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...health and wellbeing. Damage to the kidneys may occur suddenly, known as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) or it may develop over time, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD). Prevention, early detection and prompt intervention is the key to managing kidney disease. How do I keep my kidneys healthy? The key to maintaining good kidney health is adopting a healthy lifestyle, scroll through...

...mental health issues such as depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), anxiety issues, acquired memory losses, Tourette’s and other neurominorities. Rooted in the social model of disability, neurodiversity sees disability as entrenched in society rather than the individual, and proponents of the neurodiversity movement want to make it easier for all neurodiverse...

...wellbeing. In particular, it is for everyone who may have received a terminal diagnosis (which means they have a condition that cannot be cured and will in time likely lead to death), is receiving palliative care, or is approaching the end of their life. This is because the kinds of questions covered in advance care planning – such as what kinds of treatment you want...

...Health and Social Care qualification. These have been collated into a book – Narratives of COVID: loss, dying, death and grief during COVID-19 with over 30 authors from the OU contributing. The book includes essays, poems, and reflections to document a powerful reflection of the impact of COVID on individuals and wider society. This film shares three of the narratives...

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