Many states allow physicians, chiropractors, physician’s assistants, physical therapists and dentists to practice acupuncture with only 300 hours of training. This is a relic of 1974, when little was known about acupuncture practice and education. The 300-hour course for MD’s was designed to give medical researchers the appropriate background necessary to develop and interpret studies on a...

House calls always bring me the most unexpected and alarming assignments. The woman who had sounded so old and feeble over the phone was actually quite young — in her early thirties. She was in such a weakened state that she could barely walk to answer the door when I arrived.  “I can’t talk much because I’ll lose my breath,” she told me in a scarcely audible voice. ...