Dacher Keltner is on a mission to fill our lives with more awe. He has spent the past two decades studying awe, which he says is different from joy or fear, and how experiencing it can positively affect our bodies, our relationships with others, and how we see and interact with the world around us. … Read more
A team of students from the Yale Institute for Global Health (YIGH) won the annual Emory Morningside Global Health Case Competition, held March 14-23 on Emory University’s Atlanta campus. It was the second time in three years that a team representing YIGH won this prestigious event, the largest of its kind in the world. The … Read more
Last year, headlines describing artificial intelligence (AI) research were attention-grabbing, to say the least: At first glance, the idea that a chatbot using AI could generate good answers to patient questions is not surprising. After all, ChatGPT boasts that he passed a Wharton MBA final exam, wrote a book in a few hours, and composed … Read more
With the extensive media coverage in recent months, you’ve probably heard about artificial intelligence (AI), a technology that allows computers to do things that would otherwise require a human brain. In other words, machines can be given access to large amounts of information and trained to solve problems, detect patterns, and make recommendations. Common examples … Read more
An annual Pentagon policy to pay for the travel of service members who need reproductive health care not offered by the military — including abortions — was used 12 times from June to December, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. Paying for transportation, lodging and meals for those 12 round trips from the servicemember’s home station to … Read more
Oregon health officials launched a website to make it easier for women to access abortions Tuesday, the same day the U.S. Supreme Court heard another abortion lawsuit brought by groups hoping to limit access to the abortion pill. The timing is no coincidence, according to health authority spokesman Larry Bingham. “With the national conversation and … Read more
Memphis Mayor Paul Young spoke to students Monday at an event hosted by the UT Health Science Center chapter of the American Medical Association Student Section (AMA-MSS). Students in the College of Medicine received an encouraging message and opportunity from newly elected Memphis Mayor Paul Young during his recent visit to the University of Tennessee … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature have allocated more than $4 billion annually to expand Medi-Cal. Newsom’s 2022 budget made the latest expansion possible. In January, California became the first state to open its Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, to any undocumented immigrant within its borders. About 700,000 adults between the ages of 26 and … Read more
A new law enforcement diversion program, the Alternative Response Team (ART), responded to 830 emergency calls in its first six months of operation. The Bellingham program, which began operating in July 2023 through Whatcom County Health and Community Services, sends professionals, instead of police, to help people in a behavioral health crisis when a local … Read more
Image credit: BongkarnTnyakij at istock.com Although women live longer on average than men, women suffer disproportionately from a variety of health conditions and diseases that can lead to premature death and reduce their quality of life. Heart disease, for example, which is common in the United States regardless of gender, is the number one killer … Read more
