Are We Humans Unbreakable?

An article in yesterday's "Science Times" caught my eye:   A Conversation with Daniel Gilbert: The Smiling Professor, by Claudia Dreifus (Published: April 22, 2008.)  A scholar who studies "the nature of happiness" at Harvard, Daniel Gilbert, found out and reported what I already knew:  That most of us humans are unbreakable.  Basically, we can adapt to anything.  If [...]

By |2022-08-25T16:54:54-04:00April 23rd, 2008|Articles of Interest, Healing the Mind, Key Post|0 Comments

Hospitals Rated in First-Ever Government Survey of Patients

    Hospital ratings have been issued before by the government's Department of Health and Human Services.  However, these having been based on objective factors such as mortality rates.  This is the first time patients were asked for their opinions.   In today's NY Times: Study Finds Many Patients Dissatisfied With Hospitals By ROBERT PEAR, Published: March 29, 2008 [...]

By |2022-08-25T16:54:54-04:00March 29th, 2008|Articles of Interest, Healthcare and Ethics|0 Comments

FREE Quality Online Course on “Evidence-Based Medicine”

Thanks to Kathy Meade who writes the Prostate Cancer Advocacy and Action blog for publicizing this.  (See prostatecancerblog.org.) You can now sign up for a FREE, high-quality online course on "Evidence-Based Medicine" with materials put together by Johns Hopkins to help you navigate the confounding world of medicine.  The course will help you understand research studies, statistics [...]

By |2021-07-19T10:58:40-04:00March 26th, 2008|Articles of Interest|0 Comments
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