Introduction Globally, the demand for community palliative care, delivered within the home setting, is rising. Hospice support workers, also referred to as healthcare assistants, play a crucial role i...

Caroline Shulman, UCL; Briony Hudson, UCL

The Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly is a legal research journal published quarterly by the School of Law at Queen's University Belfast.

People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change...

Marie Curie leads a program in Northern Ireland providing bereavement support for children and youth in educational settings.

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The thing about life is that it happens, that we can never unhappen it. Even forgiveness, for all its elemental power, can never bend the arrow of time, can only ever salve the hole it makes in the…

Psilocybin Therapy for Psychological Distress in Palliative Care Patients Project Objectives Consortium Funding Information PsyPal is the first ever European […]

Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains inadequate. We urgently need a community centred, public health approach to the social processes of dying...

As people have shaped the natural world, so wildlife – from mahoganies to magpies – has had to evolve to survive

Recent research found that heavy social media use has little impact on mental health, with no strong links to depression, anxiety, or stress. Social media’s effects might even be slightly positive in some cases.

A recent study links higher ultraprocessed food consumption to a 42% increased risk of depressive symptoms, suggesting potential health risks. While causation is unclear, reducing ultraprocessed foods may support mental health and overall well-being.

Researchers are trying to understand whether ultraprocessed foods erode brain health in the aging process.