The Science of Retrieval Practice and Why Studying Smarter Beats Studying More
Re reading notes is one of the least effective study strategies known to cognitive science. Retrieval practice, the act of recalling information, is...
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Rural Hospital Closures: A Growing Crisis in Healthcare Access
Rural hospitals have been closing at an accelerating rate, leaving communities without emergency care and basic services. The causes and consequences ...
Climate Policy and Public Health: What Research Shows About Heat, Air, and Human Wellbeing
Climate change is increasingly recognized as a public health emergency. Research on how rising temperatures, extreme weather, and air quality affect h...
Psychiatric Medication: What Patients Deserve to Know
Psychiatric medications are among the most prescribed and least discussed interventions in medicine. Informed consent requires honest conversation abo...
Climate Change and Agriculture: What Research Shows About Food Security Risks
Climate change is already affecting agricultural systems globally. Research on how rising temperatures, shifting precipitation, and extreme weather af...
The Therapeutic Alliance: The Most Important Variable in Treatment Outcomes
Decades of psychotherapy research have converged on a finding that many clinicians know intuitively: the relationship is the treatment....
Physical Education and Student Health: What Research Shows About Movement and Learning
Physical education is frequently cut when school budgets tighten. Research on the relationship between physical activity, brain function, and academic...
Mental Health in Emergency Medicine: The Gap Between Need and Capacity
Emergency departments have become de facto mental health crisis centers, without the resources, training, or design to serve that function well....
Public Health Emergency Preparedness: Lessons from COVID19
The pandemic stresstested public health infrastructure around the world. The failures were informative. The question is whether they will translate in...
Attachment Theory: Foundations, Research, and Clinical Applications
Attachment theory is one of the most influential frameworks in developmental psychology. Decades of research have expanded, refined, and applied its c...