Lecture 2: What is CAM
Channel: JamesRandiFoundation
Date: 2015-11-27

Lecture 1 was about what science-based medicine is; this lecture is about what it isn’t and includes a discussion of placebo effects.

CAM stands for complementary and alternative medicine.

CAM was once defined as “stuff that isn’t taught in medical schools.”

CAM is a shortcut from idea to bedside, bypassing good science.

The growing popularity of CAM may be attributed to multiple factors, including misunderstandings about science and a distrust of the medical establishment.