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The Latest Breaking News on Ageing

Who’ll pay to care for us when we grow old, and then even older?

The numbers of New Zealanders ageing and soon to need care are confronting, and someone needs to be planning now for how to pay for it

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Scientists say monthly visits from family and friends can help you live longer

‘We need to see more society-level interventions and support that make social connections easier’

The Independent UK

Record number of child deaths last year with hundreds more dying since pandemic

UK’s top children’s doctor calls on government to act to tackle ‘unforgivable’ and ‘avoidable’ deaths

The Independent UK

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Ill baby’s parents say ‘right’ to end treatment at home has been removed

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth are appealing after a High Court judge said medics should stop treating Indi Gregory in a hospital or hospice.

The Independent UK

Mother of disabled teenager to fundraise for others following Winslet donation

Carolynne Hunter’s 13-year-old daughter Freya has severe complex health problems and disabilities.

The Independent UK

World’s population has passed 8 billion, says US Census Bureau

The world population growth, however, continues a long-term trend of slowing down

The Independent UK

Critically-ill baby’s parents take end-of-life care fight to appeal court

Dean Gregory and Claire Staniforth want specialists to withdraw treatment from eight-month-old Indi Gregory at their home in Ilkeston, Derbyshire

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Feeling crowded yet? The Census Bureau estimates the world's population has passed 8 billion

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the world's population has topped 8 billion for the first time

The Independent UK

Prioritise quality of life over prolonging it for elderly, Chris Whitty tells medics

England’s chief medical officer says more realistic conversations needed about some treatments’ side-effects

The Guardian - UK

Doctor said 'drive slow': twin baby born in back of moving ambulance

'I was so scared, I thought everything was going to go wrong.'

Newcastle Herald

Black babies in England three times more likely to die than white babies

Inequalities between rich and poor areas and white and black communities widening, according to child mortality data

The Guardian - UK

Nurse plans 10-day solo trek to attend graduation ceremony

Helen Davies will walk from her home in Wester Ross to Stirling next week.

The Independent UK

Nurse who died in PoW camp weeks before armistice ‘may have survived in France’

Helena Stewart Bennet died on October 18, 1918 when flu and pneumonia ravaged the Shropshire hospital she had been posted to.

The Independent UK

Cemeteries running out of space across Fife

CEMETERIES across Fife are running out of space and the council must come up with a solution.

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How to Approach the Caregiving Transition When It’s Time

For National Caregivers Month, this financial adviser shares her story to help others heading into the emotional challenge of providing caregiving for an aging loved one.

The Guardian - UK

‘Major anxiety’: parents describe nightmare of England’s childcare crisis

From being forced to cut working hours to moving, lack of nursery places is having wide-ranging impact

The Independent UK

NHS failing to tackle ‘shameful’ gaps in care which leave poorer patients waiting longer

Exclusive: Hospital leaders warned care must not be about “winners and losers”

The Guardian - UK

People in UK are overall less happy than before pandemic, ONS finds

Measures of wellbeing have fallen and anxiety increased, but Outer Hebrides bucks trend

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The Independent UK

UK happiness and satisfaction levels fall while anxiety rises, survey suggests

Wellbeing levels had been on an upwards trend in the years before the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Parents await decision on where medics should withdraw treatment from baby

Mr Justice Peel considered arguments about where critically ill Indi Gregory should receive end-of-life care at a High Court hearing on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Isle of Man’s Assisted Dying Bill to undergo committee scrutiny

The GP behind the Bill said he and four other members of the island’s Parliament will report back in February.

The Independent UK

Judge considers where critically ill baby should receive ‘end of life’ care

Mr Justice Peel has been asked to decide where eight-month-old Indi Gregory should be when specialists withdraw treatment.

The Guardian - US

US nursing home workers face ‘catastrophic crisis’ of understaffing

Persistent problem has grave impacts on patient care, on residents’ wellbeing, and is causing spiraling burnout for staff

Zenger

Cutting Calorie Intake May Be Able To Help Us Live Longer: Study

Ditching calories whilst maintaining vitamin and mineral levels is known as a calorie restriction diet.

The Independent UK

Baby’s parents set for new hearing after Italian government intervenes

Indi Gregory has been granted Italian citizenship – a move that mirrors developments in a case involving 23-month-old Alfie Evans five years ago

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