Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Medical Ethics,  Medicine,  Science & Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Ethics

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

Description

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/