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Veteran David Wheaton said he's noticed his COPD has improved since he began playing the harmonica. He said he used to be able to exercise for only a few minutes, but now can work out longer.

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A Holiday Harmonica Concert Is Part Of The Therapy For Veterans With Lung Disease

Stephanie Colombini

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Some Florida veterans are putting on a holiday performance at their local VA, but not just to spread cheer. It’s part of a program that uses harmonicas...

Veterans playing harmonica in a classroom.

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Veterans With Lung Disease Learn Harmonica To Breathe Easier

Stephanie Colombini

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Some VA hospitals in Florida are teaching veterans how to play the harmonica to improve their breathing. It’s part of a national program that takes an…

Neonatal Intensive Care Units help keep premature babies alive, but they can also be very stressful environments. Music therapy can help buffer the jarring lights and sounds to help a baby's brain develop in peace.

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Music Therapy In NICUs Can Help Babies Get Home Sooner

Stephanie Colombini

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Research shows that music therapy in neonatal intensive care units helps infants get released from the hospital early. Experts in Florida helped pioneer…

The red and orange sun sets over dark water

University Beat

Study Finds Surprising Benefit To Listening To Sad Music

Kerry Sheridan

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Sad songs. Why do we love them so much? And might they be bad for us? Especially for people with clinical depression?Psychology researchers at the…

Music therapist Bree Gordon, right, leads Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students in a drum circle during a free arts therapy workshop in Parkland in late December.

'Music Really Helps Me': Arts Therapy Camp Returns To Parkland During Winter Break

Jessica Bakeman

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Camp Shine — a free arts therapy program that began over the summer for survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting — was back in...

Julie Martin, a certified music therapist, works with patients living with Alzheimer's disease.

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Lawmaker Seeks Regulation Of Music Therapy

News Service of Florida

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A South Florida senator Tuesday filed a proposal that calls for state regulation and licensure of music therapists.

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Music Soothes As Alzheimer's Cure Sought

Megan Milanese

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Julie Martin sits at a table in a nondescript room at Suncoast Hospice in Clearwater. She strums an instrument called a Qchord, a type of electronic...