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Ultimate Guide: Using In-Person, Community Events to Gain More Patients
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Case Study: Treatment of Plantar Fasciitis with Acupuncture and Tuina
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New Study Says Egg Consumption Does Not Contribute to Stroke
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Commentary: One Third of Cancer Patients Use Complementary and Alternative Therapies, but Don’t Tell Their Physicians
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Review on the Anti-Anxiety Effect of Aromatherapy During the First Stage of Labor
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Boot-Strapping a Research-Base: Naturopathy’s Scientific Journey via a Journal Special Issue
Non-naturopathic doctors will have at least these reasons to explore the Special Focus Issue on Naturopathy. One is the review of the necessary scientific work by that whole system profession’s researchers to examine multimodal and whole person treatment. Its the best concerted effort of any integrative health profession. A second
“Normalizing” Integrative Medicine in Large Delivery Organizations: Nancy Sudak, MD and the Essentia Model
Nancy Sudak, MD became known nationally as a leader in the board certification of integrative holistic medical doctors and then as the founding executive director of the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM). In these roles, Sudak knew the challenges of sustainability for integrative medicine models in large delivery
Huge Loss to US Pain Policy: Academy of Integrative Pain Management Shuts Down
For the past half decade, the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM) has carried the policy mantle for integrative pain treatment into ever more influential places. The beacons were the 2017 and 2018 Integrative Pain Care Policy Congress. The most recent convened 70 stakeholder organizations, including key payers and federal
Integrative Psychiatrist Scott Shannon, MD: The Phase III MDMA Trial and the Transformation of Psychotherapy
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Coming of the Light: The 2018 Integrator Top 10 for Policy and Action in Integrative Health and Medicine
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Portrait of a Medical Cannabis Clinical Practice: Shaping the Road Ahead
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