Why are men resistant to health check-ups and visiting their doctor regularly? Do men value prevention over cure? A 2022 Cleveland Clinic survey of 1,000 men in America found that 53% of them did not seek to get regular health check-ups and screenings. Men of colour were even less likely to see a doctor regularly…
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Millennial Men and Manhood: how do they view it?
New research indicates that millennial men may be rejecting traditional views of manhood – in their attitudes, values, language, behavior, relationships, careers, and their definition of success. Researchers at the University of British Columbia, Canada, surveyed 630 milennial-aged men, aged 15-29, from Western Canada. Results published in April 2018, in the journal Psychology of Men…
Science of fatherhood
The science of fatherhood reveals a 10-year study of men’s health during their partner’s pregnancy, and what happens psychologically when they become a father
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon departs his post
Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon continues to promote compassion and respect for every global citizen
Why men’s health programs are important: 9 groups of men at risk of poor health outcomes
Men generally experience poorer health outcomes than women across a range of indicators
The gentlemanliness of Arthur Conan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes detective stories is often referred to as having a sense of gentlemanliness
Childhood family environment linked with relationship quality 60 years later
A Harvard Medical School study has found that warm family environments in men’s childhood lead to more secure romantic relationships in later life
Face transplant: Dr Samir Mardini rebuilds a man’s face – and his life
Dr Samir Mardini conducts the first face transplant at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota
105-year-old French cyclist Robert Marchand breaks world record
Is it Robert Marchand’s lifestyle, diet, or physiology that makes him a world record cyclist – or no-one else is in his category!
A rising tide lifts all boats: a rising living standard lifts everyone’s health
A higher socio-economic status may boost immunity from disease – so raising everyone’s standard of living is a win-win for all
102-year-old scientist keeps working on ecology research
Dr David Goodall is 102 and has just won the right to keep working at an Australian university
Get a grip: grip strength may measure risk for heart attack or stroke
Grip strength could be an easy and inexpensive way to measure the risk for heart conditions