Neuroscientists said humans are hardwired to understand the feelings and needs of others. The Sanford Institute for Empathy and Compassion studies those neural networks and teaches medical professionals to make the most of them.
MORE STORIES
-
During the award ceremony in Sacramento, agency leadership honored Wooten's 23 years of county service, highlighting her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
-
New medications like Wegovy are changing the way people lose weight and manage obesity, but many Medicaid beneficiaries can't get them.
-
The CDC announced stricter regulations for importing dogs from abroad — or traveling internationally with your furry companions.
-
It is unclear why the suggested rule was not released by its intended deadline. But a spokesperson for the federal agency told NPR that its implementation "continues to be a high priority."
-
Mothers received a unique, homemade gift at the Hearts and Hands Working Together food distribution ahead of Mother's Day.
-
Biennial mammograms from age 40 suggested, despite advocates emphasizing the need for yearly screenings for early detection and better survival rates.
-
When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
-
Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
-
The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
-
Federal health officials say the U.S. has the building blocks to make a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu, if needed. But experts warn we're nowhere near prepared for another pandemic.
Sign up for our newsletters!
Keep up with all the latest news, arts and culture, and TV highlights from KPBS.
- Minimum wage violations rise in major California cities, including San Diego
- News watchdogs alarmed by proliferation of ‘pink slime’ sites in San Diego and elsewhere
- What's in and how much is out for education in the revised California state budget?
- Six years after an assessment found a ‘climate of anti-Blackness’ at Southwestern College, what’s changed?
- Mexico’s only tall ship makes port in San Diego