Is loneliness really as damaging to your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day?
Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, recently warned that “being socially disconnected” has a similar effect on mortality as smoking...
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Older people who are homeless need better access to hospice and palliative care
A core focus of palliative care is on easing symptoms and increasing quality of life for people who have a...
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More than 60 per cent of incarcerated women are mothers — Listen
Many women who are incarcerated were just trying to make ends meet for their families. Here an image from a...
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For postpartum moms, playing team sports boosted well-being and helped manage unrealistic expectations of motherhood
Team sport is an important activity to explore because it provides opportunities to build community, enhance health and well-being, and...
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Brain-altering fungi could lead the next frontier in mental health care
Fungal metabolites, such as psilocybin, may have therapeutic potential. Kyrylo Vasyliev/ ShutterstockIf you were one of the millions of people...
Read moreBrain-altering fungi could lead the next frontier in mental health care – here’s how
Fungal metabolites, such as psilocybin, may have therapeutic potential. Kyrylo Vasyliev/ ShutterstockIf you were one of the millions of people...
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Our research shows home working didn’t harm mental health at the start of the pandemic – but things changed later on
Vera Petrunina/ShutterstockOne of the key changes to our daily lives brought about by the COVID pandemic was, for those able...
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What does ending the emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US mean in practice? 4 questions answered
COVID-19 hasn't vanished, but at this point it's doing less damage. Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesThe COVID-19 pandemic’s public health...
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How getting out into nature can help people with drug and alcohol problems
Jacob Lund/ShutterstockHealth professionals may suggest people spend more time out in nature to help with their physical fitness by doing...
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Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?
Immersion in cold water is definitely an activity that divides people – some love it others hate it. But many...
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