Blog about topics and events in Czech Republic by Atropos Skeptics Society
For the last month, the Czech media have been running sensational articles about a new polio therapy practiced by Peter Olšák, MD, at the world-famous Vesna Children’s Hospital in Janské Lázně. On February 1, Czech Radio ran the headline “Czech doctor treats paralysis with a combination of acupuncture and electrotherapy. His method is in demand…
Czech Cardinal Dominic Duka has responded to the latest developments in the case of the accusations against Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who has been accused of neglecting to investigate four cases of sexual harassment of minors by the clergy while he was Archbishop of Munich.Such a reaction is not surprising, since Duka himself was the…
Recently there have been articles in the media about the fact that in the “atheistic” Czech Republic there are fewer believers who profess to belong to specific churches. This is based on the results of the 2021 census. While in 1991 more than four and a half million people identified themselves as believers, twenty years…
Czech folk singer Hana Horká (57) from popular folk band Asonance died after catching COVID-19 on purpose in order to start having a “free life “. Catching the virus (as she believed) would allow her to avoid needing the vaccine, leading to her celebration upon learning she had contracted the virus.It should be noted that…
The information channels of the Zdravé fórum (Healthy Forum) show typical characteristics of a disinformation spreader. These characteristics are in particular: 1) Sharing disinformation and problematic websites.Zdravé fórum intensively shares the content of the following disinformation or highly problematic media.
New Year’s Eve, an excellent opportunity to test our paranormal abilities and, like many other skeptics, peek behind the curtain of time and tell us some kind of future. Our focus was on the year ahead and we had visions as bright as the sun of the New Year, completely apolitical and, unfortunately, without any…
At first – quick numbers: 8275 confirmed cases, 5058 recovered and 290 dead in Czech Republic. “SARS-CoV-2-CZ-Preval” Study shows that the degree of immunization of the Czech population is very low. In the most affected localities does not reach the value of 4% – 5%. 27000 tested people revealed 107 positive cases.The big news is…
Homeopathy is not a medical service, there is no scientific evidence, the court ruled this month. At the beginning there was a fine of almost €2.000 imposed by the Regional Council of the Zlín Region on a woman who provided homeopathy counseling. The fine was confirmed by the Ministry of Health. Both administrative bodies assume…
Minister of Health of the Czech Republic cautiously opposes the TCM and fails to fight homeopathy. Even worse, he advocates it. Let’s take a quick look into modern history of homeopathy in the Czech Republic:
The situation is not critical but also not good. Vaccination rates are declining, the number of cases of infection is rising. 94 patients has measles just in Prague since the beginning of the year: children and adolescents up to eighteen – 31 cases (9 children vaccinated, 6 was under 13 months of age and 16…