COVID-19 has created an environment of increased levels of loneliness and social isolation. According to the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, prior to the pandemic approximately 20% of adults said they...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused an immense amount of stress and upheaval - affecting daily routines, social structures, work environments, family life, living situations, financial stability, and coping mechanisms - and has ultimately resulted...
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) Stephen E. Straus Distinguished Lecture Series features lectures by leading figures in science and medicine. The next upcoming lecture, "All Health Is Not Created Equal:...
On November 25, 2020, the Governor of Washington, Jay Inslee, made a new Proclamation (20-24.2) regarding the provision of non-urgent health care in response to current COVID-19 concerns. This proclamation amends Proclamations 20-05 and...
Knowledge of the novel coronavirus continues to evolve. Current understanding supports that COVID-19 is primarily transmitted by respiratory droplets. Information about COVID-19 transmission from the CDC and WHO is compiled below. Droplet: Respiratory droplets...
The State of Oregon has allocated $10 million from the federal CARES Act funding to offer masks and gloves to qualifying Oregon small businesses. To be eligible for this free personal protective equipment (PPE),...
The western medicine conception of breath and breathing focuses on moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate the exchange of gasses (mostly oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide) between the internal and...
[caption id="attachment_92970" align="alignright" width="600"] Chart Source: CDC[/caption] As cold and flu season is upon us, there are some integrative healthcare (IH) approaches that can help to alleviate some of the associated symptoms. According to the...
An August 2020 report by the National Governors Association highlighted the clear risks that opioids pose and the importance of increasing access to non-opioid forms of pain management as a strategy to confront the...