Why menstrual leave could be bad for women
Spain recently adopted a menstrual leave policy, which makes additional (paid or unpaid) days off…
‘Got polio?’ messaging underscores a vaccine campaign’s success but creates false sense of security as memories of the disease fade in US
“Got Polio? Me neither. Thanks, Science.” Messages like this are used in memes, posters, T-shirts…
UK plan to encourage smokers to take up vaping means swapping one health risk with another
The UK government set out ambitious plans in 2019 to make England smoke free by…
Medical students lose their empathy – here’s what can be done about it
A lack of empathy in healthcare can be disastrous. In the UK, between 2005 and…
Why ‘finding your purpose’ matters – and four ways to find yours
Often presented as the solution for people lacking direction, the notion of “finding your purpose”…
The impact of childhood and teenage anxiety disorders on later life – new research
Anxiety rates have been rising in recent years among children and young people, with the…
Oral sex is now the leading risk factor for throat cancer
Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in throat cancer in…
The NHS COVID app is closing down – here’s where it succeeded and where it went wrong
The NHS recently announced that its COVID contact tracing app will be discontinued on April…
What to know about these often misunderstood relationships
Imagine Sarah and John have been in a monogamous relationship for five years. Although they…
How the Troubles affected healthcare in Northern Ireland
Celebrating a quarter century of “peace” since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement will…