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GB Newsfinance23 hrs agoDeveloping
Over One Million UK Asthma Patients Now Use Combination Inhalers
More than one million asthma patients in Britain have switched to combination inhalers, outnumbering those using traditional blue reliever inhalers for the first time. The change follows 2024 guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommending these d…
sciencealert.comhealth6 days agoDeveloping
UK Healthy Life Expectancy Declines by Over Two Years in Past Decade
Healthy life expectancy in the UK has decreased by more than two years over the past decade, with a larger decline for women than men, according to a Health Foundation analysis. The UK now ranks 20th out of 21 high-income countries on this measure, ahead only of the US. Significa…