There’s a new website in town courtesy of everyone’s favourite quack Doctor Mehmet Oz. Sharecare is essentially a giant Yahoo Answers-esque medical advice site where healthcare professionals answer your medical questions.
The result is a pretty mixed bag.
Doc Oz is hardly known for his support for scientific medicine, routinely pimping SCAMS (Supplements, Complimentary and Alternative Medicines) and this mentality is definitely reflected on his answers on the site.
It’s not all bad though. despite Dr. Oz’s odd note that vaccines may trigger autism in genetically predisposed children (bullshit!), he also claims it is not linked to the current “epidemic” (also bullshit – more diagnoses are due to better diagnostics. For more info check out this amazing article debunking the autism-vaccine link).
There are droves of articles on the benefits of SCAMs, but if you ignore that section the advice is generally in line with what the average physician would tell you. That being said, take ANYTHING there with a grain of salt. Consult your doctor before undergoing ANY medical treatment, alternative or not.
I’ll be posting a more in-depth review of the site soon.
