Author: Hannah Long As part of my PhD at the University of Manchester, I have undertaken a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research of women’s experiences of having a false positive test result (a ‘false alarm’) in breast screening. These results occur when a woman’s routine screening exam comes back as inconclusive and she … Continue reading Women in the breast screening programme: active and empowered decision-makers or passive recipients of the service? Which is better?
Author: Nadine Mirza In today’s reality, with dementia being the UK's leading cause of death and no cure in sight, we make do with second best: be it informing ourselves, preventative measures (eat your greens, run that mile), disease management or therapy. But what if second best is not equally available to everyone? With high … Continue reading Whether dementia discriminates or not, addressing it definitely does
Research by a team of psychologists at the University of Manchester has the potential to help people suffering from psychosis take control of their mental health through the use of a smartphone app. Author: Jo Sharpe The term “psychosis” refers to experiences in which an individual interprets reality in a different way to other people, … Continue reading Could smartphones hold the answer to the mental health crisis?
