Chronic pain could be eased by learning to regulate negative emotions

Some people live with pain for years or even decades AsiaVision/Getty Images Learning how to regulate negative emotions like anxiety could ease chronic pain. Scientists have found that a form of therapy that partly focuses on tolerating distress relieved ongoing discomfort more effectively than existing treatments. “Chronic pain is more than a sensory experience, it’s … Read more

‘Pulse’ is an ER drama with a maelstrom of emotions and entanglements

If the imminent end of Max’s “The Pitt” has left you wondering what you’ll do for a drama set in an emergency room, Netflix, taking your temperature, has scheduled its own ER drama “Pulse.” Premiering Thursday, it covers some of the same traumatic territory, but it’s more of a soap opera, a moderately diverting mix … Read more