Agnes Ayton
Consultant psychiatrist - eating disorders. Vice Chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty, deputy chair of the Clinical Paper Panel, treasurer of EPSIG at RCPsych
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Emerging trends in eating disorders among adolescent boys: muscles, macronutrients, and biohacking
Eating disorders have traditionally been considered female-centric disorders, and
remain under-researched and under-diagnosed in male populations.1,2 For decades, it
has been assumed that adolescent boys are less vulnerable to the development of...
UNMASKED: Brexit rally thug is alt-right lecturer
The Red Roar can reveal that a thug who abused campaigners at a Brexit Party rally is Dr Niall McCrae, an alt-right lecturer who writes for the Bruges Group think tank. In a new video from
Long read: Does the EU stop Britain from using state aid to help its economy?
Some argue that when it is no longer constrained by the EU’s state aid rules, Britain will be able to pursue a more interventionist economic strategy. Kitty Stewart (LSE) asks whether this cl…
Woman, 26, says eating disorder was dismissed once she was considered an adult
Phoebe Webb, 26, says she was told by a psychiatrist that she would be fine if she 'stayed hydrated'.
The Remain strategy: Region-by-region voting guide
A cut-out-and-keep voting guide for Remainers trying to work out how to vote this week in the 2019 European elections.
Tragic death of 19-year-old 'inextricably linked' to four other fatalities
A senior coroner is investigating whether the deaths of five patients with eating disorders in Cambridgeshire are connected by systemic care failings, HSJ can reveal.
Systole and Diastole: A Metaphor for Living
In this narrative medicine essay, a physician finds in the motion of diastole, the process of letting go and filling up, an apt metaphor for how to handle the burnout, anxiety, and depression of medical training.
'Vast' far-right disinformation networks discovered in EU | DW | 22.05.2019
Millions of Europeans are being exposed to far-right propaganda on Facebook ahead of the EU elections, a report by the Avaaz NGO shows. The activists say their research prompted an "unprecedented" cleanup by Facebook.
The British Medical Journal special collection on solutions for NCD'S prevention and control.
A launch event at the 72nd World Health Assembly of the British Medical Journal's special collection on solutions for noncommunicable disease prevention and ...
UN expert criticises 'tragic' UK poverty
The UK's social safety net has been "deliberately removed", says a UN-commissioned report on the UK.
Leisure-Time Running Reduces the Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes. - PubMed - NCBI
Am J Med. 2019 May 16. pii: S0002-9343(19)30421-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2019.04.035. [Epub ahead of print]
Ultra-Processed Diet Leads to Extra Calories, Weight Gain
If you’ve ever tried to lose a few pounds or just stay at a healthy weight, you’ve likely encountered a dizzying array of diets, each with passionate proponents: low carb, low fat, keto, paleo, veg…
Hitler was incompetent and lazy—and his Nazi government was an absolute clown show | Opinion
Why did the elites of Germany so consistently underestimate Hitler? Possibly because they weren’t actually wrong in their assessment of his competency—they just failed to realise that this wasn’t enough to stand in the way of his ambition.
WATCH: 'They can't take away my integrity' - Heseltine on having Tory whip suspended
Conservative peer and former deputy prime minister Lord Heseltine has had the Conservative whip suspended after saying he would vote for the Liberal Democrats in the European election.
Myth busted: EU migrants no extra burden on taxpayers in more generous welfare states
EU migrant households are actually a net benefit on the public purse in much of Europe.
Pledge to improve record sharing | The BMA
The NHS has committed to end administrative burdens faced by junior doctors when they start new rotations, honouring a long-standing agreement with the BMA.
Revoke A50 Petition Live Breakdown
View the Revoke A50 Petition, broken down by constituency
Malaysians Flush Out UK's Brexit Party Over Cash Claims!
How a group of Malaysians got to work to prove how the UK Brexit Party's PayPal donation platform is open to abuse via anonymous and impermissable payments from foreign nationals.........