Anorexia nervosa has the second highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder after opioid use
Impact on schools and more
The Irish State funds this kind of thing because it reflects the view that Irish civil servants and decision makers have of themselves, and the country: A bit of a cut above.
We should not use the war as an excuse to abandon our own values, and embrace what is effectively state censorship.
The resignation of UCD Professor Ben Tonra from a role in UCD over the university’s less than emphatic language in condemning the Russian invasion in Ukraine highlights a growing problem with the world’s ability to discourse. His resignation was prompted by a UCD statement on Twitter: “University College Dublin joins the Irish Government and wider […]
Who fears to speak against the merger?
After all, what does a right to housing mean?
The alternative to a negotiated settlement of this war is not pretty.
Texas could prosecute parents who allow their children to change their gender as child abusers, says its governor, Greg Abbott. In a letter sent this week to the Department of Family and Protective Services, Abbott said the agency “is responsible for protecting children from abuse.” He warned that teachers, doctors, nurses, and others who don’t report […]
And who supports Russia?
Make no mistake about it: the war in Ukraine is, quite clearly, awful, and the ordinary citizens of Ukraine are undoubtedly victims in it. Right now there is heated debate in the West over the origins of this mess and which geopolitical factions are to blame. Is Russia mainly responsible, or NATO? Did Zelensky provoke […]
Media platforms and social media users have been warned to watch out for footage being shared on social media which purport to be from Ukraine but are in fact old or doctored images. As the situation in Ukraine continues to escalate, news platforms rush to post visual images because they drive more traffic than anything else. That can lead […]