Oncology & Cancer
Women are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests according to new research
Women are risking their lives by not taking part in bowel screening tests according to new research.
Sep 4, 2019
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News tagged with deprived areas
Neuroscience
Numbing a body part can boost sensory powers elsewhere—here's what that tells us about the brain
When you wake up in the middle of the night in total darkness, it can feel as if you have auditory superpowers. Suddenly, you can hear floorboards creak storeys below and the softest rustle of foxes destroying the bins outside, ...
May 9, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Socioeconomic deprivation increases risk of developing chronic kidney disease in England
The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford investigated whether there was an association between socioeconomic deprivation (measured using the English Index of Multiple Deprivation combining income, ...
Apr 24, 2019
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Health
Northern millennials less likely to live into their 50s than their southern English counterparts
There is a stark disparity in wealth and health between people in the north and south of England, commonly referred to as England's "north-south divide". The causes of this inequality are complex; it's influenced by the environment, ...
Jan 30, 2019
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Medications
GPs prescribe more opioids for pain in poor Northern areas, study reveals
English patients living in poorer areas are likely to be prescribed more opioids by their GPs, according to a study led by University of Manchester and University of Nottingham researchers.
Jan 14, 2019
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Health
People in most deprived areas more likely to die alone at home, research says
People living in the most deprived neighbourhoods are 24 percent more likely to die alone at home than those in the least deprived areas, new research says.
Sep 13, 2018
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Health
New study of census data finds deprivation in cities is persistent and spreading
A new study of census data by the University of Liverpool, has found that Glasgow tops the list of the most deprived areas over the period 1971 – 2011 but deprivation in urban areas remains consistently high, and is spreading ...
Jul 9, 2018
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Health
Huge variation in prescribing practice for gluten-free foods in England
Prescribing practice for gluten free foods in England varies hugely, and doesn't seem to be driven by obvious medical factors, reveals research published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Apr 16, 2018
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Attention deficit disorders
Young people with ADHD 'more likely' to come from deprived neighbourhoods
Children and young adults diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to come from the most socio-economically deprived neighbourhoods in England than the least deprived, new research ...
Apr 6, 2018
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Health
Poorer patients face malnutrition risk
Patients with chronic lung disease living in deprived areas are more likely to be malnourished than those from wealthier postcodes, a QUT study has found.
Nov 16, 2016
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