Do Bee Stings Really Work For Arthritis? A Scientific Exploration

A question science hasn’t cracked yet.

Stephanie Jyet Quan Loo
The Microscope
Published in
11 min readMar 24, 2024

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Between 1994 and 2016, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland reported more than 4000 cases of deaths attributed to anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. Half of these cases were attributed to insect venom, with bee stings accounting for 10%. Meanwhile, in the United States, an average of 72

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