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Pol Allingham

Dementia Cases Rise Faster Than Expected, Posing Challenges To Healthcare System

A new research has shown that dementia ramped up in England and Wales after 2008 and is particularly affecting people who didn’t do as well at school. KINDEL MEDIA VIA PEXELS.

Dementia cases are rising much faster than experts previously thought, according to new research.

Up to 1.7 million people could be living with the disease in England and Wales by 2040, according to the University College London (UCL) study published in the journal Lancet Public Health.

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