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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why are maggots making a comeback in hospitals?
The use of maggots to clean a wound is being given a second look by some doctors. An ancient treatment with strong 21st century applications is investigated by Carrie Arnold.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Florence Nightingale on what makes a good nurse
In the 1881 letter to trainee nurses at St Thomas' Hospital, Florence Nightingale outlines what she believes makes a good nurse - a woman without "womanly weaknesses".
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Is the first step in beating superbugs to defeat poverty?
A two-speed health service can only aid the spread of disease resistant 'superbugs', warns Jason Silverstein
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Why do we keep running?
Although 'exercise' is treated as a punchline, we continue to get out and pound the streets. What is it that drives our commitment to keeping fit?
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Society, Politics & Law
What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
The purchasing pattern of a bathroom staple has a lot to teach us about how poverty works. Atif Kukaswadia explains.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Should human conditions be classed as illnesses?
May 2013 saw the publication of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. So, why all the fuss about revising a manual for psychiatric diagnosis?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Discussion hub: What is helpful for someone undergoing treatment for cancer?
Which little kindnesses can you employ to help someone who is undergoing treatment for cancer and their families? Join our discusion forum to have your say.
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Society, Politics & Law
Managing complexity: a systems approach
Do you need to change the way you think when faced with a complex situation? Managing complexity: a systems approach, is a free course that examines how systemic thinking and practice enables you to cope with the connections between things, events and ideas. By taking a broader perspective complexity becomes manageable and it is easier to accept...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Lead and manage change in health and social care
Change is everywhere in health and social care work and can evoke a variety of emotions, from excitement and eager anticipation, to fear and outright hostility. In this free course, How to manage change in health and social care, you will explore the role of managers in the change process and the skills required for managing and leading change ...
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Money & Business
Drugs and consumerism
Peter Bloom and Gerard Hastings discuss consumerism vs citizenship in the context of broader issues around drug pricing, advertising and marketing.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Does Inside Out accurately capture the mind of an 11-year-old girl? A child psychologist weighs in
Is it enough to use Joy, Sadness, Fear, Disgust and Anger to portray a pre-pubescent child's behaviour?
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Languages
Inside the mind of a simultaneous translator
The world’s most powerful computers can’t perform accurate real-time translation. Yet interpreters do it with ease. Geoff Watts meets the neuroscientists who are starting to explain this remarkable ability.