Tag Archives: science
Live Long and Prosper: The Role of Logic & Emotional Intelligence in Healthcare
Blog post by Joe Babaian The conflict felt when choosing what can be done, what must be done, and what should be done in healthcare is ever present. We regularly find ourselves in highly emotional situations dealing with life and death being managed by highly-skilled healthcare workers balancing science and logic with the human needs […]
The Science of Healing Places – April 15 2014 Chat
Blog post by Lisa Fields I first became interested in Esther Sternberg MD after listening to a remarkable interview by Krista Tippett’s (@kristatippett) host of On Being (@Beingtweets). “Esther Sternberg is an immunologist and a pioneer on this new frontier that’s giving rise to disciplines like neuroimmunology and environmental psychology. Architects are working with scientists to […]
Oct 15 Chat – What healthcare discoveries are you thankful for?
Post by Colin Hung This weekend is a holiday long weekend in both the United States and Canada. In the US, Monday is Columbus Day while in Canada it’s Thanksgiving weekend. Columbus Day in the US is a celebration of Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492. Thanksgiving in Canada is a […]
White House – Champions of Change
This past Thursday (June 20th, 2013) Colin and I were honored when @jackandraka invited us to see him and twelve other Leaders receive the White House Open Sciences “Champions of Change.” Colin and I have posted some Tweets during this once in a lifetime event and I’ll also post a visual transcript of this remarkable […]
#HCLDR Chat – May 14 2013 – Music+Medicine: The intersection between story & science
As a health and science writer for The New York Times, and author of the book Island Practice, I am fascinated by the intersection of science and anecdote, by the way that something that initially seems to be a serendipitous occurrence can open the door to discoveries of new and effective medical approaches. One recent […]
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