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Those over the age of 40 might be particularly at risk

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26 h. ago Warning that common food type is killing thousands every year

Experts say there is a link between people eating UPFs and a greater risk of early death

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47 h. ago The common food type killing ‘thousands’ every year, according to major new study

Experts say there is a link between people eating UPFs and a greater risk of early death

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3 d. ago Scientists say this common food type is killing ‘thousands’ every year

Experts say there is a link between people eating UPFs and a greater risk of early death

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3 d. ago The common food type killing ‘thousands’ according to major new study

Experts behind the study said they believe there is a relationship between people eating UPFs and an increased risk of early death

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6 d. ago Eating chicken four times a week could double risk of cancer death, study finds

Italian scientists made the discovery after examining dietary and health information of nearly 5,000 people, mostly in their 50s, over nearly two decades, including if they died and from what.

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7 d. ago Scientists discover just 19 bites of popular 'health' food per week could kill you

It's America's most popular protein, loved by health nuts, comfort food aficionados and everyone in between. But a new study suggests eating too much of it could increase your risk of death.

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7 d. ago One of UK’s most prescribed drugs could reduce death rate of common blood cancer

Researchers discovered that patients who took a statin had a 61 per cent reduced risk of dying from their cancer

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1 week ago Harvey Weinstein will be allowed to stay in hospital and not jail as he faces sex

A New York judge said not transferring Weinstein could put him at risk of other ‘serious medical conditions, and possibly death’

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2 w. ago The 'fatal four' driving offences with the highest death risk on the road

Four particular driving offences are found to significantly increase the risk of death in a road collision

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2 w. ago Detail in the way you walk could put you at risk of sudden cardiac death

British scientists, who tracked more than 420,000 adults, found it was most beneficial for women under 60 who were a healthy weight and those with pre-existing conditions.

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2 w. ago The ‘fatal 4’ driving offences with the highest death risk on the road

Police have highlighted four particular factors that can increase the odds of a fatality in a road collision

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2 w. ago Poor hearing increases early death risk due to 'significant' link to heart failure

A recent study found a link between hearing health and the risk of heart failure.

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3 w. ago Poor hearing may heighten the risk of death, new study finds

The distress caused by poor hearing increases the risk of heart failure, a study has found

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3 w. ago Amid all the warnings about a ‘dementia tsunami’, here are the things you should know | Devi Sridhar

When we dig into new research we see why all the alarming headlines are written, but also that science is bringing new hope Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias were the leading cause of death in Britain in 2021 (followed by Covid-19 and heart disease), and a top 10 cause of death in the United States. Dementia is a general term used for several diseases that destroy nerve cells and damage the brain, leading to difficulty with memory, thinking and other cognitive functions. Behind those statistics is a heartbreaking condition for individuals (and their loved ones) as they become confused and disoriented, struggle to recognise family, friends and caregivers, and lose the ability to live independently.Recent studies from across the world have highlighted that dementia cases are likely to rise dramatically. For instance, an analysis of 15,000 middle-aged US adults in Nature Medicine in January 2025 found that in study participants, the lifetime risk of developing dementia after 55 w...

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3 w. ago Scandal of NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery: Thousands of men at greater risk of death as 96 trusts fail to meet target to start treatment, forcing hundreds to wait months for care

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease and start patients' treatment within 62 days of them being referred by a doctor.

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3 w. ago THOUSANDS of men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of early death due to scandalous postcode lottery

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease (pictured, file photo) and start treatment within 62 days of a patient being referred by a doctor.

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3 w. ago ‘Barcelona or death’: mothers watch and wait as Senegal’s men risk all to reach Europe

For many the perilous journey to Spain seems the only future. Can the country’s new government create enough jobs and prospects to make them stay?The view from the plastic chair in which Fatou Samba sits, looking out to sea, takes in many of the elements of the sorry tale of Senegal’s lost men. She can see the distant shapes of the big industrial foreign fishing ships and tankers, from Europe and China, strung across the horizon.Closer to shore are dozens of empty pirogues, Senegalese wooden fishing boats, rocking idle on a sea mostly denuded of fish. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago A&E patients at risk of death over missed medication with 70% getting their drugs late

More than half of patients with time sensitive medications are not being identified and marked as needing their drugs on time within 30 minutes of coming into A&E, the survey claims

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3 w. ago Scientists pinpoint four key foods that can help you live to 100

Spanish scientists have discovered that religiously sticking to such a dietary programme may slash the risk of suffering an early death by over a fifth.

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