Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s
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Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1596903/dementia-risk-nhs-check-40s By Sue Learner GPs and nurses will now be able to advise patients over 40 on how they can reduce their dementia risk, as part of the NHS England Health Check. The health check is recommended every five years for people over the age of 40 and the tests include height,…

Cases of cancer in elderly to surge by 2035, report says
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Cases of cancer in elderly to surge by 2035, report says

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44548534 By  Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News The number of elderly people in the UK diagnosed each year with cancer is set to rise by 80% in less than 20 years, a report predicts. Cancer Research UK estimates that by 2035 about 234,000 over-75s will get cancer each year – up from…

NHS funding: New money for England is a start, but it must be spent wisely
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NHS funding: New money for England is a start, but it must be spent wisely

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This article was taken from: http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/06/18/nhs-funding-new-money-for-england-is-a-start-but-it-must-be-spent-wisely/ By Matt Case The Prime Minister has announced that the NHS in England will receive an extra £20bn per year by 2023. The announcement is welcome backing from the Government for the NHS, and represents a real cash injection. But is it enough? And, most importantly, what’s the money going…

Theresa May confirms tax will rise to fund NHS – but delays detail until autumn
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Theresa May confirms tax will rise to fund NHS – but delays detail until autumn

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/theresa-may-confirms-tax-rises-to-fund-nhs-cash-boost-but-delays-detail-until-autumn-11408759 By Aubrey Allegretti and Alan McGuinness, political reporters The prime minister says contributions will rise “a bit”, but promises they will be calculated in a “fair and balanced way”. Taxpayers will have to pay more to help fund a £20bn boost to the NHS, Theresa May has confirmed. The prime…

HPV vaccine has led to ‘significant drop’ in cervical cancer rates among UK women, study reveals
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HPV vaccine has led to ‘significant drop’ in cervical cancer rates among UK women, study reveals

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This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/hpv-cervical-cancer-rates-significant-drop-nhs-public-health-england-study-a8403176.html By Sally Wardle Girls are offered their first HPV jabs in year 8 A new study has shown the success of the Human Papilloma Virus(HPV) vaccine programme in significantly reducing the number of young women carrying potentially life-threatening infections. The majority of cervical cancer cases are caused by HPV 16 and HPV 18…