Social distancing and managing community health is such a balancing act. What’s already obvious during this pandemic is the nation’s mental as well as physical health has come under worrying pressure. And several groups of people may be more vulnerable than others to the effects of the crisis – effects such as isolation, troubled family… Read More: ‘Being locked down has put a huge strain on the… »
What is a habit? And how can you stop a bad habit? Knowing how to stop a bad habit can change everything when our habits become our day to day ‘normal’. I define a bad habit as a repetitive act that is learnt over time often caused by stress. The bad habit then becomes the… Read More: How to Stop a Bad Habit by Replacing It With… »
The new normal of living in pandemic times has presented many of us with challenges we were not expecting to have to adapt to so quickly. Some of us have worked through the changes from day one while others were laid off or furloughed. We’re either easing back into the field or are still in… Read More: Strategies for coping with the new normal in dentistry: It… »
The initial surge of COVID-19 patients in Boston-area hospitals has passed, but the memories of caring for them will forever remain with physicians involved in that care. We asked seven physician-scientists from the Broad Institute, who are also Harvard Medical School instructors, to talk about what they learned from their time helping COVID-19 patients, and… Read More: Lessons from a pandemic »