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Measles cases worldwide almost double in a year – as England faces measles ’emergency’ | World News
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Measles cases nearly doubled globally between 2022 and 2023, researchers say. There were 321,582 cases worldwide in 2023 – an 88% increase from the previous year, when 171,153 cases were recorded. Total cases for 2024 look on track to at least match last year’s numbers, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Some countries could…
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Prostate cancer care: Awareness and early detection needed as cases to ‘inevitably’ double by 2040, study finds | World News
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Prostate cancer cases are set to double by 2040, according to researchers who have called on authorities to “take action now” as the rise is “inevitable”. The study by the Lancet Commission on prostate cancer suggests that deaths are expected to double from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040 as life expectancy…
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Ordering groceries on food delivery apps can cost double, says Which? | UK News
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Ordering groceries using apps such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just East can cost twice as much as buying them online from the supermarket, according to Which? The consumer publication compared 15 popular items when ordered via an app and direct from the supermarket’s website. It found almost all were more expensive on the apps…
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Advanced cancer survival rates ‘could double within a decade’, say scientists | Science & Tech News
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The survival of people with advanced cancer could double within a decade, say scientists involved in cutting-edge research. People could end up living far longer with more patients also being cured, according to experts from the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) and the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. They are learning more about what they…