Kristen Sparrow, MD

Hong Kong Acupuncture Conference: Cited in PubMed

Hong Kong Acupuncture I had posted on my comments for the Acupuncture Conference in Hong Kong in 2024.  But I didn’t realize until today that...

Review of Acupuncture Effectiveness 2017 to 2022

This is a survey of the acupuncture research and what the studies show.  10 conditions seems a pretty low number except that “chronic pain” is...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Science: Acupuncture and Anatomy, Potential for Medicine’s future

I am linking to a New York Times article on new anatomy discoveries that help to explain how acupuncture works based on a type of...

Acupuncture for Insomnia

Good sleep for long life We’ve discussed acupuncture for insomnia before on the blog. Here, here and here. Insomnia Pathogenesis and Multidimensional Mechanisms of Acupuncture:...

Deprescribing: Do No Harm

For those who have read my book and the chapter on Do No Harm, might remember some of the hazards of modern medicine.  For example,...

Downsides to GlP-1’s

FDA Data Reveal Different Risks for GLP-1s Recent FDA adverse event analyses on GLP-1 drugs are generating headlines—but the details matter. These reports rely on...

Reducing Iatrogenic Damage: First, Do No Harm

There is active work going on to implement anti-iatrogenic efforts in Andalusia, Spain.  If you read my book, “Radical Resilience” you may remember my chapter...

Acupuncture Effective For Low Back Pain In Older Adults:NIH Study Shows

    Acupuncture:   An NIH-funded clinical trial called BackInAction examined whether acupuncture could improve outcomes for older adults (65+) with chronic low back pain—a condition...

The GLP-1 Experiment

I’m trying to get up to speed on the Glp-1 phenomenon.  As always, I’m slow to recommend or adopt new medications, with a 7 year...

Peptides: Hype or Real?

I’ve been hearing some rumblings about peptides, but, again, I kind of wait to see if anything seems legitimate. As it is now, it’s the...