Victorian government shifts mental health call-outs to paramedics without consulting union
The Victorian government announced new protocols for paramedics to lead mental health responses, a move the union discovered through media reports.
Category: Health
Physiotherapist Dr Chris McCarthy offers guide to choosing a pillow
Dr Chris McCarthy from the Manchester School of Physiotherapy explains how to select a pillow based on sleeping position.
Catherine Bohart discusses OCD and buying her first home in new standup show
Comedian Catherine Bohart performs a new hour-long standup set about her obsessive compulsive disorder and recent life changes.
Fans experience grief after well known singer dies despite never meeting them
Psychologists report that individuals are experiencing genuine grief following the recent death of a famous singer even though they had no personal relationship with the artist.
Three out of four UK GPs lack time for deep patient conversations
A Royal College of GPs survey found that 75% of family doctors in the UK are too busy to offer preventative healthcare advice.
Psychologist Nicholas Epley researches how avoiding social interaction affects happiness
Research by psychologist Nicholas Epley examines whether avoiding uncomfortable social situations actually reduces human happiness.
Eli Lilly sponsors Vogue World Milan event while selling weight-loss drugs
American pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly is listed as a sponsor for the fifth Vogue World fashion show held in Milan on Tuesday night.
Researchers genetically alter human pancreatic ductal cells to produce insulin
A team at Harvard Medical School reported in Science Translational Medicine that they engineered human pancreatic ductal cells to function as insulin-producing beta cells.
Louise Kennedy holds onto Sligo home after financial crisis
Author Louise Kennedy says she kept her Sligo house despite the Irish economic crash.
Woman questions leaving husband who works late nights and weekends
A reader asks if she should leave her husband because his frequent work schedule impacts their family life.