NHS to screen for lung cancer in trucks in supermarket car parks
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NHS to screen for lung cancer in trucks in supermarket car parks

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/08/nhs-to-screen-for-lung-cancer-in-trucks-in-supermarket-car-parks By Denis Campbell, health policy editor Health chiefs hope £70m spend will save lives in areas with high death rates from disease The NHS is spending £70m placing mobile scanning trucks in supermarket car parks in a bid to cut deaths from lung cancer by encouraging patients to undergo a check-up. NHS England…

Baby boomers driving up hospital alcohol admission numbers as millennials turn their backs on drink
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Baby boomers driving up hospital alcohol admission numbers as millennials turn their backs on drink

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/05/alcohol-related-admissions-among-baby-boomers-soar-millennials/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Alcohol-related hospital admissions have risen fifteen per cent in a decade amid warnings that drinking by ‘baby boomers’ is taking its toll. The official statistics show that those aged 55 to 64 are now the most likely to be admitted to hospital because of alcohol-related diseases and…

Imperial researchers awarded £1.3 million to fight prostate cancer
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Imperial researchers awarded £1.3 million to fight prostate cancer

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This article was taken from: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190146/imperial-researchers-awarded-13-million-fight/ By Maxine Myers at Imperial College London Prostate Cancer UK has awarded Imperial researchers over £1.3 million for three projects that could lead to new treatments for the disease. The Research Innovation Awards is a prestigious scheme aimed at funding the most impactful research in prostate cancer.  The number of prostate cancer…

Dementia risk factors not known by half of population
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Dementia risk factors not known by half of population

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47116845 By BBC Health News Half of UK adults cannot identify any key risk factors for dementia, according to a study by Alzheimer’s Research UK. The charity surveyed 2,361 people and found that only 1% were able to name the seven known risk or protective factors for dementia. The six…

Ministers ‘in denial’ over state of social care funding say MPs
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Ministers ‘in denial’ over state of social care funding say MPs

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/ministers-in-denial-over-state-of-social-care-funding-say-mps-11629333 By Ali Fortescue, Sky reporter The government says it is giving local councils access to billions of pounds more in funding to help pay for social care. Ministers have been accused of being “in denial” over the “perilous” state of local government finances in England as councils struggle to maintain essential…