PolygeiaDec 18, 20195 minHuman Gene Editing: Prevention, Cure, or Enhancement? "CRISPR Cas9" by National Institutes of Health (NIH) is licensed under CC PDM 1.0 @royalsociety, @acmedsci, @Nuffbioethics,...
PolygeiaDec 18, 20192 minCan work improve mental health?#mentalhealth #wellbeing #work #workforce Summary Mental health problems affect the lives of a troublingly large number of individuals....
PolygeiaDec 18, 20193 minAccess to NHS Social Prescribing Programmes for People with a Language Barrier #socialprescribing #NHS #migrants #healthcare #accessibility #englishsecondlanguage Social prescribing is an influential tool in...
PolygeiaDec 18, 20193 minBiodiversity, Climate Change and City Planning: A Look to The Future #biodiversity #climatechange #climateactionplans #cityactivism Summary: City governments are often more proactive on climate change and...
PolygeiaDec 14, 20193 minFake News and How to Spot Them #fakenews #viral #cancer #antivax #pregnancy Electronic media is encumbered with health information these days, which lack credibility...
PolygeiaDec 14, 20193 minWhat evidence is there for an intersectoral approach to the SDGs? @SDGoals @PHE_uk @UN @SustDev @polygeia #publichealth #globalhealth #SDGs #PHE Summary: This year, the NCD team is evaluating the...
PolygeiaDec 14, 20193 minSocial Media and Body Image #socialmedia #bodyimage #disorderedeating #wellbeing #mentalhealth The Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) 2019 “#NewFilters” report...
PolygeiaAug 3, 20193 minMigrant Barriers to HealthcareKey points Migrants’ access to healthcare is restricted by the ‘hostile environment’ policy Migrants with health complications abstain...
PolygeiaJul 28, 20193 minNot Just Stranger Danger, Violence as a Public Health ProblemTW: violence, sexual assault, abuse For every day of 2017, 82 women were murdered by a current or former partner. So, should we be...
PolygeiaJul 20, 20193 minDoes Big Pharma have the answers to antimicrobial resistance?Key points Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the most important global health issues of the 21st century Mortality associated...
PolygeiaMay 4, 20193 minWhat are the challenges facing risk communication in healthcare?Key points Risk communication is an open discussion between experts and people facing threats to their health, economic or social...