The Phelophepa train offers eye, dental and psychology clinics as well as HIV screening and vaccines.
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How working with limited resources in remote areas helped improve the skills of one healthcare professional.
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Could we eat our way to better mental health?
A healthy diet can help to reduce your risk of heart disease.
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Both diets can help to lower cholesterol, but which is better?
CT scan of a patient with traumatic brain injury.
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Women in prison with brain injury are at increased risk of substance abuse, poor mental health and suicide. Yet support for these women is scant.
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Mindful eating can help to reduce emotional eating and promotes the consumption of smaller portions and fewer calories.
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Asylums were once designed to aid mental recovery – perhaps modern prisons should take note.
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Your body doesn’t know when you’ve overeaten, but exercise can help.
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Cancer treatment could be revolutionised by the discovery of the origin cells which divide first.
Museum objects can evoke powerful emotions.
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More than just home to artworks or historical artefacts, museums and galleries can help people reflect on their own health issues.
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Don’t lose the benefits of a more plant-based diet as you head into February.
Happy days.
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Siblings have one of the most enduring relationships which can help them enjoy the funny things in life.
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The NHS’s plan to offer genome sequencing to the general public, for a fee, raises many important questions.
Give it a miss.
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‘Eat breakfast like a king’ is flawed advice, new study finds.
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New clinical trial shows vaping is an effective way to quit smoking.
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We were the first to make the connection between P. gingivalis and fully diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease. While evidence of a link is growing, it must be interpreted in context.
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Researchers find 351 genetic variants associated with a person’s chronotype. Before this study, we knew of only 24.
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Why choice should not be the most important factor in elder care.
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A new review suggests that meal-replacements diets can be a safe and effective way to lose weight.
Prisoners picking oakum at Coldbath Fields Prison in London (circa 1864)
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Most Victorian convicts left prison weighing the same as when they arrived. Some even gained weight.
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If you believe that physiotherapy will help your shoulder pain, it probably will.
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Housing policy needs to prioritise housing’s function as a home, rather than an asset.
Struggling to be positive.
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A neuropsychologist explains the underlying brain mechanisms which stop people managing their emotions.
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And why doping cheats may never be caught.
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Genes aren’t destiny, but you don’t need epigenetics to make the case.
Farm workers are susceptible to Q fever.
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Q fever explained.