1. DIY Man MOT

   08/09/22

   the tendons running through the opposite wrist. You should be able to feel the radial artery pumping. ... again. This is your pulse after exercise. The table below shows you what sort of results you should be ... inches, you could be obese and at serious risk of the conditions mentioned- talk to a GP or health ... More

2. Justin: 'I feared being found out as gay'

   04/08/16

   where emotions were kept in check: unfortunate for me being the gay vocal emotive one – the runt of the ... meant being gay was by proxy through music, film and art. These offered virtue in my solitude that I was ... being ‘found out’. So it might sound strange that at this stage of my life, I would go on a Personal ... More

3. The CAN DO Challenge

   08/09/22

   connect with other people (eg. call an old friend or family member)  (Be) A ctive- move your body (eg. go ... checking back here- we'll be posting some of our favourite ideas. Boost our mental health. We CAN DO ... More

4. Our world - class equality tools were absent from our Covid - 19 response

   18/06/20

   factors like risk of being infected and underlying health conditions. When I started tracking Covid-19 in ... government had a single strap-line. Many thought that ‘protect the NHS’ was about just that. It needed to be ... communities and how to introduce prevention such as social distancing. I’m fortunate to be well-connected with ... More

5. How to be a mate

   28/10/16

   you might think. You don't need any special skills, you just need to be willing to do it. ... Keep it real: don’t make a big deal of how your mate is feeling but don’t make light of it either. Be ... More

6. Be a Haringey Health Champion

   07/11/14

   Volunteer to be a Man MOT Health Champion and make a difference- free training and incentives Do ... More

7. John: I told my GP I respected him. But if I'd followed his advice I'd probably be dead.

   03/06/14

   several ways. Although sometimes it doesn't feel like it. I'm lucky I have a pushy wife. Being ... prostate is slightly enlarged, then that could be the first step to diagnosis and cure. For the biopsy, my ... sent for analysis. Being stabbed twelve times is still six more than most people receive. Still, ... More

8. 'Shy bladder syndrome must be one of the most secretive afflictions going'

   03/06/14

   or feelings following a trauma can be reduced by having you move your eyes rapidly while reflecting ... Up-to-date information on this topic can be found here: Paruresis FAQs. Page created on February 21st, 2006 ... More

9. Don't be a tit over breast reduction

   03/06/14

   blood tests may be needed. Is there anything men can do themselves? Yes, if you’re just overweight, the ... can you consider surgery? Men need to be out of their teens and have finished puberty before ... a patient may go from being self-conscious about his breasts to self-conscious about the scars on his chest. ... More

10. Yesterday on the Covid - 19 front - line

    05/02/21

    a Covid-19 ward in a London hospital. I usually work in an out-patients clinic and I volunteered to be ... redeployed to deal with Covid-19. I wanted to be able to help. There’s no point sitting in out-patients ... It's scary but I like being of use I haven’t been on a ward for twenty years. We were all terrified ... More

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