It COULD Save your Life

Or COULD it?

Over 130,000 people to benefit from life-saving health checks report the Department of Health and Social Care: ‘NHS Health Check COULD save hundreds from preventable deadly diseases, along with freeing up NHS appointments to cut waiting lists.’ 

Several initiatives have been reported that COULD save your life in the last week alone. 

Starmer says a ban on smoking in pub gardens COULD reduce the burden on the NHS. Knowing your blood pressure COULD save your life, reports the Guardian. But if you don’t know your BP, consider a weekend lie-in: It COULD save your life: Extra sleep on Saturdays or Sundays cuts the risk of heart disease, say researchers. 

Removing VAT from sunscreens COULD also cut cancer costs and save lives, says Pharmacy magazine. The UN reports that Asian countries COULD save lives and boost growth by tackling air pollution. Also, an Alzheimer’s drug COULD buy patients more time to survive critical injuries and diseases, even when disaster strikes far from a hospital, repo…