FOSTER EMPATHY

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Jan 03 2025HEALTH

Why Isn't Empathy Taught to Future Doctors?

Empathy is crucial in healthcare, helping professionals connect with and ease the emotional pain of patients. Yet, postgraduate medical training often overlooks this vital skill. A new study wants to find out why this is and how necessary it is to teach empathy to trainee doctors. Researchers talked

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Dec 16 2024HEALTH

Empathy in Action: Comparing Nursing Students Across Continents

Empathy is key to a nurse's job. It helps build a strong relationship between nurse and patient, leading to better care. A study looked into nursing students from universities in India and South Africa to see how empathetic they were. The students were asked to share their thoughts and feelings abo

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