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New review of Lydia Kang's Quackery history of fake cures
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 review gives three-and-a-half stars to Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything by Lydia Kang. The reviewer calls it a charming and funny account of how humans have promoted fake medical cures for money, while noting that some of the history is grim and occasionally distressing. The book's mix of humour and medical history is drawing interest among readers concerned about health misinformation.
Why now: Interest in medical misinformation makes a history of quack cures timely
Lydia KangQuackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything
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