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Bruce Willis' wife reveals the 'sad truth' about his heartbreaking dementia diagnosis

Emma Heming Willis has opened up about her husband Bruce Willis' struggles with dementia as she admitted there is currently no cure for the degenerative disease

Daily Mirror

Police rescue missing Northumberland pensioner with dementia just 'metres from the sea'

Quick-thinking police officers were able to track her down within an hour, finding her just metres from the sea with the signs of hypothermia

Chronicle Live

Critical incident investigation launched at Coffs Harbour after death of man with dementia

Police have confirmed they were diverted to another incident before beginning a search for the man. He was found dead a few hours later. An independent review will examine the response.

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Dementia risk increases the younger a person develops diabetes, study suggests

The findings indicate preventing progression from prediabetes to a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, could mean a reduction in future dementia cases.

The Independent UK

Bruce Willis' wife says friends are 'nervous' to visit following dementia diagnosis as she opens up on home care

Emma Heming Willis admitted it has been 'tricky' after the 67-year-old Die Hard star's dementia diagnosis and how it's 'easy to get into the doom and gloom' but she powers on.

Daily Record

Grandmother, 95, tasered by police in care home dies in hospital a week later

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, who weighed just 43kg, hit her head as she collapsed to the ground causing a bleed on the brain.

Daily Record

Gran, 95, who was tasered twice by police officer in care home dies from injuries

Dementia sufferer Clare Nowland, a mother-of-eight, was tasered by senior constable Kristian White, 33, when he found her brandishing a knife at the Yallambee Lodge care home in New South Wales in Australia

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Drugs used for heart conditions linked to improved outcomes for stroke patients

Research was carried out in partnership with the UK Dementia Research Institute.

The Independent UK

Why doesn't Australia have greater transparency around Taser use by police?

The use of a Taser to subdue a 95-year-old dementia patient at an aged care home in Cooma, New South Wales, last week is yet another sickening example of what can go wrong when police rely too heavily on force to resolve challenging situations.

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Bruce Willis' friends are 'nervous' to visit him since dementia diagnosis, says his wife

Bruce Willis' wife Emma has opened up about how 'tricky' it is when people are 'nervous' to visit her husband after his dementia diagnosis and how it's 'easy to get into the doom and gloom'

Daily Mirror

West Lothian man speaks of heartbreaking dementia diagnosis at just 58

Stuart Dougall wants to reduce the stigma around the condition and give people hope

Daily Record

Bruce Willis’ wife reveals heart-warming way their nine-year-old daughter is trying to help with his dementia

Bruce Willis’ wife Emma Heming Willis has opened up about the sweet gesture made by their youngest daughter to help him following his dementia diagnosis.

Evening Standard

Bruce Willis' daughter, 9, is helping him during his dementia battle in the sweetest way

Emma Heming Willis has said her nine-year-old daughter has been 'loving and compassionate' during Bruce Willis' dementia battle and is making sure she knows all about the disease

Daily Mirror

Six early signs of England's number two killer illness that no one should ever ignore

There are currently around 900,000 people in the UK living with dementia and it mainly affects people over the age of 65, with the likelihood of developing the disease increasing with age

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The Independent UK

Bruce Willis’s wife Emma credits nine-year-old daughter with important health tip

The ‘Die Hard’ actor’s family announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia earlier this year

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Death threats for staff at home where 95yo patient was tasered

The fallout from the distressing incident at a NSW aged-care home, after a 95-year-old dementia patient was tasered, has taken an ugly turn.

The Guardian - AU

NSW police officer who Tasered 95-year-old dementia patient suspended from duty with pay

Claire Nowland continues to receive end-of-life care at Cooma district hospital, as calls for a broader independent investigation grow

The Guardian - AU

Sydney dementia patient ‘didn’t sleep for months’ after police called to subdue her, family say

Calls for reform grow with daughter of patient saying families should be notified when police are deployed to aged care homes

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Lewine says it was 'horrible' putting her husband in a care home - but also a 'relief'

'The doctor then said you aren't coping and can't be on red alert 24 hours a day - he either needs carers or a care home'

Edinburgh Live

'I had to put my beloved Edinburgh husband in a care home and it wasn't as expected'

The mum of four will always recall the chilling incident that was the penultimate event that lead to her husband spending the last years of his life in a care home.

The Independent UK

‘Suddenly, I saw Dad again’: The radical technology helping those living with dementia

Dementia can spark confusion and distress both in those affected and their loved ones, writes Kate Ng, but new forms of tech could provide a valuable lifeline

The Guardian - AU

Clare Nowland: aged care resident Tasered by police remains in ‘heavy sleep’ amid end-of-life care

Woman, 95, is surrounded by family and still in critical condition as calls grow for broader investigation of police treatment of dementia sufferers

ABC News

Family of elderly woman handcuffed by police at Sydney nursing home wants more accountability

The daughter of a woman with dementia who was handcuffed in a Sydney aged care home is demanding more accountability from police over instances of force being used against residents.

Daily Mirror

Hoarding items could be a warning sign of dementia, says expert

Hoarding items that 'may seem excessive' is among one of the lesser-known warning signs of dementia, according to an expert, who urges anyone with concerns to talk to their GP

The Independent UK

New NHS training launched as dementia rates increase among Asian and Black people

Exclusive: Healthcare leaders rolling out new NHS training to help speed up dementia diagnoses

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