Kimball is CEO of Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. As a physician, I was taught to appreciate the clinical importance of human touch for our ...

It’s almost Halloween and there’s an election looming in front of us. Sometimes it seems as though anger and fear are dominating our environment. However, human emotions run a wide gamut, including ...

Remember the last time someone gave you a really good hug? Not a quick social pat, but a proper, full-body embrace that made you feel momentarily safe in the world? If you’re struggling to recall, you ...

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction. They can recognize objects, navigate cluttered spaces, and sort thousands of parcels an hour. But ask a robot to touch ...

The sense of touch gives you vital information about the world around you. From gripping a coffee mug to shaking hands or feeling fabric, touch helps you interact with objects and people. Beneath your ...

When it comes to health insurance, some plans have a tough time balancing the need to manage costs with devising the right messaging for a person who may be dealing with a lot of stress and anxiety as ...