New evidence demonstrates that the functional medicine model of care is associated with improvements in health-related quality of life.
Pain Management Works with Functional Medicine to Help Patients with Chronic Pain
A pain management physician says incorporating functional medicine’s integrative approach into care can greatly improve a patient’s response to treatment.
Patient’s 25-Year Cough Relieved by Diet and Thermal Depuration
One patient turns to functional medicine for relief from a cough he’d had for 25 years. After six weeks of dietary changes and detoxification methods, he reports dramatic, sustainable improvement.
Wellness Research and Education Now Center Stage for Patients with Autoimmune Diseases
Growing evidence compels us to work with our patients to achieve both disease control and wellness.
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Meet the New Medical Director of the Center for Functional Medicine
From research to shared medical appointments, a lot is happening at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine. Learn more in this Q&A with Medical Director Elizabeth Bradley, MD.
Q&A with Cleveland Clinic’s New Endowed Chair of Translational Functional Medicine Research
The science behind how functional medicine works is empiric and case based, but not well documented in peer-reviewed literature. Leading rheumatologist and researcher Dr. Elaine Husni has been named Chair of Translational Functional Medicine Research to help change that.
A Physician’s Journey to Functional Medicine: Paris Kharbat, DO
In 2016, Paris Kharbat, DO, left a thriving practice in Washington State to join the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine. She wanted to be a part of research and patient care that will advance the functional medicine model of care.
Two Years In: What’s Happening at Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine (Video)
Center Director Mark Hyman, MD, talks about expanding the functional medicine model, value-based care and the science of creating health.
Manipulating Diet May Impact Prostate Cancer Risk, Progression
Increasing data implicate diet — particularly elevated dairy and meat intake and high glycemic load — as a contributing factor in prostate cancer incidence and aggressiveness. Cleveland Clinic hopes to impact prostate cell biology by an intensive dietary manipulation and supplement program for men with prostate cancer.
Researching Functional Medicine Treatments
How well do functional medicine treatments help asthma patients? Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Functional Medicine is conducting research alongside experts from the Respiratory Institute to find out. This is one of a handful of studies underway at Cleveland Clinic to gather evidence-based data on functional medicine treatments.