Tag: Health
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Ouch to 5k
Yesterday I completed my first 5k run since I broke my ankle exactly one year ago. It was on the first ever Holyrood parkrun.
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Half a year on parental leave with a broken ankle
Becoming a parent is a huge privilege. But it’s no secret that it’s also hard work. You don’t plan to break your ankle during the first year of your child’s life.
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I return to work regularly today for the first time in almost 25 weeks
I return to work regularly today for the first time in almost 25 weeks
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I’ve broken my ankle
At the weekend I broke my ankle while playing bubble football on a stag do.
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Two months of parenthood
Isobel is our first baby, so it’s difficult to compare having a baby during coronavirus to other times. But it does seem like a strange time to have a baby. There are many disadvantages to the current situation. But there are also some interesting advantages, particularly for me as a father.
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How to make this winter not totally suck, according to psychologists — Sigal Samuel — Vox
I really like the evidence-based advice in this article. It shows how the pathway to true happiness is to, in a way, forget about yourself. Instead of thinking about the myriad negative feelings you want to avoid and the myriad things you can buy or do in service of that, think about a single organising […]
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Struggling with vision loss — Stewart Lamb Cromar — Interactive Content
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My colleague Stewart Lamb Cromar has written about how a recent deterioration in his vision has impacted his work, and highlights the importance of our ongoing work around accessibility.
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How will humans, by nature social animals, fare when isolated? — The Economist
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I have worried about the social and mental health effects of the lockdown measures being implemented. But even I hadn’t anticipated quite how much conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder appear to be common following quarantines. According to a rapid review of the psychological effects of quarantines, published on March 14th in the Lancet, a British […]
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Why being kind could help you live longer — Lauren Turner — BBC News
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It has long been known that being kind to others makes you feel good and can improve your mental health. Now it seems there is a growing body of evidence suggesting that it can increase your life expectancy. “Living with people who treat you, at best, with disregard or a lack of concern, and at […]
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Mental illness doesn’t excuse treating people badly — Hattie Gladwell — Metro News
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An excellent piece on the damage caused by conflating bad behaviour with mental ill health. Conflating mental illness with cruelty adds to the stigma of mental illness… Excusing horrible behaviour for a mental disorder makes it seem as though being horrible is the norm for people with mental illness. And that’s not okay. Via Jennifer […]
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Autumn dip
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Over the past few years I have noticed that I always have a distinct dip in the autumn. I feel more tired, I feel less happy, and I think less clearly.
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“The workplace is killing people and nobody cares”
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“The workplace is killing people and nobody cares” CEOs are the cause of the health care crisis: You are the source of stress, stress causes chronic disease, and chronic disease is the biggest component of our ongoing and enormous health care costs.
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Design flaws in electronic health records can harm patients, study finds
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Design flaws in electronic health records can harm patients, study finds We know that poor usability can lead to disastrous consequences. Think to the recent case of the accidental missile alert in Hawaii. This is a more rigorous, academic investigation into the negative consequences of poor usability in electronic health records. The study even suggests […]
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Does Peppa Pig encourage inappropriate use of primary care resources?
Does Peppa Pig encourage inappropriate use of primary care resources? Top researching in the BMJ.
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The bumpy road to autonomy
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Autonomous vehicles — driverless cars — are coming. There will be bumps in the road along the way. But they are essential to fix our cities.
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Walking for the sake of it
You don’t need to have a purpose to walk. The physical and mental health benefits are manifest. My daily walk is as important to me as brushing my teeth.
