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To be ill is human: why normalising illness would make it easier to cope with
Why are we so shocked when we, or someone we know, becomes ill? It's time to reclaim sickness as a normal part of life.
Being lovesick was a real disease in the Middle Ages
Lettuce leaves and purgatives might ease your aching heart.
Dropping like flies: the rise of workplace burnout and how to tackle it
Burnout is a growing problem for the modern workplace. It has an impact on organisational costs, as well as employee health and well-being.
The philosophical role of illness – and how it can teach us to live reflectively
Illness can have a major impact on our view of the world. Sometimes, it can be enlightening.
Where people live influences whether they stop working before pension age
Health and local employment prospects both play a part in whether older workers stop working.
Children as young as four can learn how to avoid getting ill, if they understand why
Children don’t learn much about how illnesses spread if they are just taught a list of dos and don’ts. They need to know why an action is useful.
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Reader in Cancer Care, University of Stirling
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Medieval Literature and Medicine, Associate Tutor, University of Exeter
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