A workplace wellness programme using wearable health data can reveal hidden heart risks among staff, according to an analysis published for Heart Awareness Month. The piece argues that South African employers should look beyond annual wellness days. Instead, they should ask what they actually know about their workforce’s health. From Sick Leave Data to Health Signals The analysis uses an…
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Statins and dementia risk in diabetes
Statins and dementia may be more closely linked through cardiovascular health than previously recognised, according to a large Danish observational study. Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes who started statin therapy earlier had a lower subsequent risk of dementia. The nationwide study included 132,585 people in Denmark who developed type 2 diabetes between 2006 and 2019. None were…