The Naturopathic Alliance endorses the John Snow Memorandum
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to claim lives around the globe, implementation of appropriate and timely pandemic control measures is critical. Recent calls for allowing “herd immunity” to develop have been met with a response from a group of international...
Students applaud AANMC Statement of Facts and Values Pertinent to COVID-19
We, the naturopathic medical student members of the Naturopathic Alliance, applaud the "Statement of Facts and Values Pertinent to COVID-19," written by the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine (CCNM) and adopted by the Association of Accredited Naturopathic...
To school or not to school, that is the question
In a recent interview, Dr. Fauci stated the importance of K-12 in-person learning, while emphasizing that the priority remains to keep students and staff safe. For parents of school-aged children, this could require them to “dramatically modify their work schedule.”...
America’s Frontline Doctors: Is this a message worth believing?
Unless you’ve been purposefully avoiding all media, you’ve surely heard or read about America’s Frontline Doctors and their news conference, the video of which was shared earlier this week. There has been a lot of focus already on who these doctors are, what their...
Are co-morbidities a fair criterion to determine who gets medical care in overwhelmed hospitals?
During humanitarian crises, medical teams must come to agreement on who receives what medical care. It is accepted practice that race NOT be a deciding factor in this decision making process. However, what happens when systemic racism predisposes certain groups to...
A crisis within the pandemic
We can see the obvious effects of the virus, taking people’s lives away and stressing the healthcare system. What we are now also seeing is the weak foundations of our healthcare systems breaking in response to an enormous stressor. We must practice self-care and, as...