education conference looking at how the regulation of veterinary treatments works, and how vets can use this process to help them make evidence-based treatment recommendations. Understanding what is required to claim a … Continue reading →

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NuQ Cancer Screening Test- Yes or No?

Posted on December 1, 2024 by skeptvet

ScreeningOne of the topics I have written about frequently here is screening—testing apparently healthy individuals to look for disease that hasn’t yet cause clinical symptoms. Screening is popular in human and veterinary medicine because of the widespread belief that the earlier … Continue reading →

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