The Center in the News
- 2024
Grandma is "Still There"
Stony Brook University
December 202418 Ways to Spread Joy on Random Acts of Kindness Day- And Everyday
AARP
February 2024 - 2023
What We Get When We Give
Harvard medicine
October 2023To ease my depression, I volunteered to help dying people
The Washington Post
August 2023Is Dementia Research Missing the Forest for the Trees?
Mind Matters
July 2023An interview with Jack Coulehan, author of The Talking Cure: New and Selected Poems
Bellevue Literary Review
February 2023 - 2022
After omicron, what's next? Long Island doctors predict COVID-19's path
Newsday
January 8, 2022 - 2021
The Health Benefits of Gratitude
Oprah Daily
November 2, 2021Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics Practices the Art of Healing
Stony Brook University
October 20, 2021 - 2020
Grand Rounds Lecture Explores Relationship Between Mind and Melody
Stony Brook University
December 2, 2020Art Historians Picture Pandemics in Grand Rounds Lecture
Stony Brook University
November 16, 2020People With Intellectual Disabilities Are Being Hit Hard by COVID-19
U.S. News & World Report
June 8, 2020What To Do When A Parent's Cognitive Decline Impairs Money Management
Forbes
May 26, 2020Renaissance School of Medicine Wins Award for Professionalism
Stony Brook University
February 5, 2020 - 2017
Laughter for health’s sake at Stony Brook University medical school
Newsday.com
October 24, 2017It’s no joke when professional medical clowns train Stony Brook Medicine staff
Stony Brook Medicine
October 26, 2017 - 2016
Our grandparents’ dementia didn’t matter to us as children
The Irish Times
October 15, 2016Here’s Why We Struggle To Make Connections With Our Physicians — And Why It Matters
Huffington Post
March 31, 2016Are Your Kids Addicted To Their Phones? 'Screenagers' Wants to Help
Forbes
February 28, 2016 - 2015
Doing Good, Feeling Good
Ocala Style Home & Garden
November 24, 2015Tapping Into the Helper High: Tips on Feeding Your Trainer's Helper Habit
Huffington Post
November 24, 2015How Gratitude Can Benefit Your Physical Health All Year Long
Huffington Post
November 23, 2015What's better, money or a nice boss? NBC survey shows what we really think
Today: Season of Kindness
November 13, 2015Philanthropy Helps the Giver, Too
The Detroit News
October 11, 2015From Refugee to Refuge: Cultivating Compassion
Voices in the Family (interview with Dr. Post begins at 25:42)
October 6, 2015How to improve doctors' bedside manner
CNN
September 13, 2015Be Generous: It's a simple way to stay healthier
The Chicago Tribune
August 6, 2015Watching the Clock: A Mother’s Hope for a Natural Birth in A Cesarean Culture
The Washington Post
January 5, 2015 - 2014
Experience 'the helper's high' during the holidays
The Suffolk Times
December 14, 2014Donor's tender heart and generous spirit shine at holidays
The Seattle Times
November 26th, 2014The faith healer and the magician
Radio National (australia)
November 14, 2014Do Doctors Have a Duty to Treat Patients With Ebola?
The Huffington Post
October 21, 2014Those with dementia still know, need love
The Columbus Dispatch
August 30, 2014Why doing good feels good: the "helper's high"
Newsminer, Alaska
July 20, 2014The Health Benefits of Being Kind
Big Think
July 16, 2014Why We Need the Humanities to Improve Health Care
Huffington Post
May 29, 2014'Kindness' groups at work in NYC
AM New York
March 23, 2014Understanding Philanthropy
SomaliCurrent
February 18, 2014 - 2013
4 Amazing Health Benefits of Helping Others
O Magazine
December, 2013Care that can transform the lives of dementia sufferers and their carers
Caboolture News (Australia)
October 21st, 2013The Common Denominator that Keeps Sam Johnson, Abbott, Rudd, Obama and Clive Berghofer Healthy
The Chronicle (Australia)
August 9th, 2013Altruism Boosts Well-being
Epoch Times
May 13, 2013 - 2012
Caring About Each Other
Voices in the Family
November 19, 2012After Storms, Helping Others Helps us get a Sense of Control
Newsday
November 8, 2012Volunteering is so good for you that doctors should recommend it, experts say
The Australian
September 30, 2012Puncturing Australia's cult of the mind
Eureka Street
September 16, 2012Kindness makes life happier and longer
Dawn.com
September 2, 2012Concern Raised Over Painkiller’s Use in Sports
New York Times
April 13, 2012Staying Sober through Service
Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
March 12, 2012Volunteering can boost physical and mental health
American Medical News
January 17, 2012 - 2011
Do Good, Feel Good The Helping – Health – Happiness Connection
Natural Awakenings
December 2011Volunteers tap into their own passions to give back to the community
Knoxville News Sentinel
December 31, 2011Studies cite 'glow of giving'
Newsday
December 27, 2011Study-Altruism benefits givers' health
United Press International
December 21, 2011Is It True Giving is Good for Your Health?
