Chatbots May Be Effective Tool for Improving Lifestyle Habits, Study Finds
Photo Cred: TippaPatt/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge New research indicates that chatbots can help significantly improve sleep quality, diet, and physical activity levels. Published in Natural Digital Medicine, the research...
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Three Likely Applications of AI in Integrative Healthcare
Photo Cred: dindumphoto/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Over the past five years, the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have rapidly advanced, accomplishing tasks never thought possible by a machine. And...
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BMI Alone is Not a Complete Measure of Metabolic Health, Study Finds
Photo Cred: Loren_Zecena/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge A new study suggests that body mass index (BMI) may not be a sufficient indicator for metabolic health. Instead, researchers say a complete...
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Q&A: Overcoming the Hurdles of Incorporating Integrative Healthcare into Medical Training
Photo Cred: SeventyFour/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge Ideally, future medical training will not include a separate unit on functional and integrative medicine, according to Melinda Ring, MD, FACP, ABOIM, Director...
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Expanding Access to Integrative Medicine Through Shared Medical Appointments
Photo Cred: fizkes/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge The concept of shared medical appointments invites awareness to multiple dimensions of a person’s health, putting their health problems into context and encouraging...
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Aristo Vojdani Presented Linus Pauling Award
Photo Cred: Maxim Blinkov/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge The Institute of Functional Medicine (IFM) announced the recipient of its Linus Pauling Award at the Annual International Conference in Orlando, Florida...
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IHPC Highlights Top Policy Priorities
Photo Cred: alafarm/Shutterstock By Bill Reddy, LAc, DiplAc In its recent annual retreat and board meeting, the Integrative Health Policy Consortium (IHPC) identified its top five policy priorities for 2023,...
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University of Western States Collaborates with Institute for Functional Medicine on New Curriculum
Photo Cred: Create Jobs 51/Shutterstock By Avery St. Onge The University of Western States (UWS) and the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFM) announced the organizations will collaborate to integrate a...
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