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Nature As Medicine: Mind, Body, and Soil
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
David Victorson, Christina Luberto, and Karen Koffler. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 21 July 2021.
Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions and Opportunities
Peter Wayne Named Director of the Harvard Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
Peter Wayne, PhD, has been appointed to the role of director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Wayne has been engaged with the Osher Center from its establishment in 2001 and has played a critical role in its development over the past two decades.
Suggestions for Self-Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an atmosphere of uncertainty and isolation. Many are focusing on building a healthy lifestyle as a way to cope with this. Because Integrative Medicine emphasizes the promotion of wellbeing overall, Osher Collaborative members are well-positioned to provide support and resources to their patients and communities.
Integrative Approaches to the Immune System during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated greater interest in ways to strengthen the immune system. Our Collaborative members have shared their expertise on cultivating our body’s defense mechanisms with patients and with the broader community.
The Osher Collaborative and COVID-19
Osher Collaborative members are actively treating patients, engaging learners, publishing their perspectives, and developing research studies relevant to the COVID-19 outbreak.
New Study: Can an Algorithm Predict COVID-19 Infections?
UCSF Osher Center faculty member
Ashley Mason, PhD, has quickly launched a robust new study,
TemPredict, which aims to understand whether an algorithm can
predict the onset of symptoms, such as fever, cough, and fatigue,
associated with COVID-19. Participants wear a sensor, the Oura
Ring, that measures dermal body temperature, heart rate, and
related metrics.
Dr. Louise Aronson on COVID-19 and Ageism
UCSF Osher Center integrative geriatrician, Louise Aronson, MD, MFA, the author of the New York Times best seller Elderhood: Redefining Aging, Transforming Medicine, and Reimagining Life, has published multiple articles on ageism and COVID-19.
Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, Announced as Interim Director of the New Office for Well-Being
Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for Faculty Development has announced a new Office for Well-Being (OWB) for which Darshan Mehta, MD, MPH, will serve as interim director.
Keeping Integrative Medicine Continuing Medical Education on the Cutting Edge – and Compliant
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Melinda Ring, Iman Majd, and Darshan H. Mehta. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 11 March 2020.
Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions and Opportunities
Integrative Medicine Is a Good Prescription for Patients and Planet
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Aterah Z. Nusrat, Iman Majd, and Peter M. Wayne. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Published Online: 16 December 2019.
Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions and Opportunities
Integrative Medicine Physician – Psychiatry
UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine
The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and Department of Psychiatry seek an outstanding individual for a full-time faculty position as integrative medicine physician in the field of psychiatry.
Applications will continue to be accepted until Wednesday, Apr 7, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time).
Special Issue On Mindfulness
Current Opinion In Psychology August 2019
David Vago, PhD, Research Director of the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine and director of the Contemplative Neuroscience and Integrative Medicine (CNIM) Laboratory at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, along with Amit Bernstein, PhD, University of Haifa, Israel, and Thorsten Barnhofer, PhD, University of Surrey, edited the Special Issue on Mindfulness in Current Opinion in Psychology.
The Challenge of the Many Choices in the Practice of Integrative Medicine
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Martin Ingvar, Darshan H. Mehta, and Mats Lekander. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Published Online: 15 May 2019.
Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions and Opportunities
Integrative Palliative Care: Enhancing the Natural Synergy Between Integrative Health and Palliative Medicine
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Shelley R. Adler, Lucille R. Marchand, and Nancy Heap. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Published Online: 13 March 2019.
Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions and Opportunities
Dr. Helen Weng Included in 10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement
10 Powerful Women of the Mindfulness Movement
Article excerpt:
For Helen Weng, her work as a neuroscientist, her lived experience as the child of Taiwanese immigrants, and her mindfulness practice are inseparable. Weng has spent the last 14 years investigating the neurobiological mechanisms of mindfulness meditation. What she’s observed as a racialized person in mindfulness circles has made her want to do things differently—and help to change the conversation for other minorities who meditate.
Helene Langevin, M.D., sworn in as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Helene Langevin, M.D., was sworn in as director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) on November 26, 2018. Prior to her arrival, she worked at the Osher Center for Integrative Medicine, jointly based at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston. Dr. Langevin served as director of the Osher Center and professor-in-residence of medicine at Harvard Medical School since 2012. She has also served as a visiting professor of neurological sciences at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington.
Osher Collaborative LIVE Forum Recap
The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine Vol. 24, No. 8
The Osher Collaborative gathered for our third LIVE Forum to discuss the recently published Collaborative editorial in the JACM column, Osher Collaborative Forum: Outlooks, Opinions, and Opportunities, Practice Drift: Are There Risks When Integrative Medicine Physicians Exceed Their Scope?
Osher Collaborative 2018 Annual Meeting
(Stockholm, Sweden)
The 2018 Annual Meeting of the Osher Collaborative was hosted by the Karolinska Institutet Osher Center in Stockholm, Sweden. In attendance were core leaders from each of the seven Osher Centers for Integrative Medicine, including members from our newest Osher Center at University of Washington. The Osher Collaborative members were joined by Bernard Osher, Barbro Osher, and Mary Bitterman, of The Bernard Osher Foundation.
Stretching Found to Reduce Tumor Growth in Mice
NBC News Report Features Dr. Helene Langevin
In May 2018, researchers working on an study conducted at the Osher Center’s Connective Tissue Lab published “Stretching Reduces Tumor Growth in a Mouse Breast Cancer Model” in Scientific Reports. The principal investigator, Dr. Helene Langevin, has been featured in this NBC NECN report on the effects that stretching can have on tumors.