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Blogger reviews Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything

Original: 🆕 blog! “Book Review: Quackery - A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang” ★★★⯪☆ This is a cha

A new blog post reviews Lydia Kang's book "Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything", giving it three and a half stars. The reviewer calls it a charming and funny account of the many fake medical cures humans have promoted for money, while noting that some of the history is grim and occasionally distressing. It is a light but cautionary look at medical misinformation through history.

Why now: Interest in the history of medical quackery resonates amid ongoing concern over health misinformation.

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• 🆕 blog! “Book Review: Quackery - A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang” ★★★⯪☆ This is a charming and funny book all about the various ways humans have promoted fake medical cures in exchange for money. Despite the grim (and occasionally distressing)… · Edent · 4

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