The number of osteopathic doctors has increased dramatically. People still don’t know what they are. By Teddy Rosenbluth By most measures, osteopathic medicine is a profession in its prime. The number ...

Western and Eastern medicine refers to two different systems of medicine. Western medicine prescribes specific drugs for a disease. In contrast, Eastern medicine focuses on treating the person as a ...

A preventive medicine physician is a doctor who has experience in public health as well as clinical care. This allows them to provide insight and expertise in the prevention of injury, disease, and ...

No less than a reckoning with modern medicine is what Rupa Marya and Raj Patel lay out in Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, published last week. The healthcare system that many ...

Andrea Amalfitano is Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine, and the Osteopathic Heritage Foundation Professor of Pediatrics, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University. Dr ...

Allopathic medicine is another term for conventional, or modern Western medicine. It is an evidence-based system where doctors and other healthcare professionals treat symptoms using conventional ...

Nearly 3 in 4 US physicians who responded to a recent Medscape poll say they see the practice of medicine as a calling rather than as a good profession or a job. This was equally true of male and ...

What Is a Functional Medicine Doctor? Functional medicine doctors use specialized training and techniques to find the root causes of chronic illnesses. They work holistically, considering the full ...

Concierge medicine offers personalized healthcare with benefits like more time with your doctor and 24/7 access. But it comes at a cost. Concierge medicine is a healthcare model that gives you more ...

Michigan Medicine should remember and celebrate its best, not its worst. It could start by retracting Dr. Jack Kevorkian’s name from its list of “leaders and best” and recommitting itself to the ...