Healthy life expectancy for women in the UK drops by almost FIVE MONTHS in the space of just five years – but men have seen no significant change Office for National Statistics data shows healthy life expectancy fall for women In 2017/19 for men it was 62.9 years, no significant change on stats in 2014/16 … Read more
Air pollution continues to cut global life expectancy, despite efforts worldwide to improve air quality. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates 4.2 million people die every year due to outdoor air pollution, making it a bigger threat to human health than cigarette smoking, AIDS and tuberculosis. Particulate matter is a mixture of solid and liquid … Read more
The average age patients die from coronavirus in Scotland is older than the age at which people pass away normally, stark figures show. National Records of Scotland (NRS) data reveal the median age of a Covid-19 death north of the border is 81 for men and 85 for women. By contrast, the life expectancy for … Read more
Coronavirus has already slashed life expectancy by TWO YEARS: Covid-19 reverses trend of people living longer than their parents and grandparents Figures revealed the pandemic took nearly two years off average life expectancy It had been steadily improving in England and Wales over the last 50 years Oxford University say the 54,000 excess deaths has put … Read more
Dr Karl Kruszelnicki (pictured) An Australian doctor says three to four cups of coffee per day can increase an adult’s life expectancy and reduce their risk of cancer and heart disease. Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, who has degrees in medicine and biomedical engineering, spoke in an episode of his podcast Science with Dr Karl about the many health … Read more
Air pollution is reducing global life expectancy by three years, killing 8.8million people a year, a study shows. More people are dying early from breathing toxic air than some of the largest killers, including malaria, HIV, war and smoking. Scientists led by Germany fear the world is facing an air pollution ‘pandemic’ after analysing deaths … Read more
We have heard the mantra so many times over the years that it must be true: ‘Tory austerity’ is killing off the poor. Listeners to Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday will have heard this same old narrative trotted out by Sir Michael Marmot, professor of epidemiology at University College London, whose review into ‘health inequalities’, … Read more
Life expectancy in England has ground to a halt for the first time in a century, according to a landmark report. Professor Sir Michael Marmot, a leading expert on public health, said the widening gap between the rich and poor is to blame. His 172-page report said life expectancy in England has barely improved in … Read more