alternative medicine
noun
: any of various systems of healing or treating disease (such as chiropractic, homeopathy, or faith healing) not included in the traditional medical curricula of the U.S. and Britain
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The first of these payments was made to fund da Silva’s alternative medicine endeavors, with recurring payments of multiple thousands of dollars afterward.
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
While preparing for a project about 15 years ago, Morvan met his current partner, Tessa van der Steen, who is Dutch and works as a health and fitness coach and alternative medicine practitioner.
—Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Means, who trained as a surgeon before turning to alternative medicine, suggested that her mother’s doctors were biased by financial interests.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
In November 2016, Epstein shared a link to a news article to Chopra, the Indian-American author and prominent figure in alternative medicine.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026
While preparing for a project about 15 years ago, Morvan met his current partner, Tessa van der Steen, who is Dutch and works as a health and fitness coach and alternative medicine practitioner.
—Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Means, who trained as a surgeon before turning to alternative medicine, suggested that her mother’s doctors were biased by financial interests.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2025
In November 2016, Epstein shared a link to a news article to Chopra, the Indian-American author and prominent figure in alternative medicine.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Alternative medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alternative%20medicine. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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