Archive: 07/08/2014
Wellness coaching: Mayo Clinic resiliency expert explains how it improves overall quality of life
Wellness coaching has become an increasingly prevalent strategy to help individuals improve their health and well-being. Recently, wellness coaching was found to improve quality of life, mood and perceived stress, according ...
Aug 7, 2014
Increased adoption of complex care management can help meet cost savings, quality goals
The care of patients with complex medical needs is widely regarded as one of the key factors driving increased U.S. health costs, and it is generally accepted that 10 to 15 percent of Medicare patients account for 65 to 75 ...
Aug 7, 2014
It's better to give than to receive: Personality affects knowledge exchange
Personality plays an important role in knowledge exchange. Researchers at the Knowledge Media Research Center (KMRC) in Tübingen and the University of Tübingen validate Adam Grant's interaction styles in the context of ...
Aug 7, 2014
Training vs. Torture: Psychology students don't receive crucial ethics, human rights education
U.S. graduate students in psychology receive very little instruction in military medical ethics and are largely unaware of their duties under the Geneva Conventions, despite the longstanding ties between the American Psychological ...
Aug 7, 2014
Ebola sparks states of emergency across west Africa
A fast-spreading Ebola epidemic sparked states of emergency in overwhelmed west African nations Thursday as the death toll neared 1,000 and an elderly Spanish missionary was evacuated for treatment at home.
Aug 7, 2014
Graphic smoking warnings delayed despite new law in Philippines
Graphic warnings on Philippine cigarette packets will not appear for almost two years despite the law technically coming into force on Thursday, with health officials blaming pressure from a powerful tobacco lobby.
Aug 7, 2014