Test shows how old your body really is
Scientists say they have developed a way of testing how well, or badly, your body is ageing.
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‘Weekend effect’ blamed for 11,000 extra deaths in hospital each year
Up to 11,000 more people die each year after being admitted to hospital over the weekend compared with other days of the week, a major study suggests.
Controlling parents ’cause long-term mental damage to their children’ – and the trauma is as bad as losing a loved one
Parents who exert too much psychological control over their children leave them unhappy and dependent later in life.
Aspirin ‘might boost cancer therapy’
Aspirin may be able to boost the effectiveness of cutting-edge cancer medicines that bolster the immune system, scientists say.
Cancer drugs fund cuts 23 treatments
The Cancer Drugs Fund in England will no longer pay for 16 medicines, used in 23 separate cancer treatments.
Care of dying patients ‘still inconsistent and poor’
More investment is still needed to improve the “inconsistent and often poor” care of dying people, say palliative care experts.
Rising life expectancy means we spend more time being ill
New figures from the Office of National Statistics have revealed that life expectancy at birth increases by nearly 3 years each decade.
Patients lose awareness of memory loss before they are diagnosed with dementia
Awareness of memory impairment typically begins to decline about two to three years before the onset of dementia, according to the study published in the journal Neurology.
London clinic leaks HIV status of patients
The 56 Dean Street clinic in London’s Soho sent out the names and email addresses of 780 patients when a newsletter was issued to people who attend the clinic.
People with learning difficulties ‘silenced with drugs’
A study in the BMJ looked at GP data spanning over a decade and found that more than a quarter of 33,000 adults with learning difficulties had been prescribed antipsychotics, often with no obvious clinical justification.