Mortality inequalities are widening in cities across the UK
Mortality inequalities are widening in cities across the UK- Death rates in the most deprived areas of cities in England and Scotland have been increasing...
Tag: death
1 in 4 ambulance workers witness a death due to delays
One in four ambulance workers has witnessed a death due to delays in the past three years, a mass GMB survey has found. The poll...
First-line defences short-lived
First-line immune defences against COVID-19 are short-lived and may explain reinfection. A new study finds that antibodies produced in the nose decline nine months after...
Early diagnosis of alcohol-related liver disease could prevent death
Death from alcohol-related liver disease could be prevented with early diagnosis and intervention, says new study: Patients dying of alcohol-related liver disease had frequent interactions with...
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid
Diabetes almost doubles risk of death from Covid: People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid and almost three times as...
Exposing inequities in life expectancy
Exposing inequities in life expectancy : a surge in people dying in their own homes is ‘deeply worrying,’ risking a chasm in life expectancy between...
Study suggests greater need for grief support
Study suggests greater need for grief support due to COVID-19: Curtin University research has found people grieving a COVID-related death would benefit from timely support...
When the time comes
Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so when death occurs it can...
Rankin: Lost for words
Lost for Words: A Royal London exhibition in collaboration with the acclaimed portrait photographer Rankin aims to encourage people to talk about death and their...
Call for Green Burial Corridors Alongside Roads, Railways and Country Footpaths
A leading public health expert is calling for a strategic initiative to develop green burial corridors alongside major transport routes because British graveyards and cemeteries...
