Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Music can improve the experience of surgeons, especially residents, in the operating room, ...

In 1889 Nietzsche wrote, “Without music life would be a mistake.” As someone who regularly spends a chunk of change on Radiohead and Bright Eyes, I completely agree. I’m not the only doctor who finds ...

At the end of an afternoon surgery in 2014, anaesthesiologist Dr. Alistair MacDonald took the oxygen mask off a patient and noticed her skin was turning blue. Other members of the surgical team were ...

We all know gentle music can be relaxing, but it can also promote healing, says Hawaii ophthalmologist and classical pianist Jorge Camara. That’s him on the cover of his new CD, “Live from the ...

The third episode of the hospital comedy Scrubs starts with a tense moment in the operating room between attending surgeon Dr. Wen and his intern Dr. Turk. “Look, I’ve been an attending for three ...

For surgeons, playing music while performing a medical procedure can help keep their focus since it lessens background noise and other distractions in the operating theater. According to a new study ...

Operating theatres are environments where the balance between beneficial auditory stimuli and detrimental noise is critical. Recent investigations have focused on understanding how music can enhance ...