by MILLIE BUCKINGHAM 1st November marked Sturge Weber Syndrome Awareness Day, which marks the rare disease discovered by Dr. William Allen Sturge, born on that date in 1850. Sturge Weber Syndrome affects around 1 in 20-50,000 people. It occurs during early development in the womb, and involves formation of excess blood vessels, which, in the brain, […]
As Adam & Eve learned the hard way, when something’s forbidden, you crave it like never before. So when a daily walk lasting just one hour was ‘prescribed’ by the UK government during the COVID-19 pandemic, we embraced our own little Edens wherever and however we could get them. Urban dwellers flocked to local parks, which […]
The terms ‘collective action’ and ‘global cooperation’ resonate like never before during the COVID-19 pandemic. The words conjure up images of doctors, researchers, and public health professionals working together across the world to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. However, what has leaped to the fore has been the power of communication – to spread the RIGHT messages. Peter Piot, who discovered the Ebola […]
As we start the second decade of the 21st century, some people are taking part in ‘Dry January’, while others in a digital detox, giving up their social media habits. What people post on Instagram can indeed be very misleading, which reminds us of an interesting story two years ago. In 2018, the world was […]
There is method in my madness The more work you put in, the greater the pay out. With that in mind, it is no surprise that some of the best Hollywood performances required significant personal sacrifice and commitment from the actors behind the roles. Examples include the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis in My Left Foot, […]
