BACKGROUND Interest in case studies has undergone a resurgence concurrent with increasing prioritization of illustrations of patient-centered care. However, substantial inclusion of the patient in these reports remains limited. Here, a doctor and patient collaborate to present her case report of self-directed mindfulness training and the subsequent changes in blood pressure, migraine frequency,...

India has a severe shortage of human resources for health. It has a shortage of qualifi ed health workers and the workforce is concentrated in urban areas. Bringing qualifi ed health workers to rural, remote, and underserved areas is very challenging. Many Indians, especially those living in rural areas, receive care from unqualifi ed providers. The migration of qualifi ed allopathic doctors an...

Interest is currently focused on healing systems lying outside the territory of conventional scientific medicine, but the boundary of orthodoxy is not always clear and shifting attitudes are reflected in changing preferences for labelling unorthodox medicine as "alternative", "fringe", or "complementary". Unorthodox therapies, being defined purely by exclusion from orthodoxy, show great diversi...

BACKGROUND The practice of naturopathy and Western herbal medicine (WHM) was built on traditional evidence but may be undergoing change with the advent of scientific evidence. The aims of this research were to provide a better understanding of practitioners' attitudes towards evidence, information sources, professional regulation and their knowledge about the evidence of commonly used complemen...

An outbreak of “Pneumonia Unknown Etiology” occurred in Wuhan, China, late December 2019. Later, the agent factor was identified and coined as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), disease named 2019 (COVID-19). In a shorter period, this newly emergent infection brought world to standstill. On 11 March 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers across globe have j...

OBJECTIVE To explore the experiences and perceptions of providing and receiving naturopathic care within the Aboriginal community served by community health centre Anishnawbe Health Toronto. METHODS This is an exploratory study using a descriptive qualitative approach to enable better understanding of the care provided to Aboriginal patients by naturopathic interns and clinician supervisors a...

Medicinal herbs have been used over the past centuries for restoring the body’s homeostatic balance. Contemporary use of herbal supplements remains widespread in many cultures as treatment for specific ailments. Many possess cardiovascular actions, and some interact with cardiac medications. However, there is variable scientific evidence with respect to their safety and efficacy, and few have b...

Complementary and Alternative Health Care (CAHC) is the primary source of health care for over 70% of the world’s population. The aim was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of undergraduate pharmacy students towards CAHC, as well as to establish their training needs for CAHC. A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst undergraduate pharmacy students during October 2002 at a South Afri...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the current safety culture around the use of spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) by regulated health professionals in Canada and to explore perceptions of readiness for implementing formal mechanisms for tracking associated adverse events. METHODS Fifty-six semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted with professional leaders...

Background: Risk perception for a disease significantly influence practice related to it. The study examined the perceived risk of tobacco use in COVID-19 causation and severity among healthcare professionals (HCPs) India. Methods: We carried out this explorative cross-sectional online survey 687 HCPs across India during December 2020 using self-administered, structured ‘google form’ (an data c...