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Combination treatment improves symptoms of agitated delirium in end-of-life cancer patients

Treatment with a combination of haloperidol and lorazepam reduced symptoms of agitated delirium, a common end-of-life condition for patients with advanced cancers, compared with haloperidol alone, according to a new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

16 Sep 2024

Sanders-Brown Center on Aging unveils new program to boost brain health for dementia patients, caregivers

The University of Kentucky's Sanders-Brown Center on Aging has introduced a groundbreaking initiative, Brain Health Activities, aimed at supporting individuals with dementia and their caregivers.

5 Aug 2024

India invests $85 million to boost WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre

Worldwide, traditional medicine is used by billions of people for their health and well-being. At a signing ceremony in Geneva, the Government of India committed US$ 85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre.

1 Aug 2024

Study finds high levels of heavy metals in U.S. cocoa products

A new study from George Washington University found a disquieting percentage of cocoa products in the U.S. contain heavy metals that exceed guidelines, including higher concentrations in organic products.

31 Jul 2024

Study finds limited evidence for massage therapy's effectiveness in pain relief

A study in JAMA Network Open reviews evidence on massage therapy's effectiveness in relieving pain, finding moderate certainty for some conditions but overall low certainty for most.

21 Jul 2024

Study shows feasibility of paper-based patient-reported outcomes in integrative health and medicine

Led by a team of researchers at University Hospitals Connor Whole Health, a new study finds that collecting paper-based patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures of pain, anxiety, and stress is feasible – and that provider, operational, and clinical-level factors impact successful completion more so than patient factors.

25 Jun 2024

Listening to mindfulness audio recordings eases side effects of radiation therapy

Men with prostate cancer who are treated with radiation therapy experience significant side effects such as fatigue, sleep problems, anxiety and depressive symptoms. But listening to mindfulness audio recordings significantly eased those symptoms, a new Northwestern Medicine study has found.

30 Apr 2024

Study shines light on the well-being challenges faced by women in healthcare

Study reviews the well-being of women in healthcare, highlighting the impact of work-life balance, professional autonomy, and supportive environments on their mental health and job satisfaction.

25 Feb 2024

Pre-pandemic exercise tied to lower odds of COVID-19 infection and hospitalization

A cohort study of older adults found that those who followed recommended exercise guidelines before the pandemic had significantly lower odds of being infected or hospitalized from COVID-19 than those who did not follow guidelines.

13 Feb 2024

New guidelines aim to improve reporting of biofield therapy trials

New guidelines for reporting clinical trials of biofield therapies are presented in the peer-reviewed Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine (JICM). Biofield therapies (BFTs), such as External Qigong, Healing Touch, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch, are a related group of integrative medicine interventions in which practitioners use their hands on or above a client's body to stimulate healing and well-being.

7 Feb 2024

Study reveals acupuncture and massage as effective pain management in advanced cancer

In a clinical trial, acupuncture and massage therapy significantly reduced pain, fatigue, and insomnia, enhancing quality of life in advanced cancer patients over 26 weeks.

16 Nov 2023

Insights and new directions in basic, clinical research into neurodegenerative diseases

A special supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, published by IOS Press, presents insights and new directions in both basic and clinical research into neurodegenerative diseases.

28 Sep 2023

Editorial proposes an innovative systems medicine approach to address clinician burnout

A new editorial published in the Heart and Mind journal proposes an innovative systems medicine approach to address the epidemic of clinician burnout and holistically improve clinician mental health and wellbeing (Heart and Mind: September 18, 2023. | DOI: 10.4103/hm.HM-D-23-00013, published ahead of print).

22 Sep 2023

Expert consensus on how to help patients with chronic pain get adequate care and coverage

The pendulum of opioid prescribing for pain has swung sharply in the last decade, as the epidemic of opioid overuse, addiction and overdose led policymakers and health care providers to ratchet back on the prescriptions patients receive.

14 Aug 2023

Study describes the scope and integration of music therapy program within UH medical centers

A new study from University Hospitals (UH) Connor Whole Health describes the scope and integration of their music therapy program within10 UH medical centers.

14 Jul 2023

UCSF's new pain clinic in Walnut Creek offers hope for children with chronic pain

Each year, too many kids in the East Bay suffer needlessly from pain related to long-term serious illness, including migraines, joint and abdominal pain, sickle cell anemia and more. A new UCSF Health pain clinic in Walnut Creek is opening to provide relief.

11 Jul 2023

Quantum medicine: the way forward?

Study examines how quantum physics can contribute to medicine.

7 Jul 2023

Massage therapists ease the pain of hospice patients — but aren’t easy to find

Ilyse Streim views massage for people in hospice care as “whispering to the body through touch.”

8 Jun 2023

Fred Hutch experts highlight research on cancer treatment advances, survivorship and precision oncology at ASCO

At the 2023 American Society for Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting—to be held June 2-6 in Chicago, Illinois—Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center experts will present research spanning survivorship, advances in treatments and clinical trials, how access to cancer care affects outcomes, integrative medicine and more.

5 Jun 2023

Practicing integrative neuro-oncology to improve care for brain tumor patients

The University of Cincinnati's Soma Sengupta, MD, PhD, published an article in the Journal of Neuro-Oncology April 25 discussing her journey and approach to practicing integrative neuro-oncology.

26 Apr 2023