About The Study: In this cohort study, bariatric surgery was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing major metabolic comorbidities compared with the medical weight management program. This finding supports the relevance of bariatric surgery as a durable approach for obesity-related risk mitigation.

Researchers at WashU Medicine found a link between an unstable, fluctuating gut microbiome and poor growth in children in a study that sequenced the genomic material from fecal samples collected over nearly a year from eight toddlers in Malawi.

Results from an early phase clinical trial presented this week at the World Conference on Lung Cancer Meeting in Barcelona, Spain, and published in the Nature Medicine journal show that patients with mesothelioma - a rare cancer of the lining of the lung that may be caused by exposure to asbestos - who received a combination of two immunotherapy drugs, nivolumab and ipilimumab, before surgery had successful surgeries and encouraging early outcomes.  

The integration of traditional and modern medicine has emerged as a global health priority, aimed at enhancing healthcare accessibility, cultural relevance, and therapeutic efficacy. This review systematically examines the worldwide efforts to integrate traditional and complementary medicine (T&CM) with modern biomedical systems through an analysis of policy developments, regulatory frameworks, and clinical implementation models across Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Based on a comprehensive review of literature and policy documents from 2000 to 2025, this essay highlights the progress, challenges, and future directions of integrative healthcare.