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hetha2022.bsky.social
Mum, wife, health psychologist interested in tech interventions to improve health and wellbeing, Derby county fan 🐏 (ST holder) lover of music, tea, cake, games 🎮 and movies.
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Last seven days of university cuts demonstrates how the whole sector is underwater: *Arts University Bournemouth *Cardiff *Dundee *Edge Hill *Queens Belfast *Wolverhampton www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...

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Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake. By Richard Coniff and Lawrence O. Gostin wapo.st/4aHQN8J

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JMIR Formative Res: Attitudes of German General Practitioners Toward eHealth Apps for Dementia Risk Reduction: Qualitative Interview Study #eHealth #DementiaCare #MentalHealth #HealthTech #DigitalHealth

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

New in JMIR: Efficacy of a Mobile Health–Based Behavioral Treatment for Lifestyle Modification in Type 2 #Diabetes Self-Management: Greenhabit #RCT #ClinicalTrial

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

I've taken up #crochet since Christmas, and I am now crocheting a new #dcfc scarf for myself :) 🐏

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Sorry - here's a working link to this news story: www.bristol.ac.uk/primaryhealt...

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This meta-analysis of eHealth interventions to promote physical activity in young, middle-aged, and late middle-aged adults with obesity or overweight showed a) small to medium effects, and b) moderation by weight status and ethnicity;

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Leyton Orient v Derby county- match off due to frozen pitch. #dcfcfans #dcfc

submitted 48 days ago • 3 comments

The 4-day week reduces work-related burnout, improves mental health, provides more time for restorative leisure activities, and leads to better sleep. Better-rested workers, in turn, make better and more creative decisions www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

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‘The taste of a different life has helped workers re-value their goals…’ I fired the questions at Professor Paula Brough and Professor Gail Kinman, editors of 'Wellbeing at Work in a Turbulent Era'. www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

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💡New Year’s Resolutions: Let's Talk Habits! 💡 My new @bpsofficial.bsky.social article draws on our cutting-edge #habit research – and some personal experience – to offer tips on effective behaviour change 👉 www.bps.org.uk/psychologist... #NewYearsResolutions @surreypsychology.bsky.social

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Terry Pratchett's "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socio-economic unfairness". The best quote I've ever read about why being poor can be so expensive.

submitted 50 days ago • 114 comments

AI in medicine: preparing for the future while preserving what matters. #BMJ

submitted 50 days ago • 3 comments

I've just started a Substack series called 'Unlocking Behaviour Change'. I will write brief essays on behavioural science. The first one will look at how the goal of influencing behaviour can be squared with respect for human agency open.substack.com/pub/robertwe...

submitted 50 days ago • 1 comment

Impact of #DigitalHealth on the #Patient-provider relationship in respiratory secondary care settings: a mixed methods systematic review (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

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"The culture in healthcare that expects doctors to be heroic and resilient to a superhuman degree, with an intense workload, is toxic and increases their suicide risk." We can do more to prevent healthcare worker suicides, writes @scarlettmcnally.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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Explore the field of #Infodemiology and its role in addressing #PublicHealth challenges. Watch this discussion with experts JMIR Infodemiology EIC, @tkmackey and Founder & CEO of JMIR Publications, @eysenbach on the latest trends and research. https://buff.ly/41Z63vd @UCSanDiego

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I wrote about the risk of another pandemic 🧪🦠 One survey result I mention: most researchers think we're better prepared overall but their single biggest worry is now misinformation and public distrust www.newscientist.com/article/2462...

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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How do our bodily stress systems adapt to repeated psychosocial stress? A new systematic review/meta-analysis sheds light on the different ways biological stress systems habituate to recurring challenges. Out now in Neurosci & Biobehav Rev 👇 a short 🧵#PsychSciSky #Neuroscience

submitted 53 days ago • 4 comments

Games that will be 40 this year include: Super Mario Bros. Ghosts 'n Goblins Space Harrier Gradius Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Gauntlet Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? Tetris Battle City Commando The Way of the Exploding Fist Paperboy Hang-On The Legend of Kage 1985. What a year!

submitted 53 days ago • 13 comments

Bit snowy up in Yorkshire today

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Our recent report on #AntimicrobialResistance & the need for improved surveillance, testing, infection control, #antibiotic stewardship, funding & global commitments for #AMR solutions in humanitarian settings. #WAAW2024 #MedSky msfaccess.org/broken-lens-...

submitted 99 days ago • 77 comments

Hi 👋 I have joined the X-odus hoping it is better here 😀

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment