Alternative Medicine News

The Healio news staff received an APEX award in the category of Writing/Topics for work on the potential role of psychedelics and alternative therapies for mental health issues and other medical conditions.

Medicine was an interesting thought as I was growing up with no medical people in my family.

Mushroom-containing nootropic gummies sold at gas stations and smoke shops in Virginia contained unlabeled psilocybin and psilocin, according to results of an investigation published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Healio has launched a new special report on medical cannabis that summarizes the current scientific research and incorporates expert opinion.

A daily vitamin D intake of 600 IU, as recommended by the National Academy of Medicine, is sufficient for most adults, and only a few groups may see benefits from higher levels, according to a presentation at ENDO 2024.

Self-administered acupressure, combined with a short education program, was a cost-effective method of pain relief that boosted mobility in adults with probable knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

As healers, we are most comfortable and confident when we can rely on the long-established armamentarium of countless medications created by the American pharmaceutical industry.

Life as a health care professional can be stressful, but there is a quick technique that can combat feelings of tension.

BOSTON — Editors of Annals of Internal Medicine compiled a list of studies published over the past year that they said have important implications for internal medicine physicians.