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  • Music therapists, once marginalized, come into the mainstream at children's hospitals

    Melissa Bailey

    June 27, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    Hospitals can be stressful places for children and their families, but music therapy can help ease some of that stress. At Boston Children's Hospital, music therapists help children complete tasks such as using the restroom or having their blood drawn, and sometimes they even help families say goodbye to their children. Music therapy has been shown to help premature babies develop, normalize blood pressure and heart rate, and improve motor control.

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  • Beth Israel Deaconess examines mistakes made after patients die

    Melissa Bailey

    May 02, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

    One of Boston's major teaching hospitals is examining how it handles patients’ bodies and supports family members after a death.

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  • Communication Failures Linked to 1,744 Deaths in Five Years, US Malpractice Study Finds

    Melissa Bailey

    February 01, 2016 |

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    Response Location: United States, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    A team is trying to improve communication through I-PASS, a methodical way to relay information during patient “handoffs” when doctors and nurses change shifts.

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