Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) accounted for 74% of deaths worldwide in 2023, up from 58% in 2000, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The figures come from WHO’s latest Global Health Estimates, which track life expectancy, causes of death and disease burden from 2000 to 2023. Life expectancy returns to pre-pandemic levels Global life expectancy reached 73.3 years in 2023,…
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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…