Achieving a step change in the health protection response to climate change

There is no doubt that our changing climate is a growing health security concern. During unprecedented high temperatures and hot weather this summer there were an estimated 2,803 excess deaths in England amongst those aged over 65. Looking forward it’s projected that numbers of heat related deaths will triple by 2050, with the hottest summers … Read more

‘You Don’t Look Anorexic’

New research shows that our assumptions about eating disorders are often wrong — and that many larger-bodied people are starving themselves. View original article Contributor: Kate Siber

Sadder but Wiser? Maybe Not.

A landmark 1979 study found that depressed people had a more realistic view of their influence over events. New research calls that into question. View original article Contributor: Ellen Barry