conventional medicine
noun
: the usual methods of healing or treating disease that are taught in Western medical schools
Today, many patients seek healing through both alternative medicine and conventional medicine.
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Many report using these products to help with health concerns or symptoms unresolved by conventional medicine.
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Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
In traditional Chinese medicine, hot water is considered a digestive aide, and some Western conventional medicine research supports this claim.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Shah balances conventional medicine with emerging tools, like advanced labs and wearables, more responsibly than many longevity podcasts.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
At the hospital, Mike (O’Dowd) learns his comatose wife has a brain tumor that conventional medicine considers inoperable.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
The outbreak in Texas has spread in an area with a large community of Mennonites, many of whom reject conventional medicine such as vaccines.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
In Chronic Pain Chronic pain conditions—such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and chronic lower back pain—are notoriously difficult to treat with conventional medicine alone.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The College of Human Medicine teaches what's known as allopathic medicine, sometimes called conventional medicine.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with alternative therapies.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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Elise Felicione, STAT, 26 Feb. 2026
In traditional Chinese medicine, hot water is considered a digestive aide, and some Western conventional medicine research supports this claim.
—Justin Laube, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Shah balances conventional medicine with emerging tools, like advanced labs and wearables, more responsibly than many longevity podcasts.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Health, 27 Jan. 2026
At the hospital, Mike (O’Dowd) learns his comatose wife has a brain tumor that conventional medicine considers inoperable.
—Judy Berman, Time, 10 Apr. 2025
The outbreak in Texas has spread in an area with a large community of Mennonites, many of whom reject conventional medicine such as vaccines.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 13 Mar. 2025
In Chronic Pain Chronic pain conditions—such as fibromyalgia, arthritis, and chronic lower back pain—are notoriously difficult to treat with conventional medicine alone.
—Jesse Pines, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
The College of Human Medicine teaches what's known as allopathic medicine, sometimes called conventional medicine.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Integrative medicine combines conventional medicine with alternative therapies.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Conventional medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conventional%20medicine. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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