When Katie takes a job in a centre for people with Down’s syndrome, she’s the model carer – until the terrifying flashbacks startFrom Don’t Look Now to The Masque of the Red Death, physical disability has been a troublingly cheap way for horror directo…
Vic Reeves reveals inoperable tumour has left him deaf in one ear
Comic says doctors are monitoring his vestibular schwannoma, a non-cancerous brain tumourThe comedian Vic Reeves has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumour that has left him deaf in one ear.The 62-year-old, best…
I survived rape, but I didn’t understand what trauma would do to me | Lucy Hall
Victims can find it almost impossible – as I did – to deal with their pain. We need access to proper mental health supportLast month I thought about taking my life and wrote a note. I hadn’t made up my mind about dying, but I thought it was best to be …
Smokers up to 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid, study says
Data also finds smokers more likely to die from disease compared with those who have never smoked Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSmokers are 60%-80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and also more likely…
孤独な老人のために生物型ロボットペットができること（とできないこと）：前篇
孤独はあらゆる世代に蔓延する「疫病」であると宣言され、パンデミックは高齢者の孤立を加速させた。その対策として、米国では日帰り介護や食事提供施設の代わりに、2万体以上のアニマトロニクス（生物型ロボット）ペットを配布している。研究によれば、60日間ロボットペットと交流した高齢者は楽観的になり、「目的意識」が芽生え、ときには孤独感も減るのだという。生物型ロボットペットの最前線を前後篇で追う。
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Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental healthFacebook has halted work on its Instagram Kids project after revelations about the photo-sharing app’s impact on teen mental health.Insta…
Health workers should be given priority access to fuel in UK, says senior doctor
Dr Chaand Nagpaul tells No 10 there is ‘real risk’ NHS staff will not be able to do their jobs as pumps run dryNo 10 is facing calls to give ambulance drivers, healthcare staff and other essential workers priority access to fuel after panic buying caus…
The message from Israel is clear: Covid booster shots should be standard | David O’Connor
A third dose of the vaccine provides significant protection, but that should not mean those who are unvaccinated go withoutDavid O’Connor is professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at the University of WisconsinIn the summer, Israel began offeri…
‘Spiritual medicine’: orchestra helps people with dementia write music
Suburb where Shameless was filmed is now home to Manchester Camerata, which is intent on serving the communityOn paper, it may seem like an odd pairing: the Manchester Camerata, one of Europe’s most renowned orchestras, and Gorton, the tough Manchester…
Watch for changed behaviour, be empathic, know your limits: how to be a mental health first aider
It can be hard to spot the signs of mental ill-health in friends and colleagues, and harder still to raise the subject with them. This expert advice might make it easierYou may have a fairly good idea of what to do if someone breaks an arm, or even sto…