Healthy Headphone Use: How Loud and How Long?

Headphones, Chicago Health Magazine Online

As our society and culture become more connected through technology, the use of headphones has increased. Headphones allow people to enjoy music and have conversations from anywhere at any time. The ease of headphone use and the mobility that they afford cannot be overstated. This is particularly true as our society spends more time with […]

Hospital Visitor Restrictions Contribute to Patient and Provider Burnout

Barbara Creed hugging her husband after being released from the hospital

Above photo Barbara Creed. Courtesy of Northwestern Memorial Hospital Barbara Creed walked into Northwestern Memorial Hospital on April 29, 2020, expecting a three-day stay for a minor surgical procedure. Thirty-five years prior, she was diagnosed with progressive scleroderma, an autoimmune disease that can damage the lungs; now, she was on the waiting list for a […]