A feel-good health story goes bad

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William M. London takes apart a Bakersfield TV station's credulous report on a local doctor who turned to "natural remedies and spiritual healing" after his terminal cancer diagnosis: "Perhaps viewers would have been interested in a follow-up story to see how long Dr. Dulan maintained his healing program and avoided use of prescription medication," London writes, before disclosing that Dulan died just two months later. More from Gary Schwitzer.

December 17, 2013

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