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Dementia cases hit record high of nearly half-a-million - with growing numbers suffering 'toxic combination' of risks behind the rise
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July 22, 2024
New NHS figures reveal that 487,432 people had a diagnosis of some form of the condition in June, with Alzheimer's being the most common type, this is up 12 per cent compared to January last year.
NHS still 'long way' from routine Alzheimer's testing to benefit from groundbreaking drugs
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June 11, 2024
Experts at University College London (UCL) and Queen Mary University, warned the lack of proper testing means the NHS faces being swamped with patients wrongly assumed to have Alzheimer's. The UK is on the cusp of deciding whether the first treatments found to slow down the early signs of disease are safe and effective. Regulators are expected to rule on lecanemab in the coming weeks and donanemab later this year, with both treatments now given the go-ahead in the US.