Conventional medicine is the most common type of medicine in the Western world. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is the term for treatments that are not part of mainstream healthcare. Many ...

Integrative medicine (IM) is an approach that combines conventional medicine with complementary treatments. The aim of IM is to treat the whole person, not just a health problem. Because IM is ...

Complementary therapies are often used to help address symptoms of chronic health conditions and improve overall well-being. But finding a qualified provider is essential to reap the benefits — here ...

After Marianne Sarcich underwent treatment for breast cancer in 2016, she called an acupuncturist in hopes of easing her cancer-related anxiety—but made sure to be upfront. “I told her right away that ...

In this post I describe the divergent perspectives of the dominant biomedical model of mental health care used in industrialized countries, and the increasing trend in the use of so-called ...

For people battling prostate cancer, the fight can feel like a contest between the disease and the doctors. Their body is the battlefield, but they may nonetheless feel marginalized—more bystander ...

Palbociclib Plus Letrozole as First-Line Therapy in Postmenopausal Asian Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer: Results From the Phase III, Randomized PALOMA-2 Study Of 432 patients surveyed, 66.9% were ...