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The NHS Is Set To Roll Out A Breakthrough Cholesterol-Lowering Medicine That Has The Potential To Save 30,000 Lives

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It has been reported that hundreds of thousands of individuals will soon have access to a cholesterol-lowering medicine that could save 30,000 lives over the next decade. Over the next three years, the NHS will make the medication available to 300,000 individuals with high cholesterol and a history of cardiovascular disease. According to executives, the number of patients who will benefit from the new treatment, inclisiran, might reach over half a million after that initial year. The medicine, which potentially save 55,000 heart attacks and strokes, is given twice a year as an injection and can be combined with other treatments such as statins. Heart disease is the world's leading cause of mortality, accounting for a quarter of all deaths in England each year, taking the lives of approximately 140,000 people. More over 40% of adults in the United States have excessive cholesterol, putting them at a greater risk of developing heart disease. Approximately 6.5 million persons in Engla

According To The Watchdog, Vulnerable Youngsters Are Being "Put At Risk" So That Police Can Investigate Paedophiles

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According to the police watchdog, vulnerable children are being left at risk from paedophiles because detectives do not want to jeopardize their investigations. It criticizes the Metropolitan Police Service of making little progress in child safety and expresses "serious concerns" about how detectives investigate online child abuse and the usage of indecent photos. Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) highlighted delays in identifying victims and checking phones and computers in a report, and discovered that certain specialist workers were inexperienced and unskilled. "The inspectorate noticed examples where police detectives delayed notifying children's social care about children living in a residence with someone who was uploading photographs of child abuse because they didn't want to jeopardize the investigation - potentially putting children at risk," the HMICFRS said. The watchdog analyzed force rules, st