The sound of silence? Johns Hopkins researchers show that people feel it

Astonished hearing listening concept

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have used auditory illusions to examine how moments of silence can distort people’s perception of time, tackling the age-old philosophical question of whether silence can be perceived as more than the absence of sound. A team of psychologists and philosophers at Johns Hopkins University used auditory illusions to show that … Read more

‘It allowed her to feel at ease’: Fear that dying patients could face greater suffering due to drug shortages

Jodi Adams said her daughter Cosette was able to die painlessly after receiving the drug.

Doctors fear dying patients could face more pain and suffering due to an anticipated shortage of a type of morphine. A drug called Order, a liquid form of the opioid used to treat severe pain, is expected to be stopped in Australia. It is given to people dying of cancer and suffering from other life-limiting … Read more