Public Health & Preventive Medicine

In the last two decades, the rise of global health studies at universities across the world reflects the interest of a growing generation of studen...

'Manaugh and Twilley shed illuminating light on a phenomenon that seems utterly of the present moment.' Financial Times Best Books of the Year'Star...

How can we create a healthier world and prevent the crisis next time? In a few short months, COVID-19 devastated the world and, in particular, th...

At the 16 week foetal stage, Paul Whymarks brain development was frozen as a consequence of the drug, Thalidomide. His journey is one of considerab...

Sunday Times Memoir of the Year 2019An Post Irish Book of the Year 2019When Vicky Phelan delivered an emotionally charged statement from the steps ...

The essential new book from the authors of the international bestseller The Spirit Level'Why are people, particularly young people, experiencing in...

Immunization is regarded by many as one of the greatest advances in modern civilization. The widespread use of vaccines has led to increases in lif...

This practical guide helps nursing students and other healthcare professionals promote and improve the health and wellbeing of those with mental he...

Overseas volunteering has exploded in numbers and interest in the last couple of decades. Every year, hundreds of thousands of people travel from w...

The international community has made great progress in improving global health. But staggering health inequalities between rich and poor still rema...

Smart homes, home automation and ambient-assisted living are terms used to describe technological systems that enrich our living environment and pr...

The artificial noise in our lives is a debris field of arbitrary and often harmful signals. Our lives are riddled with sound: heavy-footed neighbou...

'A work of exhilarating scope and relevance ... What a rare and powerful experience to feel a book in your very body' Naomi Klein'Health is not som...

*** #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***'Immensely helpful...a tome of medical knowledge. I'm mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the book!' Davina McC...

The definitive new guide on healing trauma and taming our triggers, by Harvard-trained-Psychiatrist and pioneer of mind-body medicine, Doctor James...

Humans spend more time in or on the water than ever before; we love the beach. But for many people, getting in the water provokes a moments hesitat...

Whether you are already a committed vegan or just curious about this increasingly popular diet which has so many health and environmental benefits,...

We live in an era of yes, I can. We tell ourselves that whatever we want to achieve, if we work hard enough, we can do it. But sometimes this res...

Though many are harmless and even beneficial, invertebrates are some of the worlds most feared and dangerous creatures.Guide to Venomous and Medica...

Pressing ethical issues are at the foreground of newfound knowledge of how the brain works, how the brain fails, and how information about its func...