How the internet is changing the way we grieve

Aug 01, 2018 14:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology

People dont die in the same way that they used to. In the past, a relative, friend, partner would pass away, and in time, all that would be left would be memories and a collection of photographs. These days the dead are...

Healthy relationships education offers a real chance to reduce domestic violence

Aug 01, 2018 14:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

As part of the new-style sex education curriculum, school pupils will soon start learning about healthy intimate relationships which could help to significantly reduce future domestic abuse in the UK. In recent research...

Vegan diet: how your body changes from day one

Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Veganism, the plant-based diet which shuns meat and dairy, is having its time in the sun. Since 2008, there has been a 350% increase in the number of self-described vegans in the UK alone. Where this motivation stems from...

Bongani Mayosi: South Africa's giant of cardiology and a powerful mentor

Aug 01, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

South Africas medical fraternity is mourning the death of renowned academic and cardiologist Professor Bongani Mayosi. Mayosi, who was the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town, was...

Anxiety: stop censoring yourself and learn to lose

Aug 01, 2018 14:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Anxiety disorders are some of the most common mental health problems today. In fact, four out of every 100 people around the world have one, and research my colleagues and I were involved in at the University of Cambridge...

The rise of the conscious carnivore

Aug 01, 2018 14:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

The August long weekend approaches, and many Canadians will celebrate with picnics and barbecues. Meat often plays a central role when choosing the menu for gatherings among family and friends. But it seems eating meat is...

Getting the temperature just right helps people with dementia stay cool

Aug 01, 2018 13:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Everyone knows how bad it feels when the temperature is uncomfortably hot or cold. For most of us it doesnt last long as we can take simple steps to get comfortable, such as putting on clothes, opening a window, or...