Our current medical model often revolves around treating symptoms such as pain through pharmaceutical and surgical approaches, without addressing underlying causes through less invasive means. When ...

Integrative medicine blends conventional and complementary care, while functional medicine seeks to identify root causes of symptoms first and restore the function of the different body systems. When ...

Conventional medicine often focuses on diseases and symptoms, which can make people feel like they’re defined by their health problems. Integrative health is different. This approach looks at every ...

Integrated care is healthcare that crosses the boundaries of care settings, organizations, and specialty practices to provide comprehensive care to patients. The World Health Organization defines ...

Hospital-led Solutions to a Growing Crisis report outlines five hospital case studies showing how systems are integrating ...

In a healthcare system built on specialization, doctors often treat patients like a collection of symptoms rather than as whole people. A cardiologist manages blood pressure. A therapist addresses ...

Integrating behavioral health care with primary care improves pediatric outcomes, reducing PSC-17 scores, especially with behavioral health clinician encounters and psychotropic prescriptions.

Jessica Horwitz, MPH, FNP-C, emphasizes the importance of accessible preventive care and health education, the interconnectedness of mental and physical well-being, and the need for women, providers, ...

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MADISON – A lot can go wrong when primary care physicians refer patients with mental health conditions to counselors outside their clinics. Just 50% of patients referred for mental health care ever ...