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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. →
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Visual Acuity Screening By by School Teachers in Far West Nepal: A randomized trial of alternate screening models
Background Studies have not examined alternate school visual acuity screening methods in Nepal in terms of accuracy and cost. Objective To validate recent evidence from India of the effectiveness and cost of alternate school visual acuity screening models involving all class teachers (ACTs) versus a few selected teachers (STs). Method This was a prospective cluster… →
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The Impact of Endoscopic Ultrasound and Multidisciplinary Team Evaluation on the Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
CONCLUSION: While susceptible to cognitive bias, EUS significantly improves MDT assessment of PCL. MDT establishes a high bar for iterative additions of biomarkers to PCL analysis. →
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Effect of the online Rethink My Drink alcohol intervention on alcohol use and cognition in older adults in Australia: a randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: Alcohol use is increasing among older adults and is associated with cognitive impairment and dementia. The efficacy of scalable approaches to reduce alcohol use and related harms in older adults has not been tested. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of an online alcohol intervention in reducing alcohol use and cognitive decline in… →
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Why Business Leaders Need to Champion Democracy
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Getty Images Democracy is in decline across the world. More countries are experiencing erosion of political rights and civil liberties than gains, according to Freedom House. As of 2025, 92 countries, representing 74% of the world’s population, were classified as autocracies by the V-Dem Institute. Democratic backsliding is a primary concern… →
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The impact of muscle energy technique and aromatherapy on pain, disability, and sleep quality in office workers with nonspecific neck pain: randomized controlled study
CONCLUSION: This study provides evidence that both aromatherapy and muscle energy technique are safe and practical treatments, which are efficacious in the reduction of pain, disability, and sleep quality in nonspecific neck pain. →
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Efficacy of a simplified photobiomodulation protocol in orthodontic patients: a randomized crossover clinical trial
CONCLUSION: The study shows that photobiomodulation can help control orthodontic pain, being well accepted by participants and not extending clinical time. However, the analgesic effects are still limited, indicating the need to refine the protocol to enhance its effectiveness. →
