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Schools were once places where girls in drab A-line skirts could concentrate on other things than looking perfect. Not any more. We now live in a world “where eight-year-olds worry about their weight, 11-year-olds feel they need to pluck their eyebrows” and teenage schoolgirls are expected to be “selfie-ready” at all times. And attempts to …
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130 million people round the world have hepatitis C. The disease is best treated by a direct-acting antiviral drug called sofosbuvir, sold by a company called Gilead. Gilead introduced this drug onto the US market at the astonishing price of $84,000 for 12 weeks course of treatment. Since the drug has to be used in …
Some while ago, the chief executive of UBS told bankers there that henceforth “it was OK for them to make mistakes”. A culture in which everyone was petrified of taking risks, Sergio Ermotti said, wasn’t in the interest of the bank or its clients. “How mature, came the response. How refreshing to hear a bank …
Eating a wholegrain-rich diet can slash a person’s risk of premature death, a new Harvard University study has found. Researchers analysed data from 12 studies involving nearly 800,000 people – and found that people who ate the highest volume of wholegrain foods (three portions per day, or 48g in total) had a 20% lower risk …
People find meaning in work in six main ways; which aspects people find most important depends on them and their society AUTHENTICITY Going to work makes you feel you are accessing your “true self” – maybe that you are following a calling or can be yourself. AGENCY You are able to make significant decisions and …
