Music Could Be a Post-Op Panacea, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time of surgery may help patients … Read more

Organ music accompanies vaccines at Salisbury Cathedral

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About a thousand people over the age of 80 have been vaccinated at Salisbury Cathedral on its first day of opening as a vaccination centre. The 800-year-old cathedral in south-west England has been closed during lockdown, with services taking place online. Its music director said he’d chosen pieces by Bach, Handel and Pachelbel to help … Read more

‘Mum responded to Bengali music more than Beatles’

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Charities are using tailored music to bring back memories for dementia patients from ethnic minorities. To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, the BBC has created a catalogue of world music to help people from all cultures living with dementia. Music producer Naughty Boy is supporting the BBC Music Memories project, his mother has dementia. Source link