The Guru Will See You Now    

Conventional medical practitioners today are noticing a shift in the way frum patients approach healthcare: There’s an increasing distrust in standard medicine and an almost blind faith in alternative treatments, even ones that are dubious at best and harmful at worst. An inside look at a growing phenomenon

Shoshana was sitting in the waiting room of her ob-gyn. To pass the time, she struck up a conversation with the 20-something woman sitting next to her.

“Is this your first time seeing this doctor?” she asked.

“Yes,” the woman said. “For my previous birth, I used someone else. He was amazing.”

“Really? What made it such a good experience?”