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March 2015

The Healing Capacity of Empathic Curiosity in Medicine

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

Medicine is a plurality of science and humanitarian principles measured by scientific research. Unfortunately, there is very little scientific research on the effects of our humanity on medical outcomes. Since the idea of empathy in medicine is vague and open to interpretation, the Jefferson Scale of Physician Empathy was established to create an objective rating scale of physician empathy. The scale, however, tries to reduce “empathy” to a research variable, which is like trying to measure self-esteem with a thermometer. Continue Reading

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The Greatest Aphrodisiac of All…Wait for it…

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

The only reason to read the rest of the article is because you are anticipating the answer, right? Continue Reading

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