What affects us affects cats
This article is based on ongoing first-hand experience having had an operation for hip fracture repair after a traumatic assault in central London by a police officer! Hard to comprehend and believe but entirely true. After discharge from hospital, I suffered from horrendous and chronic insomnia due to stress and cold turkey release from …
If the government doesn’t have the courage to ban ultra-processed foods, they should tax them with a surcharge which is ringfenced to pay into the NHS budget. – Michael Broad Walk into any supermarket in Britain and the shelves tell the story. Boxes, pouches, and packets — brightly coloured, endlessly varied, and almost all …
Mounjaro and Ozempic (slightly less good at weight loss apparently) are all over news media because they are so successful at reducing appetite which inevitably leads to weight loss. The drug – GLP-1 agonists – was original created for diabetics as I recall to regulate blood sugar levels. How it reduces appetite GLP-1 (glucagon-like …
This short note is based on personal experience. There is no better way to learn about something. I broke my left hip (neck of femur) on 6th Sept 2025 at the Palestine Action protest when a police officer unexpectedly charged at me and violently pushed me over on tarmac. I was thrown to the …
Hospitals are places of healing, yet even the best institutions can inadvertently create serious health challenges for patients. One often overlooked but common issue is opioid-induced constipation (OIC) — a side effect that can turn post-operative recovery into a battle for both dignity and survival. Opioids, such as codeine or morphine, are routinely prescribed …
In an age of overstimulation and under-fulfillment, a growing number of young adults find themselves trapped in a quiet crisis—disengaged from education, employment, and training. Known as NEETs, they often cite anxiety as the barrier to re-entry. But beneath the surface lies a deeper truth: the human brain is designed to work, to be …
The Barnett formula, a mechanism established in 1978, was intended as a temporary method to allocate funding from the UK government to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland after the devolution of certain powers. Its purpose was simple: to adjust the block grants for devolved governments based on changes in spending for comparable services in …
AI deskills people because they learn to rely on the software which means that they do not constantly practice the skills that they have learnt over perhaps many years. All skills need constant practice to maintain a desired standard. No practice and those skills deteriorate. Professional sport is perhaps the paradigm example. Pro golfers …
