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Study suggests 24,000 diabetes deaths a year are avoidable

24,000 diabetes deaths a year 'could be avoided' BBC

Up to 24,000 Britons with diabetes dying unnecessarily due to poor care The Daily Mail 

Diabetes report reveals 24,000 a year die from condition avoidably early The Guardian

Thousands with diabetes die 'needlessly', finds report The Telegraph

24,000 people with diabetes dying unnecessarily The Times

Letter calls for alcohol minimum pricing

Minimum alcohol price in UK 'would save lives' BBC

Call to ban alcohol sales at 'pocket money prices' The Independent

Doctors: ban cut-price alcohol to save lives The Telegraph

Researchers believe birth defects more common than previously thought

One in 50 babies has a birth defect as detailed new study shows numbers nearly DOUBLE previous estimate The Daily Mail

Birth defects more common than thought The Independent

One in 50 babies has a birth defect: research The Telegraph

Charity warns people living with dementia are at risk of financial abuse 

Scams 'target dementia sufferers' BBC

Dementia sufferers conned out of £100m The Times

By Publication

BBC

Hairy limbs keep bed bugs at bay

BMJ

Nudging, fishing, and improving the public’s health

The Daily Mail

Simple blood test could spot Alzheimer's five years before it kicks in

Newly qualified doctors feel poorly prepared to look after very ill patients

ICU! Webcams help parents bond with their premature babies while they're in intensive care

The Guardian

It's not only the poorest families who need help

NHS whistleblowers are being gagged, says consultant paediatrician

HSJ

Analysis: patients in poorer regions using A&E over GP

NHS whistleblowers threaten legal challenge

Private sector faces referral to Competition Commission

Cost of rising emergency dementia admissions revealed

Trusts could receive 'unfair' penalties without pressure ulcer guidance

The Independent

Health message with a difference – why a takeaway could save lives

40% of hospital drugs 'administered incorrectly'

The Nursing Times

Pressure ulcer care hit by red tape burden

NHS expected to have 50 'branch' chief nurses

Ward pressure expected to rise in line with last minute temp requests

Pulse

GPs lose grip on budgets as CCGs slide into red

Blocks on GP referrals drive patients to DIY plastic surgery

The Telegraph

Alzheimers disease 'could be predicted' with a blood test

Hospitals 'breaching' European rules on working hours

The Times

Cancer experts warn minister over cuts