A tireless skeptical activist, Mark Hanna is co-founder of the Society for Science Based Healthcare, blogger at SciBlogs and winner of the NZ Skeptics Society’s inaugural Skeptic of the Year award.
Personalised Supplements
1 August 2018
Can an online quiz give good recommendations for taking supplements? Stuff today published an article about two New Zealand companies that launched recently, Vitally and Wondermins, which each use online quizzes to sell “personalised vitamins”.
New rules for Pharmacists
1 May 2018
The Pharmacy Council has (finally) published their new Code of Ethics 2018.
Naturopaths can kill, but regulating them is not the answer
1 November 2017
On 27th August the Sunday Star Times published an article by Simon Maude on an unnamed naturopath whose inept attempts at cancer treatment led to the death of an Auckland woman last year: Naturopathy under microscope after cancer sufferers speak from under shadow of death
Steffan Browning and the Green Party
1 August 2017
Steffan Browning will leave his role as an MP next year, which is a great opportunity for the Green Party to ditch their anti-science baggage.
ACC and Acupuncture
1 February 2015
How much does the ACC spend on acupuncture? Mark Hanna investigates.
Society for Science Based Healthcare - up and running
1 November 2014
A new group advocating a strong basis in rigorous science for the provision of safe and effective healthcare has been established in New Zealand. Mark Hanna explains.
Armchair activism and amber
1 August 2014
Mark Hanna reports on how to use the Advertising Standards Authority to fight back against the promotion of questionable therapies.