In recent years, advances in imaging have made acupuncture’s once-hidden effects increasingly visible. High-field fMRI scans ...

When a top journal like PNAS (Procedings of the Nationsl Academy of Science) publishes an article entitled "What’s the science behind acupuncture?", I must take notice. Here is my take on the (sadly d ...

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When the opioid addiction crisis began to surge in the U.S. about a decade ago, Dr. Medhat Mikhael spent a lot of time talking to his patients about other ways to heal pain besides opioids, from other ...

Acupuncture is one such ancient form of healing therapy that was introduced by the Chinese thousands of years earlier. In the modern world, many individuals use it as a natural cure for most health ...

People who go to acupuncturists—spending a lot of money and time—are invested in believing it works, in large part because they invested all that money and time. Source: Agitatus/Pixabay We like to ...