Three states added naturopathic medicine as a regulated healthcare practice in the past year: Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.  Legislation to regulate naturopathic medicine is pending in North Carolina. Today, there are approximately 6,000 licensed naturopathic doctors in the United States throughout 23 regulated states and territories.

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