Dementia accounts for 12.7 percent of deaths
New data has revealed that Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia accounted for 12.7 percent of all deaths in England and Wales last year.
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Tag: mortality
Researchers call for investigation into rising mortality rates
Researchers are calling for a government investigation into the “substantial increase” in mortality seen in early 2018 in England and Wales.
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UK breast cancer deaths drop 10 percent in five years
Breast cancer mortality rates have dropped 10 percent in five years, according to the latest analysis of data by Cancer Research UK.
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Audit shows drop in hospital heart failure deaths
The latest national heart failure audit has found a significant downturn in the mortality rate among heart failure patients admitted to hospital over the past year, but says the number of deaths remains too high as does the variation in care between trusts.
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Research questions blanket use of beta blockers for heart attack
New research from the University of Leeds New is challenging the blanket approach in the UK of prescribing beta blockers for all heart attack patients, after finding no short term survival benefit for those who don’t have heart failure.
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Cancer the most common killer, ONS data shows
Cancer was the most common broad cause of death in England and Wales last year, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics.
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