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Many parents struggle with sleep when their children are babies - and there are hundreds of books on the subject - but what happens to night-time parenting when you have a toddler or older child and the strategies that may have worked for your baby no longer seem to be helping? Older children's sleep is often complicated by factors which cannot be addressed simply by optimising a nap or tweaking the bedtime routine, and parents can feel frustrated and confused when their older children continue to wake at night or find it hard to settle.

Brought to you by Penguin. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, PCOS, is one of the world’s most common female hormonal disorders, with 1 in 10 women suffering. It's the leading cause of infertility, weight gain, irregular periods – and frankly makes life difficult for huge amounts of women globally...

Brought to you by Penguin. SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2025 From Hanif Kureishi, author of The Buddha of Suburbia, a memoir about the accident that left him paralysed. Imagine your life changing in a second: one minute you are watching the football with a beer, the next...

How the unique sleep habits of early humans fostered survival, innovation, and social evolution—and how this evolutionary legacy holds insights into how we sleep today. Despite sleep’s critical role in maintaining health and cognitive function, humans sleep less than any other primate. The...

The story of a national treasure we won't soon forget – by the woman who knew him best. I mention you’ve been smoking. ‘He mustn’t!’ she says, alarmed. ‘There’s so much oxygen in your house he’d explode.’ There is a funny side to this — a cartoonish end: Johnnie Walker DJ...

Do you want to be able to fall asleep faster or reduce your anxiety and insomnia? Looking for ways to relax and calm your mind? Are you always stressed out and overwhelmed? Do you have a hard time falling asleep? Would you like to easily reduce your stress and anxiety levels?To be peaceful? Listen to these animal and nature sounds for deep sleep, meditation, relaxation, or whatever you would like to use it for. Discover the calming effect of nature sounds and animal sounds and achieve inner peace to relax your mind and body from stress.

Written by experts and authorities in the field and professionally narrated for easy listening, this crash course is a valuable tool both during school and when preparing for the USMLE, or if you're simply interested in the subject. The audio is focused and high-yield, covering the most important topics you might expect to learn in a typical medical school psychiatry course. Included are both capsule and detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master the course.

‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph ‘Superb’ Observer ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative...

Brought to you by Penguin. Packed with tips, hints and reminders, case studies, at-a-glance charts and a daily journal to help you keep track of your baby's progress, The Sensational Baby Sleep Plan is a step-by-step, must-have manual to ensure sleep for you and your baby. The Sensational Baby...

A riveting exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves - and could revolutionize agriculture and medicine. Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health - for people and for plants - depends on Earth's smallest creatures. The Hidden Half of Nature tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut.

We often associate beautiful memories with nature sounds. Together with relaxation music in 432Hz, these gradually have the effect of lowering blood pressure, breathing becomes more even and thus lead body and mind into a beneficial relaxation. The sounds of nature affect our body in many different ways: they bring us to rest, gradually reduce stress in everyday life, bring us to beautiful thoughts and we can let go of the day's events.

In the misty Puerto Rican El Yunque rainforest, coquí frogs no larger than your thumb fill the air with their distinctive two-note song: “co-quí, co-quí.” They alternate routines—one night singing to attract potential mates, the next hunting to fuel up for tomorrow’s performance. In this episode, we follow a singer and a hunter amid the vibrant nighttime chorus.

We read the research so you don’t have to.As a Dermatology podcast, we do things a little differently: we start every episode with immediately actionable clinical pearls—right up front. No fluff, no waiting.So even if you’ve got five minutes between patients, you’ll still walk away with something you can actually use in clinic that day.And if you want more—the “why,” the nuance, the deeper dive into the data—just keep listening.Think of it as dermatology on your terms: quick when you need it, more when you want it.We’re not here to just read papers and repeat the results.We...

Adult ADHD from the board-certified PMHNP behind the YouTube channel Focus Path and the book The Process. Clinical perspective on medication, frameworks, and the conversations the internet hasn't been having.

It’s time to talk about what physicians and patients with lung cancer are not talking about. Missing Conversations in Lung Cancer tackles underdiscussed but important topics at the heart of quality care. Hosted by Narjust Florez, MD, the discussions focus on patient experience, survivorship, and much more.

The Clinical Compass covers clinical operations, trial design, decentralised and hybrid trials, patient recruitment, clinical data management, CRO partnerships, real-world evidence, synthetic control arms and regulatory realities across clinical development.

Es gibt da draußen unendlich viele Informationen über Gesundheit – und zu jeder Meinung gleich die gegenteilige. ELEMENTAR, der LIFE LIGHT® Podcast für Healthy Living, will Licht ins Dunkel bringen. Gabriele Plätzer und Peter Zeitlhofer reden in diesem Podcast über einen gesunden Lifestyle, den man tatsächlich leben kann. Kein Trend-Geschrei, keine Patentrezepte, sondern ehrliche, neugierige Gespräche auf Augenhöhe. Die beiden eint dieselbe Haltung: Sie sind selbst keine Mediziner:innen und keine Gurus, sondern Menschen, die einen gesünderen Weg (wieder-)entdeckt haben und ihn ...

Tired of the VA handing you another pill, another shot, or another round of PT while your body keeps breaking down? You're not weak. You're wounded. And the "suck it up and drive on" mindset that kept you alive overseas is now keeping you broken at home.

Welcome to Life in Motion: The Parkinson’s Podcast—real talk for real people living with Parkinson’s. Hosted by Bryce Perry and Brian Campkin, two friends and advocates living with Parkinson’s themselves, this show dives into the good, the bad, and the reality of life with PD.Each episode is raw, honest, and packed with stories, practical tips, laughs, and the occasional awkward moment—because let’s face it, Parkinson’s isn’t all doom and gloom. We tackle everything from diagnosis and daily challenges to relationships, treatments, embarrassing mishaps, and celebrating the wins...

What if your pain isn’t a life sentence, but a message? In Pain-Free on Purpose, engineer turned health coach Jane Hogan shares a compassionate, science-backed approach to healing chronic pain and chronic health conditions by calming the nervous system and activating the body’s natural ability to heal. After overcoming her own autoimmune illness and chronic pain, Jane discovered that many people are missing a crucial piece of the healing puzzle: the connection between the brain, body, emotions, and nervous system.