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Cyriac Abby Philips is an Indian hepatologist and clinician-scientist. He is known for his views of complementary and alternative medicine. He is popularly known as "The Liver Doc" on social media where he frequently discusses his findings and research work on effects caused by alternative medicines.
Early life
Philips was born in Kottayam, in the state of Kerala, the third of four siblings.
Career
In 2019, Philips co-authored a paper analyzing the death of a woman who died after taking Herbalife's dietary supplements, which was later retracted by Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. The retraction was undone, after microbiologist Elisabeth Bik and Retraction Watch, published the paper on their respective blogs.
Philips works as a senior consultant hepatologist at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi.
Social media activism
Philips is known for airing his views of Ayurveda, Homeopathy and other alternative medicine systems. According to him, the "principles and practice of ayurveda are based on essentially observations from an ancient past scientific rigour”. He has a PR team on social media and has had lawsuits from Kerala State Medical Council for Indian Systems of Medicine, Ayurveda Medical Association of India, and various ayurvedic medicine manufacturers. In a research published in Hepatology Communications, Philips and other researchers concluded that Homeopathic remedies can potentially result in liver injuries. He claims, "Homeopathy is not medicine, but a form of quackery."
On 28 September 2023, Dr. Abby Philips' X account was suspended after an interim injunction order was passed by a Bengaluru court for defaming Himalaya Wellness Company However, Philips maintains that his allegations against Himalaya Wellness Company are " science-backed and evidence-backed" and that all the analysis which he had done are available.
Personal life
He is the son of Padma Shri recipient, Philip Augustine
External links
Cyriac Abby Philips on Twitter
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Cyriac Abby Philips
- Samantha Ruth Prabhu
- Himalaya Wellness Company
- Philip Augustine
- Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College and Hospital
- Herbalife
