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...changes, during which individuals often start exploring their sexuality and engaging in sexual behaviour. This makes the provision of complete and accurate information during this life stage important. Over the past two decades there have been changes on how young people receive information about sex, with there being a marked increase in young people reporting lessons at...

...changed. In some places, this means direct cremations has been recommended to minimise the risk of the disease spreading. Rather than a large funeral marking a great life – and good death – memorial gatherings are having to be limited with enforced social distancing, and family and friends live streaming the service. There may also be no family at a service if they...

...change (modifiable), and others you can’t (non-modifiable). Stroke is more common in men than women and as you get older your risk of stroke increases. While stroke is not hereditary, having a family history of stroke increases your risk. These are known as non-modifiable risks. There are a range of medical conditions that increase a person’s risk. These include...

...change of death certification to include a field for ethnicity (2020) Adroddiad Arbennig Prif Swyddog Meddygol Cymru (2020) - trosolwg o heriau iechyd a lles allweddol Grŵp Cynghorol BAME y Prif Weinidog ar COVID-19 - Adroddiad yr Is Grŵp Economaidd Gymdeithasol (2020) Gwella cydraddoldeb hiliol yng Nghymru (2021) Cynhaliodd Canolfan Polisi Cyhoeddus Cymru adolygiad...

...changes in blood oxygenation and flow that occur in response to neural activity – when a brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and to meet this increased demand blood flow increases to the active area. FMRI can be used to produce activation maps showing which parts of the brain are involved in a particular mental process. Background The development of FMRI...

...changed course. Moving from tennis back to track and field, we find the inspirational athlete Mary Peters who, in 1972, already Commonwealth champion, became a heroine to British sport when she won the only British gold medal of the Munich games in the Pentathlon. With the Troubles in Northern Ireland at its peak, Peters’ victory was poignant for reasons beyond simply...