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Tobacco exposure caused over 7 million deaths globally in 2023, study finds

Tobacco exposure caused over 7 million deaths globally in 2023, study finds

The Guardian - 24-Jun-2025

Global tobacco deaths rose 24.4% since 1990, costing $4.3B in 5 poorer nations

Balancing innovation and ethics in AI-driven nursing practice

Balancing innovation and ethics in AI-driven nursing practice

Nursing Times - 23-Jun-2025

AI can ease nurses' workload, but ethical use demands clear rules, training, and transparency

Air pollution to blame for 30,000 UK deaths in 2025, doctors warn

Air pollution to blame for 30,000 UK deaths in 2025, doctors warn

Sky News - 19-Jun-2025

Toxic air cuts UK life expectancy and costs £27bn annually, says Royal College of Physicians

Robots set to revolutionise surgery across the NHS

Robots set to revolutionise surgery across the NHS

Independent - 11-Jun-2025

By 2035, 90% of keyhole surgeries will be robot-assisted, cutting recovery times and hospital stays

Study finds dementia risk declining in more recent generations

Study finds dementia risk declining in more recent generations

The Guardian - 02-Jun-2025

Younger cohorts show lower dementia rates, but ageing and inequality keep total cases rising

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Policy Resources

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The Age of Diagnosis

Amazon

How Our Obsession with Medical Labels Is Making Us Sicker, written by Suzanne O'Sullivan

The First Cell

Amazon

Human Costs of Pursuing Cancer to the Last, written by Azra Raza

Irreplaceable: Adapting to lower birth rates and longer lives

29-Apr-2025

Lunchtime webinar organised by International Longevity Centre UK and supported by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

NHS England

National Health Service (NHS) in England

D.C. Summit 2025

28-Apr-2025

The Second Annual Alliance for Longevity Initiatives summit (Washington, D.C., USA)

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Policy Blog Posts

General Election 2024 Longevity Policies
18-Jun-2024

General Election 2024 Longevity Policies

What are the main political parties offering longevity enthusiasts in this year’s UK general election?

New UK Alcohol Guidelines - Are you feeling lucky?
09-Feb-2016

New UK Alcohol Guidelines - Are you feeling lucky?

Just the one won't kill me... well, it might, as there is no safe level for drinking alcohol

Air pollution - a significant killer
07-May-2015

Air pollution - a significant killer

Long-term exposure to PM2.5 and other air pollution can knock 12 years off your life

NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases
03-Nov-2014

NICE will have to approve all one-off interventions as life expectancy increases

What to do when quality-adjusted life years could mean many, many years?

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