In Mexico, New Mothers Are Seeking Out Old Rituals

Some women in the country’s capital are turning to midwives who they say offer a more holistic approach to care than hospitals usually provide.

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Rare but Serious Complication Shows Flu’s Potential Harm

Acute necrotizing encephalopathy, or A.N.E., can result from influenza or other infections, including Covid-19.

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Tourists Go to Siquijor Island in the Philippines for ‘Magic’ Healing

Siquijor, in the Philippines, it trying to capitalize on a centuries-old association with the occult.

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Unregulated Sexual Stimulants Flood West Africa

Unregulated sexual stimulants are flooding West Africa, posing major health risks that officials are scrambling to address.

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Can Cosmetic Acupuncture Be the New Botox?

In the age of #notox, can cosmetic acupuncture be the new Botox?

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New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

The government has permitted Dr. Cameron Lacey, a psychiatrist, to prescribe psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for depression.

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Kennedy Says ‘Charlatans’ Are No Reason to Block Unproven Stem Cell Treatments

The U.S. health secretary said people should have access to experimental therapies including unregulated stem cells. But some methods have resulted in blindness, tumors and other injuries.

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An Expensive Alzheimer’s Lifestyle Plan Offers False Hope, Experts Say

Thousands of people have paid for Dale Bredesen’s unconventional program to reverse Alzheimer’s symptoms. The medical establishment says there’s little to no proof it works.

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Virginia Farmers Are Reviving a Tradition of Harvesting Herbs

Farmers have banded together to make the market for herbal supplements and remedies, part of Appalachia’s cultural heritage, more sustainable and more profitable.

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‘How Do I Survive?’: Tariffs Threaten U.S. Market for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Dispensary owners say a protracted trade war would harm a niche but popular sector in which imported herbs are prescribed to treat colds, pain and other ailments.

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