More than half of all healthcare practitioners, or 57 percent, said that on “most days” they feel more attached to computers than their patients, according to a recent survey conducted at the Integrative Health and Medicine conference. In addition, 65 percent of healthcare practitioners have considered leaving medicine because it was no longer rewarding, according […]
Anyone who’s ever stepped foot in a dentist’s office or walked by the pretzel stand at the mall recognizes the link between scent and the brain. Aromatherapy, then, logically makes sense. But proving scientifically that certain smells can calm people, or help people fall asleep, is a different story. While it’s been around since ancient […]
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Stress is with us all the time. Issues at work or at home, getting a traffic ticket, the grocery store out of your favorite yogurt. Life has stresses. We can go to the doctor and ask for a pill or we can learn to deal with our stresses effectively without much medication. Acute stress is […]
Does old age necessarily mean declining health and cognition or can one age gracefully with a high quality of life? This was another topic discussed at the recent Health and Wellness conference organized by the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine. Steven Gambert, MD, Professor of Medicine and Surgery and Director of Geriatric Medicine […]
Is it possible that health care can become more effective, more personalized, more attuned to real health and wellness in a manner that truly benefits you the customer? At the recent health and wellness conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine there was a panel discussion moderated by […]
Can integrative medicine add value to standard western practices? Some would say absolutely not; others point to new scientific evidence that demonstrates the value of specific modalities in specific situations. Health care is complex, expensive and often depersonalizing. It shouldn’t be. At the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine, the staff focuses on evaluating […]
Small practices play a critical role in healthcare delivery, but they cannot continue to absorb ever-increasing administrative demands without consequences.