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The Daily Free Press

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Musical Therapist Heather Lea Woods hosts a drum circle with patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies in Boston. COURTESY OF DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE

Boston researchers find music could lessen physical, mental strain on cancer patients

Chloe Liu February 20, 2020
Music therapy could reduce anxiety and pain in individuals undergoing chemotherapy, an ongoing study by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston is discovering.
Heather Woods and her husband perform an impromptu set at the Power of Disbelief concert. PHOTO BY BRIAN SONG/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“The Power of Disbelief” concert sparks gender representation conversation

Elise Takahama March 24, 2016

Hailey Magee, a 22-year-old rising singer-songwriter, is a fighter. Her passion for sharing stories through her music has always driven her to take chances and put herself out there, but she recently...

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