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Alternative & Complementary Medicine in United States

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How good is United States, exactly, at alternative & complementary medicine? The domain's standing for this one country — every factor scored with its reasoning and its sources, and an honest account of the factors we have not yet assessed. The same number its country profile and the worldwide alternative & complementary medicine ranking publish.

This specialty, assessed

Alternative & Complementary Medicine 3.3/5 Moderate
Published · 16 of 16 factors
3.3 / 5 Moderate

United States's alternative & complementary medicine standing is the mean of the 16 of 16 factors we have assessed for it — a calibrated band, not a promise. Read each factor's reasoning below for free; the gaps are named, not papered over.

Provenance

Researched and assessed by the Epidaurus editorial pipeline against our published scale. Methodology and scale are public.

Factors assessed 16 / 16 Standing Moderate

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16 / 16 Factors assessed
0 Awaiting assessment

We publish a specialty average only when at least 3 of its factors are scored and we have covered at least half the domain. Below that floor this specialty is shown as exactly what it is — assessed factor by factor, with no domain average — never as a thin number.

The evidence

Every alternative & complementary medicine factor, scored and sourced

Each finding carries its band and the reasoning behind it for free; the full report — detailed analysis, inline citations and the bibliography — is behind the title. Every score carries its reasoning, and links onward.

Alternative & Complementary Medicine 16 factors 3.3Moderate Avg · 16/16

The verdict + reasoning are free · the full report is behind each title.

Traditional Medicine Systems

3.0Moderate TCM Quality 11 clinics37 terms
2.0Poor Ayurveda Quality 10 clinics24 terms
2.0Poor Other Traditional Medicine 9 clinics24 terms

Stem Cell & Regenerative

2.5Moderate Stem Cell Therapy Availability 6 clinics19 terms
4.0Good Stem Cell Therapy Quality 10 clinics32 terms
3.5Moderate Regenerative Medicine Access 24 clinics27 terms
3.5Moderate Stem Cell Legality 2 clinics39 terms

Alternative Cancer Treatment

2.5Moderate Alternative Cancer Treatment Availability 11 clinics37 terms
5.0Good Integrative Oncology Quality 5 clinics25 terms
3.0Moderate Hyperthermia Treatment 10 clinics30 terms

Other Alternative Treatments

5.0Good Naturopathy Availability 7 clinics46 terms
3.0Moderate Homeopathy Availability 4 clinics11 terms
4.0Good Energy Healing Availability 16 clinics35 terms
5.0Good Integrative Medicine Quality 8 clinics39 terms

Cost & Regulation

1.0Poor Alternative Medicine Cost Savings 12 clinics24 terms
3.0Moderate Alternative Medicine Regulation 21 terms

Each factor, two ways

The depth, and the field

Every factor opens two doors: into United States's own report for it, and out to how the whole field ranks on it. The figure beside each is how many of the 19 countries we have assessed on that factor.

Traditional Medicine Systems 3 factors

Stem Cell & Regenerative 4 factors

Alternative Cancer Treatment 3 factors

Other Alternative Treatments 4 factors

Cost & Regulation 2 factors

Where to go from here · Alternative & Complementary Medicine in United States

Drill into a factor, back up to the country, or set the same specialty against a rival — every score links onward.