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Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know

Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know

Naiyana Somchitkaeo/ShutterstockA recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery plaque, where plaque builds up in arteries, potentially blocking blood flow. The researchers analysed plaque specimens
‘I wanted to stop … but I also wanted to pull’. 1 in 50 people have trichotillomania – a new memoir unpacks compulsive hair-pulling

‘I wanted to stop … but I also wanted to pull’. 1 in 50 people have trichotillomania – a new memoir unpacks compulsive hair-pulling

The Conversation/ShutterstockTowards the end of Adele Dumont’s affecting memoir The Pulling, she thanks the reader, her “stranger”, for the opportunity to unburden herself of her compulsion of 17 years (and since the age of 17): to pull out strands of her hair, regularly and frequently. As a result, a large
‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace

‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace

Ground Picture/ShutterstockPregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated by their bosses and colleagues, despite laws to protect against workplace discrimination in Australia, according to a new study. The prevalence of mistreatment has been revealed in the first national review of work-related discrimination, disadvantage and ...

Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know

Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know
Naiyana Somchitkaeo/ShutterstockA recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery plaque, where plaque builds up in arteries, potentially blocking blood flow. The researchers analysed plaque specimens

‘I wanted to stop … but I also wanted to pull’. 1 in 50 people have trichotillomania – a new memoir unpacks compulsive hair-pulling

‘I wanted to stop … but I also wanted to pull’. 1 in 50 people have trichotillomania – a new memoir unpacks compulsive hair-pulling
The Conversation/ShutterstockTowards the end of Adele Dumont’s affecting memoir The Pulling, she thanks the reader, her “stranger”, for the opportunity to unburden herself of her compulsion of 17 years (and since the age of 17): to pull out strands of her hair, regularly and frequently. As a result, a large

‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace

‘Just a mum’: pregnant women and working parents feel overlooked and undervalued in the workplace
Ground Picture/ShutterstockPregnant women and workers with children are often unfairly treated by their bosses and colleagues, despite laws to protect against workplace discrimination in Australia, according to a new study. The prevalence of mistreatment has been revealed in the first national review of work-related discrimination, disadvantage and ...