Medical Ethics/Halachah: Alternative Medicine

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February 14 2021
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2h 3min 54s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Ethics

References: Shabbat: 67A ,  Shabbat: 61A ,  Shabbat: 61B ,  Yoma: 83A ,  Bava Kamma: 85A  

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What is "alternative" or "complementary" medicine, and does Halachah permit its use alongside conventional medical treatment? May one prescribe a treatment for its placebo effect, without disclosing to the patient that it does not have any tested medical benefits? Part 2 is at https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/989783/

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