Research

Creative arts therapies (CATs) can reduce anxiety, depression, pain, and fatigue and increase quality of life (QOL) in patients with cancer.

James Madara, MD, Executive VP, CEO of The American Medical Association writes President Trump regarding the opioid epidemic.

Given that art therapy can have such positive effects, can art-making activities improve the state of mind and reduce the levels of pain and anxiety of a patient suffering from cancer? A group of scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, sought to find out.

Traditional Chinese medicine remains a valuable portal into an alternative way of perceiving health and illness. In view of holistic health care, this article supports nursing professionals embracing the concept and the skill ofacupuncture as a great gift to empower them to expand on their already remarkable capacity in the nursing profession.

The ability to appreciate the positive in one's life is viewed as a crucial component to well-being. Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough share their research findings on gratitude.

Initial results from this study suggest that meditation may be associated with structural changes in areas of the brain that are important for sensory, cognitive and emotional processing. The data further suggests that meditation may also positively impact age-related declines in cortical structure.

Cancer in children is rare; however, it is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy among children in the United States.

Reimagine is an online, self-management curriculum for cancer survivors; study shows reduction in pain and depression.

This toolkit for men's health is provided by Myles, Spar, MD, MPH.

Myles Spar, MD, MPH gives an excellent presentation and approach to engaging men in their health.