Hybrid workers spend 12 hours per day on screens: This World Sight Day (12th October), Specsavers has released new research which suggests that UK hybrid workers spend an average of twelve hours a day, or sixty hours of a working week, glued to their screens. With 44% of Britain’s workforce now working remotely or in hybrid-office […]
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WHO-OHCHR launch new guidance to improve laws addressing human rights abuses in mental health care: Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) are jointly launching a new guidance, entitled “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”, to support […]
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A prediction model can be used to identify people affected by venous thromboembolism who have only a low risk of recurrence and may not require long-term blood thinning. The validity of this “Vienna Prediction Model” developed at MedUni Vienna has now been confirmed in a large-scale clinical study and the results have been published in […]
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Rebecca Wallersteiner visits The Mother & The Weaver, an intimate new exhibition opening at the Foundling Museum (22 September to 2023 to 18th February 2024, that explores the extraordinary, multi-faceted experience of motherhood and the ties that bind. The Spider is an ode to my mother. She was my best friend. Like a spider my […]
We’ve gained a new weapon in the fight against harmful and often antibiotic-resistant pathogens with the development of a unique material engineered to limit disease spread and replace current cumbersome cleaning protocols on high-touch surfaces like door knobs and hand rails. Using the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask), researchers from […]
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New research carried out by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has identified the complex issues that arise in the care of children with life-limiting conditions in Scotland. The extensive research project included interviews with both parents of children with life-limiting conditions and the healthcare professionals who treat them, producing a set of recommendations which aim to […]
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Common Ways Addiction Impacts Families – Why Group Therapy Helps: When people become addicted to alcohol or drugs, the substance abuse not only negatively affects the individual. It also impacts their family. Thankfully, treatments like group therapy can assist addicts in recovery. But before we look at that, let us explore some of the most […]
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New research has revealed the five most dangerous drugs that cause the highest rate of fatalities in the UK, with cocaine taking the top spot. Cocaine is revealed to be the UK’s most dangerous drug Antidepressants and benzodiazepine follow in second and third, respectively ONS data was analysed to determine the ranking UK residential rehab […]
New research has revealed the five drugs that cause the highest rate of fatalities in the UK, with cocaine taking the top spot. UK residential rehab provider Abbeycare Foundation analysed ONS data to discover the number of deaths from drug poisoning per 1,000,000 people in 2021. Cocaine places first for the highest amount of drug […]
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Dance as a performative art form enhanced identity negotiation and strengthened group identity in people with Parkinson’s disease. A recent study by the University of Eastern Finland and Balettakademien Stockholm found that performing in a dance company and being involved in its activities play a significant role in the identity and disease-related identity negotiation in […]