Program boosts positive emotions in healthcare workers
By
Kristen Fischer
Jun 27, 2024
Systemic and organizational changes are vital to help healthcare workers manage stress and burnout, but workers also are looking for programs to help them develop individual resilience. An online, self-guided...
About 27 percent of antibiotics from ED visits are inappropriately prescribed, data shows
By
Kristen Fischer
May 15, 2024
More than a quarter of people who went to emergency departments (EDs) in the United States between 2016 and 2021 received inappropriate antibiotic prescriptions. Nearly half of those who received antibiotics...
Mental health appears to affect perceived versus actual hearing results
By
Kristen Fischer
May 10, 2024
A new study found that a person’s mental health affects how they perceive their hearing to be compared to actual test results based on two different types of self-assessments, according to a study published...
Online mindfulness program boosts memory, attention in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
May 02, 2024
Mindfulness helped older adults improve executive function, attention, verbal memory, and others skills, according to a recent study.