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Turns out when you get your blood pressure measured, arm position is critical. That’s according to a study led by Tammy Brady, a cardiovascular health promotion expert at Johns Hopkins, who showed that suboptimal arm positions increase the top number …

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One of the most important things you can do to prevent the number one cause of death – cardiovascular disease – is to keep your blood pressure under control, and that starts with measuring it. Tammy Brady, a cardiovascular health …

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In this month’s podcast, Nadine Rosenblum speaks with Sara Zachmann, a 2022 Nurse Scholar Fellow and new author, about her pathway to publication. Through Sara’s story, listeners gain a good overview of the process and plenty of actionable advice. Sara …

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Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) is a peer responder program that supports health care workers who have emotional distress due to difficult care-related events. Developed in 2010 at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, RISE has been replicated by hospitals and health …

Ep.8 Caring for the Caregiver — Lessons from 13 years of the Resilience in Stressful Events (RISE) Peer Responder Program | Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Well-Being Read more »

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Can you trust a video game to help your child with ADHD, depression or anxiety? A new study by Johns Hopkins psychiatrist Barry Bryant surveyed the field of such games to find out more about them. Bryant: There were some …

Just how are video games to help manage mental health conditions in children developed? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »

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Just how does a video game designed to help kids with ADHD, depression and anxiety differ from other video games? Barry Bryant, a psychiatrist at Johns Hopkins, recently completed a study looking at such games and has some observations. Bryant: …

What characterizes a video game designed to help kids with mental health issues? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read more »