A Moment with Laurie Santos is part of our interview series featuring thought leaders in research and healthcare. Each interview includes 7 short and stimulating questions. Dr. Laurie Santos is Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale...
To minimize opportunities for spreading the novel coronavirus, the FDA and NIH have suspended in-person interactions in research studies and clinical trials. The new rules mean that most clinical and behavioral research studies may no longer be conducted in person...
Originally published in Forbes by Aline Holzwarth For the 90% of Americans now ordered to stay home (up from 20% just a week ago) to stave off the risk of catching and spreading the novel coronavirus, keeping a strict distance from others is...
Staying at home now is essential to “flatten the curve” and slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. But people at home still need health care, regardless of their COVID-19 status. This fact has created an urgency to expand patients'...
We recognize the severe and overwhelming challenges our colleagues in the healthcare industry face with the outbreak of COVID-19. And we have an idea of what those challenges could look like in the coming days, weeks, and months ahead — a...
Last week was a fantastic week for you. You were doing so well. You played a game of soccer with friends, went on a walk with your partner every single day, and spent all weekend gardening. Then a sudden freeze...
No healthcare buzzword has been more used and abused in the past decade than “patient engagement,” despite the fact that — or perhaps because — there seems to be little agreement on how the phrase is actually defined. The hottest...
The holiday season is upon us, whether you’re ready for it or not. Many people overeat in the holiday season (all those leftover treats at home, cookies in the office, how could you resist?!) And — no surprise — it...
You just finished presenting the results of your research project at the annual conference for your field. Your novel digital health intervention demonstrated a meaningful and robust impact on outcomes. This is a big moment; you’ve worked hard to get...
One of Aesop’s better-known fables features some ants and a grasshopper; the industrious, hardworking ants who labor all summer to store up for the harsh winter, and the lazy, indulgent grasshopper who spends his time playing the fiddle and enjoying...
I recently had a friction-filled experience when I tried to make an appointment for a routine physical exam. It’s been a while since I’ve had my annual exam, as my previous doctor moved away in 2015 and I haven’t gotten...
Human behavior is anything but simple, and for that exact reason I believe that oversimplifications can be useful in the first step of designing for behavior change. When it comes down to it, there’s a lot of human behavior that...