Wall Street Journal Video
December 16, 2011Value of mammograms, PSA tests now debated
Newsday
December 3, 2011Fazer o bem… faz bem
Visao
November 24, 2011SUNY Oneonta to host volunteer event
The Daily Star
November 5, 2011Want to live longer? Get happy, study says
MSNBC
October 31, 2011White Lies and Worse
New York Times
September 21, 2011Relating to the Experience of "The Hidden Gifts of Helping"
Three Village Patch
May 15, 20116 Ways to Feel Happier, Be Healthier: Accentuate the positive
AARP Bulletin
May 13, 2011New books chart way to keep glow of helping
The Huntsville Times
May 4, 2011Happiness in Islam part II
The Saudi Gazette (Saudi Arabia)
May 3, 2011Preciousness of Life, Chief 911 First Responder to Take Stage at International Writing Contest Gala
Red Orbit
April 15, 2011Anatomy of a Disaster
Newsday
April 12, 2011Six Ways to Boost Your “Habits of Helping”
Greater Good: The Science of a Meaningful Life
March 15, 2011Investigaciones científicas revelan diez verdades y mentiras sobre el amor
Clarin (Argentina)
February 5, 2011Generous grant to fund generosity study by SBU prof
The Village Times Herald
January 27, 2011 - 2010
Hill Country blogger found key to charity
The Houston Chronicle
December 21, 2010Stephen Post on the Daily Show
The Daily Show (segment starts 2 minutes in)
December 8, 2010The secret to longer life could be selflessness, scientists say
USA Today
November 30, 2010Unraveling the mystery of why we give, or don't
USA Today
November 30, 2010We really need to reap benefits of celebrating
Pasadena Star-News
November 28, 2010Volunteering Does a Body Good
US News and World Report
November, 2010Stony Brook Launches New Master's Program
Three Village Patch
October 26, 2010La ciencia revela 10 verdades y mentiras sobre el amor
Clarin
September 19, 2010L'Arche helps those in need and their helpers
The Village Times Herald
August 12, 2010Fireman discovers box of cash by roadside
tricities.com
July 29, 201010 feel-good things to do this month
MarthaStewart.com
June, 2010Baruch students find happiness in giving back
The Ticker
February 21, 2010What We Get When We Give
Psychology Today
February 18, 2010Live Well with what you Have
Parade
January 10, 2010A Systems View of Altruism Reveals Self-Interest
Sydney Morning Herald
January 9, 2010 - 2009
Altruism Afoot
Experience Life
December, 2009Boxing Day: Gift with Love
The Times of India
December 26, 2009A Compassionate Christmas
The Philippine Star
December 22, 2009In Month of Giving, a Healthy Reward
New York Times
November 30, 20096 Ways Giving Makes You Healthy
O Magazine
December, 2009A Battery of Tests. For What? Physician's Ordeal Leads to a Realization
Washington Post
October 6, 2009The Rewards of Volunteering
Los Angeles Times
August 10, 2009Rogue Kidney Brokers Resell Organs from Poorest Nations on Black Market
NY Daily News
July 16, 2009State Paying for Egg Doners Stokes Debate
Newsday
July 8, 2009Oregon Trial Spotlights Faith Healing Cases
Newsweek
July 8, 2009Humane Version of Descartes' Dictum
The Guardian
May 13, 2009Give More, Live Longer
The Rotarian
July 2009Remembering the Nazis' War on the 'Genetically Unfit'
New York Times
April 8, 2009 - 2008
Why Kindness is Good for You
Reader's Digest Australia
November 11, 2008The Quest for Happiness is no Laughing Matter
The Sydney Morning Herald
May 14, 2008Helping Others the Key to Happiness
The Sydney Morning Herald
May 10, 2008Studies Show Nice Guys Finish First
Straight.com
May 1, 2008