There's a stunning investigative story this week from the Seattle Times about "energy medicine devices" that are big-time scams. Patients are told they can cure cancer, AIDS and other terrible diseases, but they don't do anything. The FDA has tried to crack down, but the companies making these machines have simply moved overseas.
The Part I story is compelling from start to finish. I was just agape at how people could fall for such trickery. I'm guessing this investigation will lead to some major changes in oversight of these devices and possibly a Pulitzer Prize for the Times. On a sidenote...the two reporters on this story each have a long track record of really great investigative stories.
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