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US prisoners with mental illness at greater risk of solitary confinement

A new study has found high rates of punitive isolation among incarcerated people with serious ...

Headlines Health Young People

Covid-19 increases stroke risk in younger patients

Stroke patients with COVID-19 are facing worse outcomes and are often younger and healthier, according ...

Children Headlines Health Young People

International team wins £30m to end early death from heart diseases

An international team of researchers has won £30m to develop an injectable cure for genetic ...

Headlines Mental Health

MPs criticise slow progress in improving support for women in prison

The House of Commons Justice Committee of MPs has warned that limited progress has been ...

Physical Disabilities

Government announces moves to improve accessibility of new homes

The government has confirmed plans to raise the accessibility standard for new homes in order ...

Addiction Adult Headlines

Coming wave of opioid overdoses ‘will be worse than ever before’

Over the past 21 years of opioid overdose deaths—from prescription drugs to heroin to synthetic ...

Headlines In Practice Social Care Management

NHS leaders warn social care workforce crisis risks patient safety

NHS leaders across England say staffing gaps and a lack of capacity in social care ...

Adult Headlines Health

Study shows how triaging stroke patients can improve patient outcomes

Implementing severity-based field triage leads to faster treatment and less disability for stroke patients, according ...

Adult Families Headlines

MPs urge pause to benefit deductions during cost of living crisis

Deductions of people’s benefits should be paused to help households struggling with huge financial pressures ...

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Age Scotland calls for increased care for people living with dementia

Figures from the National Records of Scotland report that 6,046 deaths were caused by Alzheimer’s ...