Author: Melissa Gouty


  • A Doctor Speaks of Checking Facebook to Gain CompassionDr. Louis Profeta checks Facebook to learn about the people who died in his care

    A Doctor Speaks of Checking Facebook to Gain Compassion
    Dr. Louis Profeta checks Facebook to learn about the people who died in his care

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  • “The Best of Us”A brutally honest memoir of love and loss

    “The Best of Us”
    A brutally honest memoir of love and loss

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  • Study Shows Link Between Exercise and Mental HealthStudies on mice link irisin and exercise to lower risk of dementia

    Study Shows Link Between Exercise and Mental Health
    Studies on mice link irisin and exercise to lower risk of dementia

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  • Jade Burial Suits on Display at the National Museum of ChinaThe exhibit shows ancient China's long-lasting fashion for the dead

    Jade Burial Suits on Display at the National Museum of China
    The exhibit shows ancient China’s long-lasting fashion for the dead

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  • “Live Like You Were Dying”A song about living life to the fullest, written by Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols

    “Live Like You Were Dying”
    A song about living life to the fullest, written by Craig Wiseman and Tim Nichols

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  • The Breathtaking Simple Beauty of Iqaluit Municipal CemeteryAn Arctic burial ground wins awards for its simple but stunning visual design

    The Breathtaking Simple Beauty of Iqaluit Municipal Cemetery
    An Arctic burial ground wins awards for its simple but stunning visual design

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  • Servers with Dementia Will Surprise You at This Tokyo RestaurantThe Restaurant of Mistaken Orders is wonderfully unique

    Servers with Dementia Will Surprise You at This Tokyo Restaurant
    The Restaurant of Mistaken Orders is wonderfully unique

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  • What is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program? (Interview)A conversation with Laurel Thom, a volunteer who visits the ill and the elderly with her Labradoodle, Homer, Part Two

    What is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program? (Interview)
    A conversation with Laurel Thom, a volunteer who visits the ill and the elderly with her Labradoodle, Homer, Part Two

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  • “Let Me Grieve but not Forever”A book tracing a journey out of the darkness of loss

    “Let Me Grieve but not Forever”
    A book tracing a journey out of the darkness of loss

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  • What Is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program? (Interview)A conversation with Elisabeth Van Every,  Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, Part One

    What Is the Pet Partners Therapy Animal Program? (Interview)
    A conversation with Elisabeth Van Every, Communications & Outreach Coordinator for Pet Partners, an organization that facilitates animal-assisted interventions, Part One

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