Brain scans help shed light on the PTSD brain, but they cannot diagnose PTSD
Apr 21, 2019 11:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Celebrities and public figures have recently been more open about mental health conditions they deal with. This is a positive sign of shrinking stigma around mental illness, and it also helps in reducing it. The most...
The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Apr 21, 2019 11:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Set in a fictional firm in New York, the TV series Suits glamorises the life of lawyers working in a modern corporate firm. One of the main characters, Harvey Specter, dresses impeccably in an expensive designer suit and...
Nicotine replacement: when quitting cigarettes, consider using more nicotine, not less
Apr 21, 2019 11:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
When delivered through cigarettes, nicotine is considered to be one of the most addictive substances on Earth, so it may seem odd to suggest that people should use more, rather than less, to quit smoking. A recent review...
Apr 21, 2019 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
The next influenza pandemic is a case of when, rather than if. In the last major influenza pandemic in 2009, 201,200 people worldwide died. The UK is now leading the world in how it prepares for such outbreaks, thanks...
High-dose, immune-boosting or four-strain? A guide to flu vaccines for over-65s
Apr 16, 2019 02:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Flu vaccines work by exposing the body to a component of the virus so it can practise fighting it off, without risking infection. The immune system can then mount a more rapid and effective response when faced with a real...
The 'painless woman' helps us see how anxiety and fear fit in the big picture of pain
Apr 08, 2019 05:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Imagine a life without pain. No toothache. No period pain. No arthritis. A woman who feels no pain has been in the news recently, linked to a case study published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia. Jo Cameron...
Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too
Apr 08, 2019 05:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Health
Removing the financial worries from Australians diagnosed with cancer is bound to be a popular move. The Oppositions A$2.3 billion cancer care plan announced in Bill Shortens budget reply speech on Thursday night aims...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight