UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

In 1951, Andrew Ivy announced Krebiozen, a cancer drug, sparking a frenzy. Despite initial excitement, it was later denounced by the American Medical Association and led to fraud charges against Ivy and his associates. Matthew C. Ehrlich's book, 'The Krebiozen Hoax,' examines the drug's rise and fall, highlighting the dangers of medical misinformation and the pitfalls of hubris.

Study compares effectiveness of starting chronic pain treatment with standard rehabilitative care (SRC) vs. complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies using a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) Design. Both groups showed significant improvement up to six months, with CIH initially showing more improvement. Findings support expanding access to CIH approaches.