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Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Demystifying Chronic Kidney Disease: what is it and who is at risk?

...adult population living with some degree of CKD. For most people, the main risk to health and life is heart disease, due to a number of challenges: increased stress on the heart, as it must work much harder to get blood to the kidneys high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for heart disease buildup of toxic waste in the body, because the kidneys are not removing...
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Article 5 mins
Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...adult material should be required by law to check the ages of people accessing their content by asking for credit card details or other personal information that can be verified on an official database of some kind. Sites like the BBC’s iPlayer have already introduced age restriction tools) – a very good system that gives parents full control of what can be watched....
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Article 5 mins
Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI
Education & Development

Brains, bots and better learning? What OU students really think about generative AI

...caring responsibilities, family commitments or community activities. Unlike the stereotypical full-time campus student, OU learners often study alongside the realities of adult life. So when generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot and Gemini appeared, an important question emerged: how are students actually using them when preparing...
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Article 5 mins
Promoting the effective management of children’s pain
Health, Sports & Psychology

Promoting the effective management of children’s pain

...care professionals to be supported with relevant practice guidance on pain management understand the value of adopting an individual approach to a child and their family see the benefit of empowering parents to be effectively involved in the management of their child’s pain...Promoting the effective management of children’s pain: 1 Why pain matters - In this section,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The social work phone-in: have your say
Health, Sports & Psychology

The social work phone-in: have your say

Can you decide who should be primarily responsible for care?...Find out more about The Open University's Social Work courses and qualifications. In this interactive, you can share your views and see what the experts think about each dilemma. [Social worker phone-in: share your views] Select the image above to start your journey.
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Activity 10 mins
‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...care assistants in private nursing homes, who offered the adaptation course required by the NMC. The agencies also assisted them to find accommodation, offered loans to cover the cost of the first month’s rent and an advance on their first month’s wage. For many the loans and the pay advances were a necessity, as they had used their savings to cover the cost...
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Article 5 mins
Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn
Science, Maths & Technology

Dive into World Ocean Day with OpenLearn

...our collection of free educational resources about Earth’s oceans - and oceans beyond...Discover the wonders of our oceans - on Earth and beyond. From interactive games like Ocean Explorer to free courses and thought-provoking articles (including oceans in space!), this collection brings together a wealth of learning to inspire curiosity and care for our marine world....
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Article 5 mins
Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long term condition

...adults of working age and is three times more common in women. 56 year old Liz noticed her first symptoms in 1996, when her son was just 2 years old. In this collection, she shares her experiences of living with RA, from early symptoms to drug-controlled remission... Rheumatoid arthritis: Liz's story Liz, who was diagnosed with RA in 1996, talks about living with this...
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Video 27 mins