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January 4, 2026

“This Keeps Me Alive”: Why Doctors Are Writing Storytelling Prescriptions for Older Adults

As the saying goes, everyone has a story to tell — but sometimes it can be hard to find a safe person to share it with. That’s why StoryRX exists: The collaboration between New York-based nonprofit Life Story Club and health care providers encourages older adults at risk of social isolation to join weekly meetings […]

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Empathy and Reasoning Aren’t Rivals — New Research Shows They Work Together To Drive People To Help More

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly — focusing on individual stories rather than the broader needs of society — while careful reasoning enables more impartial, evidence-based choices.

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