The widespread use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic has posed numerous nonverbal communication barriers, muffling speech and impeding lip-reading. For deaf or hard-of-hearing (DHH) individuals, masks have made daily as well as clinical interactions especially difficult. With approximately 72% of people older than 65 experiencing hearing loss, and with this age group having higher…
Read More5 Tips to Manage Holiday Stress from Humintell
Did you know that 88% of Americans feel the holiday season is the most stressful time of the year? A survey conducted by OnePoll in conjunction with Joy Organics explored the festive stressors and anxiety-inducing moments of the holiday season. They polled about 2,000 Americans and found that financial concerns actually topped the list of…
Read MoreScience: An Enterprise to Generate Knowledge
By Humintell Director Dr. David Matsumoto We’ve heard a lot in the past year and a half about “listening to science.” Certainly, I believe that science is important to us today in our society. But when I heard what was said about science, the messages I heard were not so much about the science as…
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