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Polygeia
Dec 18, 20195 min read
Human Gene Editing: Prevention, Cure, or Enhancement?
"CRISPR Cas9" by National Institutes of Health (NIH) is licensed under CC PDM 1.0 @royalsociety, @acmedsci, @Nuffbioethics,...
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Polygeia
Dec 18, 20192 min read
Can work improve mental health?
#mentalhealth #wellbeing #work #workforce Summary Mental health problems affect the lives of a troublingly large number of individuals....
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Polygeia
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Access to NHS Social Prescribing Programmes for People with a Language Barrier
#socialprescribing #NHS #migrants #healthcare #accessibility #englishsecondlanguage Social prescribing is an influential tool in...
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Polygeia
Dec 18, 20193 min read
Biodiversity, Climate Change and City Planning: A Look to The Future
#biodiversity #climatechange #climateactionplans #cityactivism Summary: City governments are often more proactive on climate change and...
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Polygeia
Dec 14, 20193 min read
Fake News and How to Spot Them
#fakenews #viral #cancer #antivax #pregnancy Electronic media is encumbered with health information these days, which lack credibility...
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Polygeia
Dec 14, 20193 min read
What evidence is there for an intersectoral approach to the SDGs?
@SDGoals @PHE_uk @UN @SustDev @polygeia #publichealth #globalhealth #SDGs #PHE Summary: This year, the NCD team is evaluating the...
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Polygeia
Dec 14, 20193 min read
Social Media and Body Image
#socialmedia #bodyimage #disorderedeating #wellbeing #mentalhealth The Royal Society for Public Health’s (RSPH) 2019 “#NewFilters” report...
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Polygeia
Aug 4, 20193 min read
Migrant Barriers to Healthcare
Key points Migrants’ access to healthcare is restricted by the ‘hostile environment’ policy Migrants with health complications abstain...
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Polygeia
Jul 29, 20193 min read
Not Just Stranger Danger, Violence as a Public Health Problem
TW: violence, sexual assault, abuse For every day of 2017, 82 women were murdered by a current or former partner. So, should we be...
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Polygeia
Jul 21, 20193 min read
Does Big Pharma have the answers to antimicrobial resistance?
Key points Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the most important global health issues of the 21st century Mortality associated...
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Polygeia
May 5, 20193 min read
What are the challenges facing risk communication in healthcare?
Key points Risk communication is an open discussion between experts and people facing threats to their health, economic or social...
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