Written by: Anupam Agarwal, M.D. Art and music have long been intertwined with medicine and science, offering not only creative expression but also serving as components of healing. Whether during ...

Alianora Reilly works at Tufts Medical Center, but her tool is no stethoscope or thermometer — instead, she wields a guitar. Music therapy is the practice of using musical interventions to manage ...

South Africa is celebrating 30 years since apartheid ended and Nelson Mandela became the nation’s first Black president. In the U.S., a South African musical group is spreading Mandela’s message of ...

On stage, South African pianist/vocalist Nduduzo Makhathini is less interested in playing music than in repairing the world, performing sonic rituals that nurture, heal and transform audiences and ...

This powerful video explores how music therapy is helping veterans heal from traumatic brain injury and PTSD. After surviving an IED blast in Iraq, one veteran shares how songwriting became a lifeline ...