An investigation into alternative medicine raises questions about oversight in Georgia

Alternative medicine and wellness clinics have become increasingly common across Georgia, offering treatments that promise relief for chronic pain, cancer, autism, Alzheimer’s disease and other conditions.

But a new investigative series from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution raises questions about how closely those practices are monitored and whether patients have enough information to make informed decisions.

The series, “Risky Medicine,” examines Georgia’s medical oversight system, finding that the state’s medical board disciplines physicians at a lower rate than nearly every other state while hundreds of clinics market treatments that often lack strong scientific evidence.