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Dec 14

Oprah Magazine Honors Acus Founder Dr. Joseph Helms

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, anxiety, Health Heroes, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Oprah, Pain, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Prescription drugs, Veterans | No Comments

BERKELEY, Calif. (December 14, 2017) — Acus Foundation is thrilled to announce that founder Dr. Joseph Helms has been named by Oprah Magazine as one of fourteen 2018 Health Heroes. He also received recognition as Oprah’s 2018 Opioid Fighter. Helms, who graduated from UCLA medical school said, “Being trained in...

Nov 30

Interview with Dr. Joe Helms, President, Acus Foundation

By Acus Admin | Acupuncture, Acus Foundation, Health Heroes, Helms Medical Institute, Medical Acupuncture, Medicine, Military, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Reduction, Opioids, Oprah, Veterans, Wounded warriors | 3 Comments

Acus Founder Dr. Joseph Helms is regarded as the father of medical acupuncture in the United States. He has taught physicians since 1978 through the continuing medical education program “Medical Acupuncture for Physicians,” sponsored initially by the UCLA School of Medicine, then Stanford School of Medicine. Since 2000 he has...