Seeing the Future: Opticians’ Expanding Role in the Smart Eyewear Era
As smart eyewear continues to gain traction in the optical sector and related technology rapidly advances, the role of the optician is also changing. Serving as a vital…
The Critical Role of Empathy and Compassion in Patient Care
With technology evolving at a rapid pace and time in the exam lane at a premium, ODs and practice owners can easily underestimate the importance of patient empathy…
The role of rurality and area-level disadvantage in lifestyle risk factors and psychological well-being among cancer survivors: findings from the 2021 NCI HINTS-SEER | Cancer Causes & Control
Ethical approval This study utilized publicly available, de-identified data from the 2021 HINTS-SEER dataset. As this secondary analysis did not involve direct interaction with human participants, it was deemed exempt…
Environmental Factor – November 2024: Gene-environment insights, diet’s role in disease kick off new series
A fresh approach to scientific engagement within the NIEHS Division of Intramural Research (DIR) began recently with the launch of the DIR Scientific Director’s Seminar Series. Inaugural lectures were filled…
Carlyle Rethinks Portfolio Risk to Give Weather Insurance a Bigger Role
Carlyle Group Inc. is unveiling a new framework for portfolio risk so that asset values reflect the insurance implications associated with severe weather shocks. The $475 billion Washington-based firm says…
Environmental Factor – July 2025: Environment’s role in gut-brain axis explored at Council
Untangling the connection among environmental exposures, the microbiome, and the gut-brain axis will be crucial to developing new strategies to prevent or treat neurological disorders, according to Anika Dzierlenga, Ph.D.,…
