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Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why school-based sex education isn’t inclusive enough

...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...
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How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death
Health, Sports & Psychology

How COVID-19 challenges our notion of a good death

...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...
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How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?
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How do you spot a stroke - and what should you do?

...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...
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Anghydraddoldebau hiliol mewn iechyd: Effaith COVID-19 yng Nghymru a thu hwnt
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Anghydraddoldebau hiliol mewn iechyd: Effaith COVID-19 yng Nghymru a thu hwnt

...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...
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How FMRI works
Health, Sports & Psychology

How FMRI works

...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...
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Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic
Society, Politics & Law

Care before profit: working as a cleaner in a care home during the Covid-19 pandemic

...changes she would like to see in the care sector she says: “They always say care first and they really have to do that. They have to care about the residents first. And the biggest thing I’d like to see change is staff wages increase, there’s no doubt about that. My electricity and gas like most people have almost doubled.” Jacky also reflected on the discontent...
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The world will have to wait until 2084 for universal secondary school education
Society, Politics & Law

The world will have to wait until 2084 for universal secondary school education

...changing curricula at the national level. The curriculum is recognised as the main route to delivering the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development and global citizenship. But a curriculum driven by national policy often contributes to marginalisation through its emphasis on the language, knowledge, history and culture of some groups and not others....
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...changing, as we begin to understand more about how different types of support help us in different ways. [A photo of a yellow rotary telephone near a blue sofa.] The humble telephone Telephone help for all manner of emotional needs has been available for a long time. The first ever call answered by Samaritans was on the 2nd November 1953 and ChildLine was launched in...
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