That evening Jake’s chest started to get “crackly” and he became increasingly short of breath. This time, he felt pain in his chest and neck, so we went straight to the hospital. He spent that Friday night in a rammed… Read More ›
Health
Is your fit tech healthy?
‘I have seen first-hand in clinical practice that not meeting goals or falling short of targets can have negative implications for people. Missing these goals has led to them having negative thoughts, lowered mood and even strategies such as restrictive… Read More ›
The Daily Mail reaches peak gaslight (‘The NHS is not in crisis…’)
Can Britain ‘ride out’ the Omicron wave without another lockdown, as Boris Johnson suggested on Tuesday? Or is the NHS being hopelessly overwhelmed as Covid infection rates soar? The answer to the first question is Yes. The answer to the… Read More ›
The baffling illness affecting young adults in Canada
A whistleblower in the Canadian province of New Brunswick has warned that a progressive neurological illness that has baffled experts for more than two years appears to be affecting a growing number of young people and causing swift cognitive decline… Read More ›
‘I bet you were a brilliant Dad’
Please listen to the entire call. It is impossible to not be moved by John’s words, I cried, and to not be angry by what has happened over the past 18 months. It is a disgrace and it is continuing… Read More ›
On Cloudflow (Rust | Eclipse) review
Developed with elite athletes, the third-gen Cloudflow can do it all and is faster than ever. The explosive Speedboard® loads every stride with spring-like energy. It’s engineered for high speeds and maximum comfort whether you’re crushing a 5K or a… Read More ›
1 in 4 Britons ‘not confident NHS can care for them’. It should be 4 in 4.
One in four Britons do not believe that the NHS can care for them properly, new research into the public’s attitude to the health service reveals. When asked “how confident are you, if at all, in the NHS’s ability to… Read More ›
Christmas Day on a covid ward
“We’ve had to pull staff away from their Christmas celebrations to help us in the last minute. But how long can we continue like this? It’s the same number of colleagues we’re calling upon.” As we walk down the corridor,… Read More ›
Is your IQ defined by your parents?
A professional quizzer who wins contests thanks to their vast general knowledge is utilising impressive crystallised intelligence. Alternatively, Sherlock Holmes, who uses the information available from a crime scene, combines it with what he’s got in his head, and applies… Read More ›
Mindlessness
Although mindfulness has its merits, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. That is, as we develop skill in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be… Read More ›