Health
Post AIDS 2012 – The race to save lives
The 19th International AIDS conference may have concluded last week but the work to really end AIDS continues.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook | Friday, 3 August 2012 at 1:20 pm
Is MP Stephen Lloyd proud of what the Government has been doing on disability?
“I think,” he says, in the tone you’d use if someone was asking you this question a lot, “we’re doing the right thing. There are two million children growing up in this country in households where no one works. There are six or seven million people of working age who, for one reason or another, are on benefits.
By Christina Patterson | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 2:00 am
How should you talk to children about terminal illness?
A recent story described how the parents of a 12-year-old boy, Adam Lewis, who’d been diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor opted to tell their son about the tumor but not to disclose that it was terminal. Why? Because they wanted their son to be able to enjoy the year he had without the potentially paralyzing anxiety of knowing that his days were numbered.
By Joseph Nowinski | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 1:00 am
Benefits and targets: Sickness and disability are not the same
“Do you have the potential to return to work?” states Chris Grayling, Minister for Employment. It seems a very reasonable question, and when the idea of Employment Support Allowance was initially mooted during the mid noughties at a time of high employment and economic boom it was an admirable aim.
By Kaliya Franklin | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 3:05 pm
The staggering cost of eating disorders in England
If ever there was a reason to emphasise the desperate need for early intervention, greater awareness and compulsory education on the subject of eating disorders, this is it.
By Ilona Burton | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 10:25 am
The star studded International AIDS Conference closing ceremony and some reflections
The IAS conference concluded last Friday after an exhausting but fascinating week of presentations, meetings, networking and, dare I say it, information overload!
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 9:25 am
The Invisible Man: When people pretend they don’t see you on the Tube
I’m a sucker for American comics. Batman, the X men, Green Lantern, can’t get enough. We all need a bit of escapism now and again. What I didn’t realise, however, was that when I became disabled I’d be able to live out my dreams by gaining real life superpowers.
By James Moore | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 9:03 am
Are we stumbling towards a society with no children being born with Down Syndrome?
Down Syndrome (DS) is back in the news again with a discussion which was broadcast on ITV’s This Morning last week.
I think there are some big issues here which I will return to in a moment – however I need a moment’s indulgence to address a couple of errors of fact in the piece, which are [...]
By Kieron Smith | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 30 July 2012 at 3:00 am
It’s time to make a fuss about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
The British often make a fuss about nothing, and sometimes we’re afraid people will think that’s what we’re doing, but conditions such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can legitimately command our sympathy.
By Philippa Tuckman | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Monday, 30 July 2012 at 12:00 am
The unsung heroes of the International AIDS Conference
The 19th International AIDS Conference is drawing to a close and it is time for us as delegates to reflect on what messages we are going to take away from the conference.
By Winnie Ssanyu Sseruma | Health, Notebook | Friday, 27 July 2012 at 12:14 pm
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