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Convention Video: Opting-In Versus Opting-Out in Healthcare (APSSC Award Winner)
Trishna Narula from Emory University and Chethan Ramprasad from Rice University presented their research at the APS 24th Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois, USA. This was an APSSC Student Research Award-winning poster. Trishna Narula Emory
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Advice urges wider sharing of heart care decisions
USA Today: A heart device might save your life but leave you miserable. That awful possibility is the reason for new advice urging doctors to talk more honestly with people who have very weak hearts
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Is bad bedside manner a conscious decision on the doctor’s part?
Toronto Star: Bad bedside manner — when a health-care practitioner fails to see the patient as human — can make or break an already complex relationship. Patients crave a deep relationship, full of empathy and
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Mindfulness Meditation May Help Doctors Provide Better Care, Study Suggests
Huffington Post: Mindfulness meditation doesn’t just lower stress and regulate our emotions — it could also improve a doctor’s ability to care for his or her patient, according to a new study. Researchers from the
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Where the empty calories just keep on coming
The Washington Post: In a game obsessed with numbers — home runs, earned run averages, stolen bases, Derek Jeter hookups — it should come as little surprise, that, given half a chance, baseball fans can
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How Protective Parents Imperil Kids at the Playground
ABC News: For parents who hover, a playground can look like a very dangerous place for their kids. But medical experts warn that parental efforts to keep their young children safe often backfire — and