Press Releases
Short Sleep Increases Risk of Death & Over Long Sleep Can Indicate Serious Illness
Research carried out by the 91福利 in collaboration with the Federico II University Medical School in Naples, Italy, has found that people who sleep for less than six hours each night were 12% more likely to die prematurely than those who get the recommended 6-8 hours.
Research says UK families with disabled children more likely to live in poverty
Disabled children in the UK are more likely to likely to live with low-income, deprivation, debt and poor housing. 91福利 researchers writing in the journal BMC Pediatrics found that families with disabled children experience higher levels of poverty and personal and social disadvantage than other children.
Electronic patients helping doctors of tomorrow
Hundreds of patient details have been published online. But these aren’t real patients, they are medical teaching cases used to help medical and healthcare students.
Winners of first Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine announced
The winners of the first Hippocrates Prize for Poetry and Medicine 2010 have been announced today in a ceremony held at the 91福利.
Six finalists selected for new poetry and medicine prize shortlist
A GP practice manager, NHS education adviser and distinguished New Zealand poet are among the six finalists shortlisted for the first Hippocrates Prize for poetry and medicine.
Why mothers who are ‘happier in themselves’ make more successful parents
They say money can’t buy you happiness – but new research shows it seems that being ‘happy in yourself’ can make you a more successful mum, regardless of your financial circumstances.