Update on Autistica
My interest in autism medical research began with a literary search to see where the science had got to. That was roundabout the millennium when...
Professor Sir Simon Wessely on war, terror and the brain
Professor Sir Simon Wessely is President, Royal Society of Medicine and former President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. As well as leading the Mental...
Let’s Not Be Quick To Dismiss ‘Breast Implant Illness’
Breast Implant Illness, or BII, is so far little known in the UK but has exploded in the US in recent months. Large numbers of...
How To Help Your Addicted Colleague
Alcoholism in the workplace is not a spectator sport. How to help your addicted colleague. Much of my working life, these days, is spent talking...
Camelford: Britain’s Forgotten Aluminium Scandal
Last year was the 30th anniversary of Britain’s most infamous pollution event when 20 tonnes of aluminium sulphate were inadvertently added to the potable water...
Smoke and Mirrors
From the seduction of the 19th-century séance through to the sensationalist stunts of contemporary mentalists, we cannot resist the lure of the seemingly impossible. But...
Could Electrotherapy Help Treat Anorexia Nervosa?
Electrotherapy is already being used to treat a range of health ailments from migraine to depression and even potentially dementia. Here we talk to Anorexia...
Aspects of Age
A new exhibition 'Aspects of Age' opening this week at the Royal College of Nursing reflects how the way we care for older people has...
Frailty is still assessed only in terms of physical health
Frailty may still be primarily viewed only in terms of physical health – and not all physical, social, mental and environmental domains of frailty may...
