At most conferences, the goal is simple: to return to your desk with a notebook full of action items. WorkHuman Live 2026, ...

For decades, medical schools and hospital systems have warned physicians about “compassion fatigue” — the idea that caring deeply for patients eventually drains you. But a growing body of research ...

_This article was first published in the On the Hill newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox on Friday mornings here._ SALT LAKE CITY — For as long as I have been cognizant of ...

“How can empathy become visible?” This was an essential question that the curatorial team considered when designing the exhibit Compassion: What Moves You? on view now at the Michael C. Carlos Museum.

The 20th-century French philosopher Simone Weil once said that compassion was an impossibility. She said it is “a more astounding miracle than walking on water.” The word she used for meeting the ...

Ever since I was introduced to mindfulness, I have contemplated the image of the monk spending his days meditating in a cave deep in the foothills of the Himalayas. It seems like enlightenment might ...

Objectives Compassionate care transcends the mere clinical treatment of illness to encompass the psychological and social dimensions of patient well-being. It is often unclear how physicians from ...

A few years ago, my father-in-law, Joseph, casually admitted he didn’t know what empathy was. Not in a “tell me more” kind of way—he literally didn’t know the meaning of the word. This is a man who ...

Times of major stress can impact a person's ability to think, but the stress response is not the same for all circumstances and ages. Those who become increasingly distressed will face decreasing ...