Kaptchuk Archives
Ted Kaptchuk is one of the pioneers of Chinese medicine in the West and has a forty year association with Kan Herb Company as an herbal formulator. For the last thirty years he has been primarily occupied as a researcher, scholar, and teacher at Harvard Medical school mostly focused on placebo effects, and, secondarily, on East Asian medicine, acupuncture, and methodology. He is a Professor of Medicine and Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine.
Ted has published over 300 peer-reviewed publications. They have not been easily available to the TCM community. Kan Herbs has recently received a trove of his publications with permission to disseminate to the profession. As a courtesy to Kan's customers and to the community in general, we have decided to send out one of his papers each month. Please register for Kan's e-news to get these updates. Attached is a sample publication. Your name will never be shared with anyone and you can remove your name anytime and it will not be shared.
Gold Standard or Golden Calf?
Our first paper in the series is an older publication, yet it remains highly relevant. Titled “The double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial: Gold standard or golden calf?” and published in the Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, it offers a thoughtful critique of the limitations and assumptions underlying randomized trials. We’ve included the article here for your review and enjoyment.
Ted Kaptchuk's Most Recent Article - Exclusively on kanherb.com
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Ted KaptchukProfessor of Medicine, Harvard University and author of The Web That Has no Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine
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