Amid pandemic stress and racial violence, many communities of color have turned to wilderness areas for healing. Learn more from @nytimes buff.ly/3It9KO4

To help prevent the prevalence of Type 2 diabetes, experts are calling for walkable communities, improved housing, access to health care, and better food, particularly in minority communities. buff.ly/3Cdcywa

When Art Meets Neuroscience: See the Top Entries in the Art of Neuroscience Competition hosted by the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience. buff.ly/3pTpqll

An empathetic bedside manner can help build patients' trust in physicians, optimize their care, and allow them to express their emotions, potentially enhancing their health outcomes and treatment adherence. Learn more from @Sermo buff.ly/3eVkXfC #oncology #bedsidemanner

A children's hospital in Michigan is lining its floors, ceilings, and walls with scuba-diving dogs, surfing frogs, and various other cartoon and real-life animal images to help ease patient anxiety. buff.ly/3AQBqJj

On the latest episode of "The Doctor's Art" podcast, Medical Director Rana Awdish, MD, describes her life-changing experience as an ICU patient and how it inspired her to devote her career to improving empathetic communication in healthcare. @medpagetoday buff.ly/3CJqvnk

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GPs in England are expanding trials around "social prescribing" - an approach already used in the NHS, in which patients are referred for non-medical activities such as walking, running, and biking, in order to boost mental and physical wellness. buff.ly/3KdQVPL

The University of California - Irvine recently examined distorted time perception during the pandemic - an understudied yet common psychological phenomenon that is a risk factor for mental health challenges. buff.ly/3CKEZnd #pandemic #mentalhealth

How to Spot ‘Medical Gaslighting’ and What to Do About It: Experts share tips on advocating for yourself in a health care setting. Learn more from @nytimes buff.ly/3JiRdEQ

The Long, Long Wait for a Diabetes Cure: A documentary captures the desperation and frustration of Type 1 diabetes patients in a clinical trial. Learn more from @nytimes: buff.ly/3dyjnjj

This August, BioVid is partnering with #CharityMiles to donate to Cradles to Crayons. They provide children from birth to age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations with the essential items they need to thrive – at home, school, and play. buff.ly/3bNZbJy

Need a creativity boost? Here are 8 Books to help you be more curious, inspired, and creative. Thanks, @IDEOU! buff.ly/3zJExSW #creativity #curiosity #personaldevelopment

Dermatologist, Julie Kenner, creates the first-ever "Skin Discovery Center" - an in-person learning experience to help build empathy and understanding around skin ailments. buff.ly/3oTX6yL

Are doctors guilty of anchoring bias? Learn more in this opinion piece from @medpagetoday buff.ly/3uKESDi

A young playwright used her grief over a cancer diagnosis to fuel the creation of a play about her cancer journey. Listen to a conversation and reflection between Ellen and her doctor about her diagnosis, treatment, and how she turned her pain into art. buff.ly/3uORpp0

Actor Taye Diggs is serving as a patient ambassador for a new insomnia drug and raising awareness about the importance of sleep while sharing his own experiences with insomnia. buff.ly/3ISu7ER

Are Moms and Dads Passing Anxiety on to Their Kids? Researchers suggest environmental factors, such as modeling and "vicarious learning," likely have a role in the intergenerational transmission of anxiety. Learn more from @medpagetoday: buff.ly/3RyActS

"A machine-learning model identified mild cognitive impairment and dementia from digital voice recordings of neuropsychological tests, an early study showed." buff.ly/3yEBRpc #dementia | #machinelearning | #cognitiveimpairment |

During July the #BioVidTeam will be walking, running, and biking for Charity: Water. Charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing countries. Check them out at buff.ly/3OXaCwJ @charitywater