Posted August 31, 2018 in Monthly News

Hippocratic Oath

Medical students must take the Hippocratic Oath, a promise to “first, do no harm,’ (“primum non nocereā€ is the Latin translation from the original Greek.) While we may not be a medical student or a doctor, perhaps an oath to do no harm is a good foundation for our communication.

Of course, after we […]

Posted May 30, 2016 in Monthly News

Healing Is Where You Find It

Studies of the placebo effect suggest that the mind has a major impact on a person’s sense of health and well-being. We can be persuaded to feel bad, good, fearful, or optimistic based on a wide variety of environmental factors. As Debra pointed out in her article this month, “The Truth About Healing,” we were […]