Category: Health
Covid-19, what the vaccine side effects might actually teach us
In among the horrors of the Covid pandemic you’d like to think that humankind might at least learn...
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Act your age, every last one of them
‘What happened, did you have a fall?’ The language here is important. Clumsy toddlers fall over,...
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JD cocktails, 5.15 and cheating dementia; why all roads lead to Beachy Head
The best bit about being told that you don’t have cancer is clearly, that you…Don’t. Have. Cancer....
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Covid for dummies, explained by a drummer
Imagine that you and nine other people are in a small pub with the doors and windows shut. One of...
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If we want to save hospitality-UK, we’re gonna need a clear head
Can I ask a daft question? What is it exactly about alcohol that has such a hold on so many of us?...
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Trust me, I’m the 34th most proficient Doctor in Peterborough
Another day, another epidemiologist on the TV news. This one was (as usual) giving a...
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Er, did I just fix Covid-19?
‘So what did you do this morning darling?’ ‘Oh, nothing much; Mowed the lawn and...
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Has the UK stumbled on the smartest Covid-19 strategy?
Six weeks into the Covid-19 lockdown and the graphs are starting to diverge. Some countries are...
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Act your age, what’s the worst that could happen?
There’s been a lot in the news recently about mental health. And specifically, young men’s...
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Happiness is… a full bucket (and a company dog)
Let’s play word association. I say ‘career development’ and chances are you’ll be thinking...
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Excuse me, do you have vegetarian access?
There was something on the news this morning about the Government offering blue badges for...
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The language of change
The fourth time I gave up smoking was by far the easiest. That makes it sound like a bigger deal...
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