Ready for retirement? A Lifestyle Medicine approach to optimising this time of life Introduction Many people have romantic notions about retirement. They may have the perception they’ll be embarking on a permanent weekend or suddenly have time to do the things they’ve always wanted to and ‘saved up’ for. Yet many people have immense difficulty […]
Challenge and learning as vital signs in health care The importance of vital signs for measuring health The first device invented to measure a vital sign was one designed in 1602 by physician Santorio Santori, who was born in modern day Slovenia. With some likely assistance from his colleague Galileo Galilei, among others, Santori introduced the […]