Cultural medicines can include specific foods or plants as medicine, Traditional Healers, ceremonial or spiritual practices, or spending time on and connecting with Country," said Dr. Gall, who is ...

In this article, we will examine why cultural competency is essential in healthcare settings and what hospitals can do to ...

Including cultural medicine in mainstream healthcare may improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, but a lack of understanding is impeding access.

At the Institute for Policy, Ethics, and Culture, computer scientists, environmental chemists, digital media and communication experts, public policy analysts, ethicists, philosophers, and engineers ...

When medicine's life-saving technologies and aggressive treatments can't offer a cure, cultural humility and a compassionate presence can greatly impact the patient's and family's experience. Cultural ...

Research fellow Alana Gall, who led the study, said cultural medicine was often seen as not being 'equally relevant' in medical policy. Cultural medicines included topical, ingested or inhaled ...

As Food Is Medicine expands, larger businesses and institutions are delivering services that often prioritize efficiency and standardization over cultural and care-centered approaches, threatening ...

For Indigenous people in urban settings, access to their medicinal and ceremonial plants can be a challenge. But the City of ...