Yeseñia Sandoval is a biochemistry major with a minor in biotechnology and she is a 2024-25 health care ethics intern at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her ...

As a psychologist, I am a scientist of human behavior. I am accountable to what can be understood scientifically through empiricism. And yet empiricism is not the only method we use to explore reality ...

Spirituality should be incorporated into care for both serious illness and overall health, according to a study led by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's ...

Dec. 26, 2024 -- How does spirituality shape our emotional resilience, mental well-being, and physical health? And how can we practice strategies for integrating spirituality into daily life? In this ...

Most health care professionals know they can't fully assess patients' health without looking at social determinants, the nonmedical factors that influence health outcomes. Income, housing, quality of ...

Life’s big questions drew Dr. Victoria Sweet to a career in medicine. “Your job is to deal with birth, suffering and death. It just captivated my imagination,” said Sweet, now a bestselling author and ...

Many of us have been searching for meaning during the pandemic. We’ve been asking ourselves questions such as: What are my priorities? What do I want out of my life? How can I live with all the ...

The study is the most rigorous and comprehensive analysis to date of scientific literature on health and spirituality. Overlooking spirituality in health care leaves patients feeling disconnected from ...