by Graham Music | Jul 16, 2021 | Black Lives Matter, Poverty, Prejudice, Racism
Racism, social justice …its not just about the bad racists Approx. Reading Time: 10 minutes Racism I was as sad as anyone about England’s defeat in the Euros. However, the assaults on Danish and Italian fans, including children, and the horrendous racist attacks on...
by Graham Music | Apr 14, 2017 | Inequality, Poverty, Stress
Joining forces; Telomeres, social, psychological and political challenges In the last few days I came across yet another interesting article [1] showing that prenatal stress is linked with shorter telomeres. Telomeres are those caps on the end of chromosomes that can...
by Graham Music | Dec 2, 2016 | Health, Obesity, Poverty, Stress
Obesity, unhappiness, and poverty: the urgent need to avoid simplistic solutions A version of this blog can also be found on the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust website here, An NHS Trust in Yorkshire recently decided to deny non-urgent treatment to obese...
by Graham Music | Jun 5, 2016 | Inequality, Neuroscience, Poverty
Austerity and neoliberalism are bad for our health and wellbeing Goodness, what a turn-up for the books! The International Monetary Fund has now stated that neoliberalism and its accompanying policies of austerity and rising inequality are a bad thing, even for the...
by Graham Music | Sep 28, 2014 | Poverty, Stress
Investing in health? We need early interventions or else it is too late The labour party seem to be pledging to invest heavily in the NHS. While this is commendable there is a degree of naivety in how the crisis in healthcare is being understood. More than anything...
by Graham Music | Mar 2, 2014 | Poverty, Stress
Betting, risk-taking, poverty and stress A forthcoming government document is about to report a huge surge in spending on betting and gambling in the poorest areas of Britain. Particularly worrying is the high levels of betting using high speed machines In the 55...
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