Western medicine
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Unsurprisingly, given that most people tend to find coffee enemas after reports of being failed by Western medicine, mainstream gastroenterology is not on board with this practice.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
After discovering veterinary acupuncture a decade ago, she eventually left Western medicine behind to launch a mobile practice sticking needles in dogs and cats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The astounding discovery that could link Eastern and Western medicine.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Kurvilla, who studied at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and taught global health policy at Boston University, said that "40 percent or more of biomedical Western medicine, pharmaceuticals, derive from natural products".
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
I come from a country where people are more likely to visit sangomas—shamans, traditional healers, pejoratively known as witch doctors—than they are to visit doctors of Western medicine.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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