Eva Amsen, Contributor

A new clinical trial will test whether hearing slow tempo music through noise-cancelling headphones makes ICU patients less likely to develop delirium while they are on a ventilator.

A new study is analysing the ingredients of common tatoo inks and found that not all of them might be as safe as they should be.

Researchers have found that listening to music can make acute pain (such as headaches) more bearable, as long as you get to have a say in what music to listen to.

Researchers in Spain have now found that the choice of SARS-CoV-2 image determines how we think about the virus. People consider the prettiest SARS-CoV-2 images to be less scary, less scientific and less informative.

Not all programs are the same, though, but researchers have been studying whether these interventions are effective.

New research suggests that listening to vocal music can kickstart language recovery after stroke more successfully than listening to audiobooks, because music encourages neuroplasticity in the language region of the brain.

The rhythm of sea shanties kept sailors and whalers moving in sync. But the same principle is the key behind dance therapy for people with Parkinson’s disease, where music helps them keep balance.

Can clowns make a stay in the hospital less scary for children? A study in the annual Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal takes a serious look at clowning on the wards.

A seven-month old WHO report summarizing evidence for the effect of the arts on health and well-being might hold some useful suggestions for involving artists in COVID-19 health messaging.