Category: Health

If you’ve delved into the worlds of Star Trek, The Terminator or William Gibson’s cyberpunk novel Neuromancer, you’ll know that enhanced, electronic vision is a staple of science fiction. Now, what was once futuristic fiction is becoming a reality. Researchers have developed bionic eyes that can restore some lost vision. These devices’ capabilities are currently […]

Drazen Zigic/ Shutterstock Most children who are infected with SARS-COV2, the virus that causes COVID, experience only mild symptoms or no symptoms at all. But a small proportion develop severe illness which can sometimes even require hospital care. The reason why only some children develop severe illness hasn’t been clear until now. But our latest […]

oatawa/Shutterstock.com Poppy Russell lived for just 12 hours. She died in April 2021 at the Princess Royal Hospital in Telford after suffering a brain injury during birth. An inquest concluded that her death was preventable. Her parents, Neil and Katie Russell, then faced another ordeal: the hospital trust blamed Katie, alleging she had refused foetal […]

Working through problems together can help healthcare students practise the reasoning and decision-making they will later need with real patients. PeopleImages/Shutterstock The buzzer goes off. Three occupational therapy students are convinced they have worked out what should happen to their patient next. They are wrong. Nobody is harmed, and no real patient is waiting. The […]

Dreams Come True/Shutterstock Ask a parent of a child with dyspraxia what happens around 4pm, and many describe the same scene. Their child has spent a whole school day gripping pencils, fastening buttons and keeping up in the playground. By the time they get home, they are exhausted. That exhaustion can easily be mistaken for […]

WASHINGTON — In the intersection of behavioral health, sociology, and criminal justice, researchers and clinical practitioners continue to examine the mechanisms of group influence, assumed loyalty, and interpersonal harassment within community structures. As public awareness around complex psychological behaviors grows, experts emphasize the importance of distinguishing between organized criminal enterprise, social harassment dynamics, and clinical […]

For some adults, receiving an autism or ADHD diagnosis can transform how they understand themselves, but finding appropriate mental health support can remain difficult. VH-studio/Shutterstock I hated myself so much…and now I love myself. I’m not perfect. But I’ve accepted myself now. That was how one person described the impact of receiving an autism and […]

Protein-rich fermented foods, such as kefir, cottage cheese and yoghurt, may be good for both the gut and the muscles. Mariya Surmacheva/ Shutterstock Gut health and muscle health are often thought of as separate concerns. The first brings to mind eating fibre and probiotics, while the other centres on, exercise and protein. But researchers are […]

Protein-rich fermented foods, such as kefir, cottage cheese and yoghurt, may be good for both the gut and the muscles. Mariya Surmacheva/ Shutterstock Gut health and muscle health are often thought of as separate concerns. The first brings to mind eating fibre and probiotics, while the other centres on, exercise and protein. But researchers are […]

True Touch Lifestyle/Shutterstock England changed its organ donation law in 2020. All eligible adults are now presumed willing to donate their organs after death unless they opt out. The change was intended to increase the supply of donated organs, but 8,746 people in the UK are still waiting for a transplant, and just 1,650 transplants […]