Why people with dementia don't all behave the same

Oct 09, 2018 12:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Dementia is the is the leading cause of death among Australian women and the third most common cause of death among men. While dementia is not a normal part of ageing, the biggest risk factor for dementia is advancing...

International students on British drinking habits – 'people don't know when to stop'

Oct 04, 2018 16:01 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Of the 2.3m students starting courses at UK universities each autumn, well over 400,000 are international students from non-UK countries. The scale and importance of international students to the UK higher education...

How theatre training can boost your doctor's empathy

Oct 04, 2018 15:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

I teach improvisational theatre to health scientists and trainee doctors. When I tell people this, they are often confused because theatre and medicine appear to be separate fields. Medicine, however, is a performance....

Hazardous drinking: research finds that 40% of people over 50 drink too much

Oct 04, 2018 15:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Mention hazardous drinking and most of us imagine teenagers or students getting drunk, causing havoc and filling our emergency departments on a Friday night. But what if I told you that we should be just as worried...

Ted Turner has Lewy body dementia, but what is that?

Oct 04, 2018 14:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

Ted Turner recently announced that he has Lewy body dementia, a diagnosis that the late comic and actor Robin Williams was given after his death. The disease is frequently unrecognized even by doctors, despite the fact...

Breathlessness: the hidden health problem leaving millions struggling

Oct 04, 2018 14:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

It just stops your life, stops you from living. This quote from an anonymous patient sums up the experience of millions of sufferers of a health problem thats rarely recognised or even discussed, yet has a major...

Middle class cocaine users are Sajid Javid's scapegoat for ineffective drugs policy

Oct 04, 2018 14:30 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Law

British home secretary, Sajid Javid, linked middle-class cocaine use with the recent increase in violent crime, especially among young people. During his speech at the Conservative party conference, Javid announced that...