Dr. Rachel Naomi Remen, a pioneer of complementary and alternative medicine who co-founded a cancer help program at Commonweal in Bolinas, died on Aug. 8 at her home in Concord. She was 88 years old.
For decades, Dr. Remen guided patients and young doctors through a more humanistic approach to medical care. She designed The Healer’s Art curriculum of compassionate care for medical students, now taught at more than 90 universities, and she directed Commonweal’s…