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Health, Sports & Psychology
Rugby tackles homophobia
Guinness and Gareth Thomas rugby tackle homophobia in their latest TV ad, writes Dr Helen Owton.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
The Colour of Success: Can uniform colour impact on team success?
What impact does colour have on sporting competitions? Candice Lingam-Willgoss (Lecturer in Sport and Fitness) looks at the evidence.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Falling hard: Why do Americans love pumpkin so much?
When leaves start to turn colour, it's a signal for Americans to add pumpkin spice to almost everything. Why do they do that? Is it something in their brains?
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Key Ideas in Therapy
What are are they key factors to successful therapy? This series looks at three elements important to producing a positive outcome. Firstly, the therapist and client need to have a good relationship. Secondly, the therapist needs need to be able to give the client their full attention. Finally the therapist needs to look beyond the individual ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Oliver Sacks: "Romantic, in the sense of the romantic poets"
For Vaughan Bell of Mind Hacks, the more Sacks wrote, the more we were inspired - and the more we knew of the man himself
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Oliver Sacks: "You are in the hands of a master storyteller"
The writer Josh Bernoff hails Oliver Sacks' ability to engage readers from the start.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Oliver Sacks: "Don't skip the footnotes"
Matthew Wade - writing after Oliver Sacks had revealed his prognosis, but before his death - celebrated the life of the "stray Santa" who loved understanding the passions of others.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
The World Health Organisation wants rabies eradicated from Asia in the next five years. They've got an uphill struggle, reports Mary-Rose Abraham.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Postcards from the doctor: Spreading health care messages in India
How do you spread healthcare messages amongst people too poor to access the for-profit health system in India? One doctor found a low-tech approach works.
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Science, Maths & Technology
Building the first Thames sewer system
The original Thames sewer system became a pressing need following the clean-up of London streets. But even the stench of the river overpowering the Houses of Parliament couldn't persuade the Board of Works to speed up the building process. This editorial from The Morning Chronicle of 20th July, 1859 explores why the fight against cholera had ...
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Should the NHS try a Dutch model for social care?
By adopting the approach used in the Netherlands, the NHS could cut costs but maintain quality, suggests Dr Elizabeth Cotton.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Breaking Bad News
How do you tell someone that they're dying? And how will they respond to the news? This series explores different ways of breaking bad news and looks at the impact of how the news is delivered has upon the person hearing it.