Phil Hurst and Professor Chris Beedie explain how the placebo effect could be influencing the use of image and performance enhancing drugs.
The art of looking after our children’s health and wellbeing
Emily Lau, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, explains the importance of using the Arts to help children express their emotions and support wellbeing.
Male age and IVF success
Dr Simon Harvey, Director of Life Sciences, says it is unsurprising that males over 35 have a lower chance of conceiving through IVF.
Workforce transformation, not replacement
Debra Teasdale, Dean of the Faculty of Health and Wellbeing at Canterbury Christ Church University, comments on the NHS recruitment ‘crisis’ and urges that workforce transformation is needed. Today, Ian Cummings […]
13 reasons why one academic signed Jamie Oliver’s petition for tax on sugary drinks
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver has recently given evidence to the House of Commons Health Committee’s Inquiry into Childhood Obesity Strategy, arguing that a seven pence tax on sugary drinks could generate a billion pounds a year for the NHS.
Can Mental health ever enjoy parity with physical health?
Clinical Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University’s Salomons Centre for Applied Psychology, Angela Gilchrist, gives her view on the appointment of a new shadow Minister for Mental Health, and asks if mental health can at last enjoy parity with physical health.