Should you take a gap year?

Should you take a gap year before starting a university degree? Can it be a beach-hopping doss, or should it be a 15-month project to bulk up your CV? Richard Broom is head of admissions for undergraduates at City University, London. He says that 600-700 would be students apply for deferred entry each year, and […]

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Emotional Health

We all feel the complete range of emotions throughout our lives, depending on what is happening around us and to us. Our ability to feel emotions, yet not be overwhelmed or controlled by them, is what allows us to cope with emotions such as stress, loss, loneliness, and anger. The World Health Organisation defines health […]

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One Minute Medical School: Herd Immunity

Dr. Rob Tarzwell, a Clinical Assistant Professor on the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia recently co-authored the largest functional brain imaging study in history, with 21,000 subjects. […]

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Mental Health and Immigrants

People who have migrated to a country from their homeland are much more vulnerable to mental illness. Studies carried out in various countries have long indicated that migrants often have higher rates of mental illness that either the native-born people or the population of their country of origin. Immigrants have much higher rates of schizophrenia […]

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Mental Health and Immigrants

People who have migrated to a country from their homeland are much more vulnerable to mental illness. Studies carried out in various countries have long indicated that migrants often have higher rates of mental illness that either the native-born people or the population of their country of origin. Immigrants have much higher rates of schizophrenia […]

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