💔 Did you know you can literally die of a broken heart? It’s called Takotsubo syndrome, and it happens when sudden stress or grief makes the heart muscle weaken.

#hearthealth #exerciseismedicine #takotsubo #brokenheartsyndrome #mentalhealth #publichealth #heartbreak #phdecoded

A new study has found that people living in industrialised societies sleep 45 minutes longer and have better sleep efficiency than non-industrialised ones.

if I had to guess the type of people climate change was attracted to, I'd probably guess this 😂 would you?

new research shows that men have a higher contribution towards carbon emissions because of how they eat, travel, and live.

#phdecoded #publichealthmatters #carbonemissions #climatechange

Now, a new study of over 500,000 participants shows that the environment (aka nurture), might play a 10x bigger role than your genes 🤯

This can be what you eat, where you live, and how you exercise, and it once again shows the importance of life saving health policies!

Almost everyone I know has wondered: 'Am I this way because of nature, or nurture?'

Until now, most research has shown that genes play a bigger role in our behavioural, health, and physical traits.

Science doesn't exist in a vacuum. The questions we ask, the way we interpret data, and the knowledge we prioritise; it's all shaped by our histories, inherent biases, and our lived experiences.

Women, healthcare, heart disease, heart attack, endometriosis, public health, science, research, STEM #phdecoded #internationalwomensday #womenempowerment #inclusivity

Forgot to share this on International Women's Day!

But something that's super important to know - because acknowledging a bias helps everyone involved be more inclusive!

But the solution is simple. Always, always cook your chicken well! Here's to staying informed 😎

#publichealthmatters #phdecoded #kitchenhygiene

COULD YOUR DINNER PARALYZE YOU?

So GBS can be dangerous, though most people recover - it mainly gets more worrisome/life threatening if it reaches your breathing muscles 😨

pt 2 👇

On Singapore's new therapeutic gardens 😍

They're also not stopping there - Singapore is building these really cool art therapy galleries, flotation treatment centres, and even curative light studios too!

Would you visit these gardens?

#PublicHealth #singapore #mentalhealth #neurodivergent

what should we be doing about the #hmpvvirus?

#PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #phdecoded #virus

Genuinely so shocked at the discourse around the #hmpvvirus being like #covid and causing another lockdown. #publichealth #phdecoded #fakenews

Having said that, I recently decided to start a social media page to decode public health in a way that is accessible to everyone - hoping, in some small way, to reduce the misinformation out there while also improving the trust of people towards healthcare professionals and scientists.