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Public health approaches to infectious disease
Science, Maths & Technology

Public health approaches to infectious disease

...adults (mainly pregnant women attending for antenatal care) and there is a delivery couch in a side room. However, around 90% of rural women choose to give birth in their own homes with a Health Extension Worker present or a traditional birth attendant. Postnatal sepsis and haemorrhage are the main reasons for the high mortality rate: remember it was 4.4 maternal deaths...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...adults, these super abilities stimulate our childhood fantasies and allow us to suspend reality for brief periods of time. Whilst many of us have our favourite superhero, and have an opinion on the best film, it has been widely recognised that every superhero falls into one of Marvel’s five categories: altered humans (e.g.,Spiderman) high tech wonders (e.g. Ironman),...
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Article 15 mins
Enduring Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

Enduring Love

...adult couple relationship in the UK, how couples perceive love and commitment, and the 'relationship work' that people do to sustain their enduring love. Watch the first video below, where Ann and Owen, a couple who've been together for 54 years and married for 50, share the secret of a long relationship. Watch Read A Fine Romance: Enduring Love Ann & Owen Ann I’m Ann,...
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Legacy of the Romantics
History & The Arts

Legacy of the Romantics

...adults; but the Romantic approach was to depict them as real children, and to encourage society to be more child-centred. Romanticism influenced political ideology, inviting engagement with the cause of the poor and oppressed and with ideals of social emancipation and progress. The individual was prized, but it was also felt that people were under an obligation to their...
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Article 10 mins
Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...adults who have experienced traumatic events and we hope to be able to provide an update on this exciting area soon. And what about doing walking therapy in our everyday lives? Well whilst it’s recommended that you seek professional support for serious mental health difficulties, you don’t have to be seeing a therapist to access the simple benefits of walking and...
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Article 15 mins
Should we educate prisoners?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we educate prisoners?

...adult prisoners report having been permanently excluded from school. Out of 101,600 learners, under the previous OLASS (Offenders’ Learning and Skills Service) contracts for prison education, only 100 prisoners participated in a full Level 3 course (equivalent to ‘A’ level) in 2014/15, with none participating at Level 4 which is equivalent to first-year...
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Article 10 mins
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...adult LGBTQ+ asylum seekers/refugees. A decade ago, the late Ray Harvey Amer, a retired registered mental health nurse, saw a need for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers to have support. Many asylum seekers were coming to Croydon as the Home Office base is there. Ray set up a group called Rainbows Across Borders, welcoming anyone who needed help and support in relation to persecution...
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Article 5 mins
Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Do I have mental health problems and should I get some help?

...adults with anxiety and depression, both in individual sessions and in group-based format. However, there can be waiting lists for IAPT and for other state-funded forms of therapy. For those with the funds available to pay for treatment, websites like welldoing.org can assist people to find a therapist. [mental health counselling cartoon ] 5: A lack of hope Hope is of...
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Article 10 mins