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Learning to Unveil: Tackling Implicit Bias in Pain Recognition Through Education
CONCLUSIONS: This suggests that the intervention heightened students’ sensitivity to pain-related cues and encouraged a re-evaluation of clinical judgements. These results underscore the value of targeted educational initiatives in addressing disparities in pain recognition and treatment driven by facial cues, providing evidence that even brief interventions may contribute to mitigating implicit biases and support more… →
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A secondary head-to-head comparison of low-intensity focused ultrasound and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for motor recovery after stroke
CONCLUSION: LIFU and rTMS were associated with comparable short-term motor outcomes in subacute stroke. Differences observed in change-from-baseline motor improvements and exploratory neuroimaging measures suggest potential divergence in recovery dynamics and cortical modulation, warranting further investigation in larger, longitudinal studies. →
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The stress reduction potential of Bhagavad Gita and Yoga for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Healthcare workers (HCWs) experienced elevated psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic. Culturally embedded, non-stigmatizing approaches may improve uptake of mental health support in this population. We aimed to evaluate the impact of Yoga, Bhagavad Gita learning, and their combination (Yoga+Gita) on psychological distress among HCWs. →
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MD files in Claude Code: How GTM teams are giving Claude a brain
Claude Code’s value across teams massively increases with a persistent context layer: a set of markdown files Claude reads before any prompt. ICP, positioning, campaigns, competitive context — all preloaded and shared across the team. So Claude doesn’t start from scratch. It starts from context for entire team. That shift turns Claude from a tool… →
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Positive Affect Treatment for Depression, Anxiety, and Low Positive Affect: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this randomized clinical trial of 98 adults with severely low positive affect, depression, and anxiety, findings suggested that modulation of reward and threat processes was a central mechanism of therapeutic improvement, with a reward-focused intervention producing superior clinical outcomes. →
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Brief Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Posttraumatic Stress After Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: Brief PE was feasible, acceptable, and produced greater pain reduction than TAU. PTSD symptoms were also lower, though not significantly, suggesting promise for early psychological intervention after SCI. →
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Motivation to Participate in a Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention During Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer: A Qualitative Study
CONCLUSIONS: Women with breast cancer were motivated to participate in a nutrition and exercise intervention initiated during chemotherapy because of factors relating to optimizing their own health, altruistic desires, perceived lack of harm, and their oncologist’s recommendation. Compared to post-treatment, the opportunity to be proactive and having an oncologist recommendation emerged as unique motivators. Understanding… →
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How to Slay the Chaos Dragon
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images In my first job out of college, I had a frenetic boss whom we’ll call Don. Don was all over the place in a quite literal sense: running from desk to desk across the office, talking to people here and there, dashing in and out for cigarettes all day.… →
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5 Tips to Chart Your Post-Corporate Life
For many senior executives, leaving your last C-level position means entering uncharted territory. As he neared the end of a rewarding corporate career that culminated in being chief marketing officer at United Airlines, Tom O’Toole resolved to design the “post-corporate” stage that followed. O’Toole uses the term “portfolio life” to describe the set of activities… →
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Behaviorally Informed Text Messaging to Promote Colon Cancer Screening: A Quality Improvement Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this quality improvement randomized clinical trial, a behaviorally informed text messaging strategy was associated with significantly improved FIT completion compared with usual nurse-led telephone outreach. Automated messaging may offer a scalable, low-cost strategy to promote preventive care and reduce staff burden in underserved populations. →
