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Archive of selected media coverage and interviews:
March 11, 2019
Gizmodo – Why do people believe in pseudoscience? by Daniel Kolitz
November 15, 2018
Nature – Daily briefing: Coral scientist, former naturopath win Maddox prize
November 14, 2018
The Guardian – Former naturopath and scientist share John Maddox prize by Hannah Devlin
March 27, 2018
The Guardian – The naturopath whistleblower: “It’s surprisingly easy to sell snake oil” by Hannah Devlin
January 22, 2018
Motherboard – The Former Naturopath Who Became a Whistleblower on the Industry by Kaleigh Rogers
January 17, 2018
TechDirt – Quack Doctor Treating Cancer With Baking Soda Sues Skeptic For Questioning Her Cancer Treatment Methods by Tim Cushing
September 30, 2017
Quartz –The journey of a “doctor” who joined the cult of alternative medicine and then broke out of it by Akshat Rathi
July 6, 2017
National Post – Naturopaths not ‘real’ doctors, despite video claims they are ‘medically trained’: critics by Sharon Kirkey
June 21, 2017
Motherboard – A former naturopath told us how she sold a detox scam by Kaleigh Rogers
October 20, 2016
STAT – ‘Essentially Witchcraft’: A former naturopath takes on her colleagues by Megan Thielking
September 9, 2016
CBC Radio’s White Coat Black Art with Dr. Brian Goldman (interview)
Ex-ND Britt Hermes on why she quit naturopathy
June 22, 2016
This Week in Science (interview)
Britt Marie Hermes re: naturopathy v. medicine
May 31, 2016
Forbes – Why Is Big Naturopathy Afraid Of This Lone Whistleblower? by Kavin Senapathy #AANPwhistleblower
April 13, 2016
The Ryan Jespersen Show – 630 AM (interview)
Former naturopath speaks out against naturopathy
April 10, 2016
CBC Radio – The 180 with Jim Brown (interview)
April 4, 2016
National Post – Should naturopaths be restricted from treating children after tragic death of Alberta toddler? by Sharon Kirkey
March 22, 2016
CW6 San Diego – Daily Dose with Neda Iranpour
March 13, 2016
NewsTalk 770 AM – Kingkade and Breakenridge (interview)
September 20, 2015
KPLU 88.5 FM – Sound Effect with Gabriel Spitzer (interview)
September 8, 2015
CBC Radio One – On the Coast with Stephen Quinn (interview)
September 2, 2015
Vox – Why one naturopath quit after watching her peers treat cancer patients by Julia Belluz
May 15, 2015
The Prism Podcast – Episode 45, with Jason Luchtefeld and Grant Ritchey (interview)
March 21, 2015
Skeptics’ Guide to the Universe – Podcast #506 (on my writing for ScienceBasedMedicine.org)
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