Grieving for a grandparent: a counsellor explains how they help people through such a loss
The death of the Queen may turn people’s minds to the loss of their own grandparents, or how the younger royals will cope.
John Frederick Wilson, Honorary Research Fellow, Director of Bereavement Services Counselling & Mental Health Clinic, York St John University
• conversation
Sept. 14, 2022 • ~8 min
Sept. 14, 2022 • ~8 min
Psychedelic drugs can be almost as life altering as near-death experiences
Society has very different attitudes to near-death experiences and psychedelics.
Steve Taylor, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
• conversation
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~7 min
Sept. 7, 2022 • ~7 min
Low vaccine booster rates are now a key factor in COVID-19 deaths – and racial disparities in booster rates persist
Early on, public health messaging focused on the need for vaccines to combat COVID-19. But far less attention has been given to the role of boosters in preventing deaths and reducing inequities.
Rafeya Raquib, Research Fellow in Global Health, Boston University •
conversation
Aug. 30, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 30, 2022 • ~8 min
When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections
Coinfections with bacteria can make viral infections even deadlier. Researchers have identified a protein in immune cells that may play a role in fighting both types of pathogens.
Hayley Muendlein, Research Assistant Professor of Immunology, Tufts University •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~8 min
How easy access to guns at home contributes to America's youth suicide problem
Youth suicides in the US have increased by around 50% over the past decade – gun availability is a big part of that trend.
Deborah Azrael, Director of Research, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health •
conversation
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~6 min
Aug. 17, 2022 • ~6 min
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