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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 and semisynthetic opioids such as fentanyl—geography has played a role in where opioid-involved overdose deaths have occurred, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

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NHS leaders warn social care workforce crisis risks patient safety

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Study shows how triaging stroke patients can improve patient outcomes

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MPs urge pause to benefit deductions during cost of living crisis

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Age Scotland calls for increased care for people living with dementia

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Report demands action to stop traffic fumes contributing to dementia

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Government progress on health and care workforce blasted as ‘inadequate’

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Vulnerable South London woman failed by organisations that should have helped

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Researchers to explore impact of extreme weather on healthy ageing

In the wake of last week’s heatwave, academics have announced a new research project to investigate how extreme weather events pose new challenges for healthy ageing.