The Government recently published drafting for their Protection of Premises Bill, known as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute to Martyn Hett. Martyn died in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack of 2017 which killed 22. ‘Martyn’s Law’ encompasses a series of checks, standards and security to help keep people safe in public venues.The plans follow public consultation […]
Dr Shabnam Parkar is a Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at St George’s Hospital in Tooting. After many years treating children in the UK and providing medical care in Nepal, Dr Parkar has joined our team as a surgical trainer. Last month, she led paediatrics and co-led abdominal surgery on our Hostile Environment Surgical Training (HEST) course […]
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Cancer may lurk in ‘normal looking’ skin: A University of Queensland study has found skin with few visible freckles or blemishes may still carry sun-damaged DNA mutations that can trigger cancer. Researchers from UQ’s Frazer Institute Dermatology Research Centre investigated the relationship between the number of mutations found in ‘normal looking’ skin and the number […]
Solving the problem of youth vaping: A University of Queensland researcher said current Australian laws were failing to prevent young people using nicotine vaping products (NVPs). Professor Coral Gartner from UQ’s School of Public Health said many people were unwilling to comply with regulations around nicotine vaping, and retailers were continuing to sell the products […]
The technology that can detect rapid pressure changes inside your heart: Researchers at the University of East Anglia have used cutting-edge imaging technology to measure acute pressure changes inside the heart. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed images of the heart. Using the new technology, the team discovered that pressure […]
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Researchers from Aston University and the University of York have discovered new insights into how the human brain makes perceptual judgements of the external world. The study, published on 8 May in the journal PLOS One, explored the computational mechanisms used by the human brain to perceive the size of objects in the world around […]
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3 Different (and Effective) Ways Art Can Be Used in Therapy and for Mental Health Support: Art is an important form of creative expression, and yet its power extends into some quite unexpected areas, and it can even have therapeutic applications for those facing mental health issues. Here are some examples of how it can be […]
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Resilience is the ability to adapt to challenging circumstances without it taking too large an impact on our mental well-being. It has been shown that there are recognised steps that we can all take that can boost our ability to deal with pressure and reduce the adverse impact of stress on our lives. Simple changes […]
Severe insomnia can wreak havoc with mental health and physical wellbeing. According to the NHS website, insomnia is defined as regularly experiencing problems sleeping. Sleep is incredibly important and enables the body and mind to relax and reboot, rest and heal. Getting enough sleep is critical. It is often a vicious circle – stress can often […]
Queues return to NHS dental practices in England: The British Dental Association has described scenes of hundreds of patients queuing outside a Norfolk dental practice as belonging in the Soviet Bloc not in a 21st century health service, and pressed government to deliver urgent and meaningful reform. Over 300 wannabe dental patients reportedly queued outside the […]