Friends of Science in Medicine
What’s been happening around the world of science and medicine.
FSM executive member, Ian Musgrave, explains some misleading new reports about the potential effects of tea tree oil on fertility. Click on the link below to read the article in The Conversation:
https://theconversation.com/tea-tree-oil-may-affect-fertility-the-eu-says-a-pharmacologist-explains-why-thats-so-misleading-281125… [Read more...]
From the Australian Medical Association, 15 January, 2026:
“The AMA is concerned patients are often insufficiently aware that a majority of complementary and alternative treatments lack adequate scientific evidence for effectiveness. Accessing these treatments without professional medical guidance introduces potential risk to patients. Complementary and … [Read more...]
Marcello Costa, one of the founders of Friends of Science In Medicine, died in April 2024. At the time of his death, he was working on an extended essay aimed at the general reader entitled One Physics for World and Mind: A framework for understanding … [Read more...]
Friends of Science in Medicine has a new website address:
https://www.scienceinmedicine.au
This replaces the previous address, www.scienceinmedicine.org.au, which is no longer active. If you have links to the FSM home page, please adjust them accordingly. If you have links to specific posts or pages, … [Read more...]
On 19 July, Hubertus Jersmann (who had requested the meeting) and Paul Rolan met Mark Butler MP, Federal Minister for Health, in Adelaide. Paulina Stehlik was present via weblink, as was one of the Minister’s policy advisors.
The Minister had read the briefing document and … [Read more...]
Ivermectin goes from being the new hydroxychloroquine to being the new MMS: “I don’t know if this is truly an immutable law, but it seems that way to me: Among quacks, the use of given quackery for any given condition … [Read more...]
We are saddened to announce that The SkepDoc Dr. Harriet Hall has passed away: Over the years, we at FSM have often benefited from the writings of our Friend Dr Harriet Hall. It is deeply sad to lose such … [Read more...]
What does “anti-vaccine” really mean since the pandemic hit? Dr Gorski writes on how the meaning of the term “anti-vaccine” has changed since the pandemic. (Spoiler, it hasn’t changed much).
Many people dismiss the term “anti-vaccine” as mere reflexive labelling. … [Read more...]
How the “Don’t take this medication with grapefruit juice” warning originated: “Grapefruit eater/drinker? Check your medications! Several dozen drugs have subsequently been shown to be potentially affected by grapefruit. David Bailey died last month at age 77. If you ever receive … [Read more...]