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Is the storytelling sky falling?

Two finger wags in a week?! It’s Monday morning and perched at the top of my inbox is MM&M’s daily newsletter with a subject line so intriguing I can’t help but take notice.

16 March 2026

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For the love of creativity…

www.LinkedIn.com. Enter email. Enter password. Sign in. Oh look, an AI-generated blister pack toy version of that recruiter I spoke to 5 years ago!Oh, and another!Oh… another.Oh.

16 April 2025

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Women deserve better

During my daily descent down the YouTube rabbit hole, I stumbled upon an ad featuring a teary-eyed, trembling-voiced, menopausal woman. What could be the cause of her upset? Could it be that she is among the 70% of menopausal women who suffer from depression and anxiety?

18 October 2024

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Embracing a new chapter: Returning to work after a 10-year career break

After a decade-long career break to raise my children, re-entering the workforce was a daunting prospect. However, my journey back into the professional world has been remarkably positive, thanks to an incredibly supportive company that has not only welcomed me with open arms, but also provided me w

24 July 2024

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The data are analyzed and the results are in: The next generation is filled with Curies and Einsteins

Volunteering is an aspirational and transcendent exercise of goodwill that usually ends up on the very bottom of my to do list. Yet, when your company offers a paid day to volunteer in addition to bank holidays and a generous amount of personal time off, it takes less inertia to step forward and ass

22 May 2024

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Menopause: It’s only natural so let’s get ready

We’re celebrating International Women’s Day and the theme for this year is ‘inspiring inclusion’. Here at Scientific Group, we’ve decided to use this opportunity to put a spotlight on menopause.

7 March 2024

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Home or the office? How to choose the most convenient and productive work set-up

In the past few years, we’ve seen a huge rise in remote office work.1-3 But recently, more and more companies have been requesting employees to return to the office, if not full-time, then at least for a set number of days.4

28 February 2024

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Tackling discrepancies in reproductive healthcare

In the UK, Black History Month (BHM) is observed during the month of October.1 The first BHM was established in the US in 1976, and countries such as Canada, France, the Netherlands, and Ireland have their own BHM traditions.2–6 A key objective of BHM in the UK is to recognize the contributions of p

23 October 2023

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Tuberculosis – the disease of the disadvantaged

On the 24th of March 1882, 141 years ago to the day, Dr Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB). Just over 60 years later, the first TB treatment was developed, and a course now costs less than 10 USD. Despite this, TB remains re

24 May 2023

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World AIDS Day 2022: spotlighting the ‘left behind’

December 1st is World Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Day. The occasion is observed to raise awareness of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), support the 38 million+ HIV-infected people around the world, and commemorate the lives of people who have died of AIDS.1–3

30 November 2022

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The power of the four-letter word

I love swearing! I also love other words, but I find swearing, when used in the right way, is a really powerful method of communication. It can draw attention, illustrate and emphasize a point, help us express anger, disgust, pain, it can add color, and it can be really, really funny. Swearing is bo

23 November 2022