The COVID pandemic risks lasting damage to adult social care

Apr 06, 2023 07:38 am UTC| Health

Three years have passed since the UK government implemented emergency legislation in response to the COVID pandemic. The Coronavirus Act 2020 made amendments to laws affecting many aspects of society, including the duties...

Picking mushrooms can go horribly wrong. Here's what can happen, according to a toxicologist

Apr 06, 2023 07:20 am UTC| Health

Its mushroom season in many parts of Australia. Between now and about June, the cooler and wetter weather are the perfect conditions for mushrooms to grow in the wild. In Tasmania and parts of Victoria, mushrooms can grow...

Samsung wearables get Peloton app integration

Apr 05, 2023 23:59 pm UTC| Sports Health Economy Technology

The Galaxy Watch 5 and Watch 4 devices will soon have access to the Peloton watch app, which connects directly to Pelotons Bike, Bike+, Tread, Row, and Guide with just a click. The app promises to give users more...

How digital marketing of legal but harmful products escalates health threats to the most vulnerable

Apr 05, 2023 13:26 pm UTC| Technology Health

The marketing of legal but harmful products like alcohol and tobacco has always targeted our emotional desires. But it has now moved to digital and social media, and this creates a heightened threat to public health...

What are microaggressions? And how can they affect our health?

Apr 05, 2023 13:21 pm UTC| Health

Microaggressions are seemingly innocuous verbal, behavioural or environmental slights against members of minority communities. The term microaggressions was coined by American psychiatrist Chester Pierce in his 1970...

Prime drinks aren't suitable for children and pregnant women. Here's why

Apr 05, 2023 13:05 pm UTC| Life Health

Prime drinks have been heavily promoted in Australia, leading to frenzied sales in supermarkets, as well bans in schools. Prime offers two products: one is marketed as a hydration drink, the other as an energy drink....

Driving on less than 5 hours of sleep is just as dangerous as drunk-driving, study finds

Apr 05, 2023 13:04 pm UTC| Life Health

What if you could be fined or lose your license for driving tired? Our new study just published in Nature and Science of Sleep has found if you had less than five hours of sleep last night, you are just as likely to have a...