
What We're Reading: Pain and Your Brain; Rural Hospital Closures; Organ and Tissue Donation
Our brains experience social and physical pain in much the same way; rural hospitals in the United States are increasingly at risk of closure; there is strong support for organ and tissue donation for research.
Social and Physical Pain Experiences Overlap in Our Brains
Our brains may process social and physical pain in different ways, but similar areas of the brain appear to be activated when both types of pain occur, according to
Rural Hospitals Are Increasingly Vulnerable
In 2019, 19 hospitals in rural America closed—the most in a decade—and at present, 1 in 4 is in danger of closing, according to
Most Americans Support Organ and Tissue Donation for Research
Sixty-two percent of Americans strongly agree that organ and tissue donation can lead to medical and health breakthroughs, while 51% concur that the public should be encouraged to become donors because there is a shortage of both available tissues and organs, according to
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