No, this term was proposed as an "emerging new paradigm" in 1992 (!!) focusing on "the examination of evidence from clinical research" as our most reliable source of information.
"Western standard medicine" was still largely based on intuition and woo less than 30 years ago.
"Western standard medicine" was still largely based on intuition and woo less than 30 years ago.
Source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/40095...