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Heart bypass patients in Wolverhampton are set to be offered a new and less invasive treatment that also improves recovery time, NHS bosses say, as outlined in this BBC article.    

Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients are to be enrolled in clinical trials designed to dramatically speed up the hunt for a cure. Read the news of this scheme in The Guardian article “Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients…

Marie Curie developed a UK-wide survey to capture public attitudes to death. Their summary report, dated October 2024, lays out the key findings. See "Public attitudes to death, dying and bereavement in the UK re-visited: 2023 survey." 

More than 70 local Age UKs operate this handyperson service, which offers older people extra help with small practical jobs around the home.This article explains how it works.  

Thanks to Cancer Research UK, their £1.7 million grant could give hope to patients with blood disorders such as leukaemia.The press release from University of Bristol explains Professor Linda Wooldridge’s research. 

For people with Parkinson's, the treatment with a new Type 2 diabetes drug may slow the progression of motor symptoms. This Cure Parkinson’s co-funded trial has reported positive results about the Lixisenatide trial.

Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors…

A new report from Age UK reveals the enormous challenges millions of older people face this winter. Over 10 million people are worried about being able to afford to heat their homes.

UK MND charities focus on bringing new treatments to patients in 2024, as this Neuro Rehab Times article explains.

This Guardian article reports about a study that adds growing evidence that health harm from air pollution accumulates through our lifetimes.