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By Sarah Easedale BBC Wales news 22 November 2023, 14:21 GMT Updated 2 hours ago Image source, Family photo Image caption, Lucas Munslow died from acute bacterial meningitis 24 hours after attending A&E The death of a nine-month-old baby boy from bacterial meningitis probably could have been prevented, a coroner has said. Lucas Thomas Munslow …
By Victoria Allen Science Editor For The Daily Mail 15:39 02 Oct 2023, updated 15:39 02 Oct 2023 Feeling tense or watching too much television could increase risk of dementia Oxford researchers say risks of dementia can be reduced with lifestyle changes Almost three-quarters of dementia cases could be preventable, a study has concluded. Researchers looked …
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The death of a mentally ill teenager after he drank excessive amounts of water may have been prevented if his care and treatment had been delivered differently, an investigation has found. The 18-year-old …
Matthew Bell, a director at Frontier Economics, said: “Reducing the sizeable number of people with these cancers could be a central element to reducing some costs for the NHS, and more significantly improving productivity, growth and the lives of countless people and their families.” Michelle Mitchell, the chief executive of Cancer Research UK, said: “This …
Cancer Risk factors under individuals’ control include smoking, heavy drinking, poor diet and sunburn Sun 10 Sep 2023 13.14 BST Health experts have estimated that 184,000 people in the UK will be diagnosed with preventable cancers this year and that it will cost the country just over £78bn. What are preventable cancers? They are cases …
Cancer Exclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer cost Sun 10 Sep 2023 13.00 BST A growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to 184,000 people in the UK being diagnosed with the disease this year and will cost the country more than £78bn, research reveals. Cancer …