Role of complementary therapies begins to expand for chronic kidney disease patients

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Researchers and clinicians in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and beyond are intensifying their exploration of how integrative health therapies might enhance treatment of patients with chronic kidney disease. This common illness, affecting approximately 37 million adults in the United States, is complicated to treat because most people are asymptomatic in its early stages, leaving the practitioner to work with sicker patients by the time care is sought. Conventional medicine takes a…