Advert for a universal basic income (UBI) scheme in New York, May 2016. Such schemes could offer significant benefits for recipients' mental health. Generation Grundeinkommen via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA When BBC journalist Rory Carson sought online consultations for a potential mental health issue, three private clinics diagnosed him with attentionContinue Reading
GPs could "prescribe" activities to a child or teen with the aim of improving health and wellbeing. PeopleImages.com – Yuri A/ Shutterstock A growing number of children and adolescents in England are seeking access to mental health services. But the demand for these services is far outstripping capacity – andContinue Reading
Many LGBTQ+ people do not access drug and alcohol support services because they fear stigma and discrimination. Old Town Tourist/Shutterstock LGBTQ+ people in the UK face significant barriers to accessing substance use services, due to a number of factors, including fear of discrimination and stigma. Our research has shed lightContinue Reading
The COVID-19 pandemic may be over, but its scars remain for those on the frontline of the health sector – not least in the ambulance services. And our research conducted separately in the UK and Australia shows things are getting worse across the globe. Ambulance staff in many other countries,Continue Reading
A.D.S.Portrait/Shutterstock An advisory panel of the US Food and Drug Administration has found that a drug used in the majority of cold and flu products to treat blocked noses does not work. The panel noted that phenylephrine, in tablet, capsule and liquid form, did not relieve nasal congestion. It did,Continue Reading
No need to worry if you like to hit 'snooze'. DG FotoStock/ Shutterstock If you like to press snooze on your alarm a few times before getting up in the morning, you’re not alone. According to some surveys, about 50%-60% of respondents report being snoozers. Despite how common hitting theContinue Reading
nobeastsofierce/Shutterstock Many people first became familiar with the term “mRNA” when Pfizer’s and Moderna’s COVID vaccines were rolled out. In the simplest terms, mRNA, which stands for messenger ribonucleic acid, is a type of genetic material that gives cells in our bodies instructions to make specific proteins. More recently theContinue Reading
Film therapy may help people process difficult emotions. Zoran Zeremski/ Shutterstock Many of us enjoy sitting down to watch a good film because of the way movies can make us feel. A sad film might help us release our emotions or a comedy might lift our mood. Movies can alsoContinue Reading
fizkes/Shutterstock Dementia affects more than 55 million people around the world. A number of factors can increase a person’s risk of developing dementia, including high blood pressure, poor sleep, and physical inactivity. Meanwhile, keeping cognitively, physically, and socially active, and limiting alcohol consumption, can reduce the risk. Recently, a largeContinue Reading
Bokehboo Studios/Shutterstock If you mention skin cancer, most people think of melanoma – the deadliest skin cancer. The other ones are pretty benign, right? Not so. Worldwide, more people are now dying of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) than melanoma, a new study has found. The study, by researchers at theContinue Reading
