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4 months ago
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UK heat-related deaths could soar over next few decades due to climate change

The UK Health Security Agency says deaths due to extreme heat may rise by one-and-a-half times in the 2030s and by 12...

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4 months ago
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UK doctors remain split on assisted dying despite public support

Some 48% of medics were against legalising assisted dying while nearly 45% said they supported a change

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5 months ago
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Seven ways to reduce the risk of dementia and why you should act on them in middle age

A new book out in January reveals what we can do to help 'dodge' dementia - and why it’s important not to leave it un...

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5 months ago
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Walking, yoga and friendships key components for a longer healthier life, Chris Whitty says

Publishing his annual report, England's Chief Medical Officer says people should adopt 'old-fashioned' methods to sta...

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5 months ago
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Meals on Wheels will collapse without Government intervention, report says

Meals on Wheels supports vulnerable people to live independently in the community by reducing the risk of malnutritio...

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5 months ago
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Assisted dying in British Isles set to come one step closer with 'landmark vote' in Isle of Man

The Isle of Man could see assisted dying services offered as soon as 2025 - but only to those resident on the island

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5 months ago
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Living with heart failure: 'My breathing difficulties were so bad it felt like waterboarding'

Keith Williams could walk 100 miles in a month last year, but heart failure means a 200m walk to the shop is tough no...

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5 months ago
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Alzheimer's patients could regain memories without surgery in treatment breakthrough

The brain stimulation technique could potentially start to be used on the health service within five years, researche...

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6 months ago
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Elderly people are living in houses as cold as 5°C, remote monitoring technology reveals

Councils hope to save hundreds of lives by installing a new system in vulnerable people's homes so authorities can qu...

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7 months ago
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Public could pay for Covid jabs if variants spark surge - but not until 2024

The UK's two main Covid vaccine suppliers - Pfizer and Moderna - are 'exploring the potential' of providing jabs priv...

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7 months ago
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How AI smart lamps are keeping people out of hospital

Hartland House in Cumbria is the first residential care facility in the UK to install Nobi lamps to help detect and p...

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7 months ago
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Covid and flu vaccines to start earlier than planned as new variant causes concern

Health officials advised that speeding up the autumn vaccine programme - now due to begin on September 11 instead of ...

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over 1 year ago
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Opinion | Ontario’s seniors have spent far too much time in COVID isolation. It’s time to loosen ...

Yet here we are, with nearly every resident of a long-term care or seniors residence vaccinated, multiple boosted, an...

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over 1 year ago
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Elderly face 'truly frightening' winter with choice of eating or heating, Age UK warns

Charity says pensioners will be at 'unprecedented' risk as NHS leaders warn of 'humanitarian crisis'

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over 1 year ago
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Stourbridge care home emptied after residents seen with 'unexplained bruising' and other wounds

Inspectors order owners of Breach House to make improvements after finding people with dementia and other vulnerable ...

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almost 2 years ago
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Queen's mobility will curtail appearances for rest of year - but she's learned to pace herself

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the monarch will not attend the Epsom Derby tomorrow for only the third time in 70 years

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almost 2 years ago
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Premature deaths in elderly due to Covid in England and Wales among worst in the world

University of Manchester study reveals almost 6% of the over-90s were lost to the disease - more than France and Germ...

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about 2 years ago
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Brexit and Government hostility combine to make 'bizarre and cruel' system for Ukraine refugees

Leading human rights barrister Usha Sood has condemned hostility to immigrants and Home Office bureaucracy for failin...

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over 2 years ago
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Energy price rise and Universal Credit cut will cause 'perfect storm' for millions

The spiraling costs will result in a 'miserable and anxious winter' for millions of older people, while plunging mill...

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over 2 years ago
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Restore priority supermarket delivery slots for extremely clinically vulnerable, charities say

Priority access to supermarket delivery slots via the Government's shielding support website ended on 21 June

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almost 3 years ago
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'I'll only stop working here when I collapse,' insists 99-year-old charity shop volunteer

David Flucker might be close to entering triple figures but he isn't keen on retiring from his post

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almost 3 years ago
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Freedom for thousands of care home residents from Tuesday, as visits outside are restored

Residents will finally be allowed out for visits to gardens, parks and beaches without being forced to self-isolate u...

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almost 3 years ago
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Older people are nicer than younger generations, study shows

Previous studies had already determined that older people are more generous with their time and money - but that migh...

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almost 3 years ago
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Pfizer vaccine provides 'off the scale' immune response that should protect against variants

University of Birmingham-led study also found that participants who had previously had natural Covid-19 infection had...

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about 3 years ago
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Government care homes jobs plea 'makes a mockery' of restrictions around visits - campaigners

Department of Health and Social Care has issued a call urging the public to apply for 'rewarding' short-term opportun...

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