HD, MD

"HD" is an endocrinologist who blogs at Hormones Demystified.

February 7, 2019Feb 7, 2019

Last summer, I published a post called "Alternative Medicine is Kicking Our Ass." In it, I focused on one particularly slick alt-thyroid site that has done a masterful job of sowing doubt regarding the advice mainstream physicians give to our…

Last summer, I published a post called “Alternative Medicine is Kicking Our Ass.” In it, I focused on one particularly slick alt-thyroid site that has done a masterful job of sowing doubt regarding the advice mainstream physicians give to our patients about the thyroid. Not only that, but the site has called into question our competency as doctors, citing “evidence” that supposedly proves (it doesn’t) we …

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Advice for alternative medicine practitioners: Stay in your lane

HD, MD

November 5, 2017Nov 5, 2017

Dear alternative medicine, Hi, it's HD again. You may remember me from the last time we entered the squared circle, "Endocrinology vs. Naturopathy: Steel Cage Death Match." I had hoped that you might internalize a couple of the lessons I…

Dear alternative medicine,

Hi, it’s HD again. You may remember me from the last time we entered the squared circle, “Endocrinology vs. Naturopathy: Steel Cage Death Match.” I had hoped that you might internalize a couple of the lessons I tried to teach you: “Know your assay” and “know your pre-test probability” — but, shocker, it didn’t happen. You regrouped, and you’ve come back more formidable than …