Generally speaking, we feel more empathy for people we know than we do with strangers. But it turns out that stress hormones can make that disconnect even greater – and it’s not just in humans. A Canadian and American research team, who published their findings in Current Biology, have found that drugs that reduce stress […]
Many of us have known people (or been the ones) who stay in romantic relationships that clearly aren’t working, even if it reaches the point of being psychologically destructive. But besides heartache and tears, how do these toxic relationships affect our health? Dr. Elizabeth Ochoa, Chief Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Doctor Mike Evans’ Youtube Channel is one of my favorites. Watching “23 1/2 hours” changed my perspective on how I should be treating my body. Now, he and Movember CEO Adam Garone (TED Talk here) have created a video to promote men’s health, facial hair and Movember. This November, it asks men to find ways […]
Galvanic, an Irish company, has married gaming with a Kickstarter campaign to score more than $100,000 for the PIP, a biosensor that measures fluctuating stress levels. The PIP is held between the fingertips and uses the gathered electrodermal activity measurements to chart stress and then sends the info via Bluetooth to an iOS or Android device. […]
Illnesses, like cancer, can be devastating but hope springs eternal and love and caring can be healing no matter what the final outcome. Fortunately in this family crisis, the outcome was incredibly positive in many ways and led to the strength to accomplish incredible things. My posts are usually my own work. But I am […]
Life is busy, work is hard, money is tight and there’s never enough time in the day. That’s the reality for many people, and it’s causing what meQuilibrium calls the epidemic of the 21st century: stress. “What we’re passionate about is what we think is the next piece of healthcare that hasn’t been addressed at […]
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
We’re in the thick of it now. The thick of the holidays, that is. The season offers wonderful opportunities to connect with family and friends combined with a plethora of ways to amplify stress. For people with arthritis, or any chronic disease, stress can make their pain worse. And fatigue, which often goes hand-in-hand with […]