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Health

Retirement age rising faster than healthy working life expectancy in the UK

Policies to extend working lives and raise state pension age may fail under the current conditions for work in the UK, new research suggests.

Jan 20, 2022

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Australians are living longer due to lockdowns

Pandemic restrictions have led to longer life expectancy for Australians, a new study from The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

Jan 17, 2022

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Health

Incarceration associated with increased mortality rates among Black individuals

A new study led by researchers at Boston Medical Center shows that Black individuals who were incarcerated experience higher mortality rates post-incarceration compared to non-Hispanic non-Black individuals who were incarcerated. ...

Dec 23, 2021

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Oncology & Cancer

Colorectal cancer screening should start at age 45 years

(HealthDay)—Average-risk colorectal cancer (CRC) screening should start at age 45 years, according to U.S. Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer recommendations published online Nov. 15 in Gastroenterology.

Dec 7, 2021

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Medications

Alcohol dependence: Psilocybin reduces relapses

Current research results uncover the unknown potential of psilocybin to restore molecular circuits in the brain and thus contribute to a reduction of relapses in alcohol dependence. This could lead to new therapeutic approaches.

Nov 23, 2021

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Oncology & Cancer

Model suggests extending annual mammography screening past age 75 may be cost-effective for some healthy older women

A modeling study found that very small number of deaths averted from breast cancer may be eclipsed by cost and potential harms of overdiagnosis when annual mammography screening is extended past age 75 years. Biennial screening ...

Nov 23, 2021

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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Kidney failure impacts life expectancy of women more than men

The impact of kidney failure on life expectancy is serious for everyone, but the University of Sydney led study shows the impact is much greater for women than men.

Nov 16, 2021

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Cardiology

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is cost effective compared with surgical replacement for low-risk patients

An economic analysis of data from PARTNER 3, a randomized trial comparing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with severe aortic stenosis and low surgical ...

Nov 8, 2021

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Health

Study finds more than 28 million extra years of life lost in 31 countries in 2020

Over 28 million more years of life were lost than expected in 2020 in 31 upper-middle and high-income countries, finds a study published by The BMJ today.

Nov 3, 2021

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