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A trial in which musicians played in hospital wards twice a week found patients needed less pain medication and were discharged, on average, a day earlier. Staff turnover on the participating wards also dropped. The hospital has since hired a resident musician.
Data from sleep trackers compared with self-reported sleep shows most people overstate their sleep by more than an hour a night. The gap is largest among people who describe themselves as morning people. Sleep researchers say the real number for most adults is closer to six hours than the eight they claim.
Dentists say brushing straight after breakfast can do more harm than good because acidic food softens enamel for up to an hour. The advice is to brush before eating or wait, which contradicts what most people were taught as children. Predictably, the internet is not taking it well.
A community rugby club for over-fifties has grown to three hundred members with one rule: no scoreboard. Players say the absence of a result removed the arguments, the injuries and the need to be good at rugby. Doctors have started referring patients.