LET’S face it. No one can afford to be sick these days. Rich or poor, we all have to deal with the high cost of ...

After 30 years in health care, I was ready to retire. But instead I found myself walking into a classroom at the Stanford University School of Medicine for the first day of a teacher-training program ...

Compassionate care is a person-centered approach to delivering healthcare. It emphasizes empathy, respect, and support, which can help improve health outcomes. Compassionate care is a holistic ...

Countries around the world face a health care workforce crisis: The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, an additional 40 million health care professionals will be needed. Meanwhile, in ...

Research shows that clinicians can make a compassionate connection with patients in less than a minute. The co-author of a book on compassion in healthcare says that clinicians who feel they do not ...

Carla Chapman exemplifies compassionate care, providing calm and support during critical moments for cancer patients at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. As a floor leader, Carla effectively manages ...

It's been one year since the first Light the Way Award was presented to a pair of nurses at William Beaumont Army Medical Center. Since, dozens of nominations have been submitted detailing ...

When my son was two, he burned both his palms on an oven door I had left open while making cookies. As I cooled his hands under running water, my first thought was, “It was my fault. I am a bad mom.” ...

Across our nation there is division, confusion, cruelty and debates about who is worthy of our care and attention. We are questioning the essential and basic supports our society is willing to provide ...