2024 – WORLD NEWS

The following report card is presenting some highlights about what has been going on in our world this year.

                                                                                                 

USA

Debt grew faster because multi-year pandemic shut down much of U.S. economy

$1 TRILLION – TREASURY EXPECTS TO BORROW BY END OF MARCH 2024 (1)

 

UK

Number of Children Admitted to Hospital due to Obesity has Doubled

£100 BILLION – OBESITY COST LEADING TO CALLS TO TACKLE JUNK FOOD (2)

 

WEST AFRICA

OVER 1 MILLION ADDICTED TO ‘ZOMBIE’ DRUG KUSH – EPIDEMIC
Sierra Leone whole neighbourhoods and communities addicted
Kush – mixture of Opioids, Cannabis, Disinfectant and ground down human bones dug up from graves

60% youth unemployment (3)

 

ECUADOR

STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED
AFTER DRUG LORD DISAPPEARS FROM PRISON
January 2024

Military on Streets and into Prisons | National Night Time Curfew

President says time over for drug trafficking convicts, hitmen and organised crime to dictate to the Government (4)

 

USA

$8.5 TRILLION – ultra-wealthy accumulation
‘quiet’ income may never be taxed

0.05% (64,000 ultra wealthy households) hold unrealised capital gains as entire 84% of American society (5)

 

Serious scooter injuries tripled in 4 years New Study

27% are under age 18 – Rise in number of hospitalisations and major operations
Many were serious and required orthopaedic or plastic surgery

5-fold increase in cost of treating scooter injuries (6)

 

UK

Merseyside facing an ‘epidemic’ of drug drivers

2023
2,730 drug drivers arrested

Arrested over Christmas
469 drug drivers
91 drink drivers

These are recreational drug users choosing to drive (7)

 

West Yorkshire Police
300 arrests for drink driving offences over Christmas and New Year
HIGHEST DAILY TOTAL OF DRUG DRIVING ARRESTS – NEW YEAR’S EVE
Some have already been banned from driving
Others facing bans and large fines in coming weeks (8)

 

USA

SUBSTANTIAL DEMAND FOR ADVANCE PROVISION OF ABORTION MEDICATIONS
New Study

10-fold rise in Abortion Pill combo after conflicting legal ruling

74% customers ordered to ensure personal health and choice

73% prepare for possible abortion restrictions (9)

 

UK

PRESCRIPTION DRUGS SOLD ONLINE WITHOUT PROPER CHECKS
Evidence high risk and addictive medicines sold

1,600 purchased by BBC investigation
Entering false information able to buy potentially Fatal dose of Anti-Anxiety drugs (10)

USA

Disrupted Sleep in early adults more likely to have memory and thinking problems a decade later – New Study

Poor sleep in 30s and 40s doubles the odds

Findings indicate Quality of Sleep, Not Quantity Matters Most in Development of Dementia (11, 12)

 

Some common medications harm driving skills of older adults
New Study

Sleep aids, painkillers and Anti-Depressants 3 x greater risk to driving impairment

Pharmaceutical industry alert medication users to the risk typically buried in “fine print” (13)

 

PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS LINKED TO WEIGHT GAIN
New Study

Data strongly suggests hormone Leptin is a ‘driver’ for drug induced Obesity

Weight gain affects most taking Anti-Psychotic drugs and is a well-established side effect – can lead to Diabetes and Liver Disease (14)

 

DENMARK

Link with Medical Cannabis for Chronic Pain and Abnormal Heart Rhythm
New Nationwide Study

Increased risk of Arrhythmia including Atrial Fibrillation
Important as more countries permit Medical Cannabis

Recreational use of Cannabis linked to Cardiovascular Disease (15)

 

USA

$250 BILLION INCREASE – U.S. HEALTH COSTS RELATED TO CHEMICALS IN PLASTICS – 2018

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in plastics pose a serious threat to Public Health
Disturb the body’s hormone systems and can contribute to Disease (16)

 

Use of weight loss products occurs at high levels in adolescents, especially girls

1 in 10 adolescents have used ineffective products with harmfull long-term consequences (17, 18)

 

UK

Increase in Symptoms of Depression Associated with Subsequent
Increase in Body Weight

Body Weight and Mental Health Connection –
COMPLEX and remains poorly understood (19)

 

USA

BIPOLAR DISORDER LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF EARLY DEATH MORE THAN SMOKING New Large Study

4 – 6 FOLD risk of dying prematurely

Health and lifestyle behaviours that likely contribute to it should prompt more efforts at preventing early deaths (20)

 

UK

Declining GP numbers | Rising demand | Struggles to recruit and retain staff (21)

1 in 3 given up seeing GP altogether
Difficulties securing a GP appointment – resorted to DIY medical care (22)

  

USA

Stress – propensity to drive up inflammation in the body, linked to Metabolic Syndrome – New Study

1 in 3 American adults have Metabolic Syndrome

Increased risk of
Diabetes | Heart Disease | High Blood Pressure | Insulin Resistance Syndrome (23)

 

UK

37% increase – Highest level since records began

42% RISE IN ALCOHOL RELATED LIVER DISEASE

‘Incessant marketing of drinks towards women’ has helped fuel surge in Alcohol related deaths, particularly liver disease’ (24)

 

USA

Person’s belief related to drugs can influence dose-dependent effects on brain
1^st time Research

Implications about Nicotine are profound and play a key role in addiction
Beliefs have powerful influence on behaviour (25, 26)

 

NETHERLANDS

Rotterdam – largest port in Europe. Global transit hub for Cocaine
29,703 kg – record increase in amount of Cocaine seized in the first half of 2023

Immense Scale
ILLEGAL DRUGS TRADE HAS BECOME MORE LUCRATIVE, PROFESSIONAL AND RUTHLESSLY VIOLENT (27)

 

UK

136 PUPILS EXCLUDED IN ONE TERM – SCHOOL SO VIOLENT

£34 million cost of open plan environment encourages pupils into fights

Teachers going on strike – Blame new design for increase in pupil violence
Forced to lock themselves in offices and classrooms to protect (28)

 

GLOBAL

VIDEO GAMERS AT RISK OF IRREVERSIBLE HEARING LOSS AND/OR TINNITUS

14 peer reviewed studies | 53,833 people | 9 countries (29)

 

USA

10 MILLION EXPOSED TO LOUD SOUND LEVELS FROM VIDEO OR COMPUTER GAMES (29)

 

UK

DRAMATIC RISE IN THE NUMBER OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS SINCE CHRISTMAS

Record number – Demand for services 1^st week in January
All with increasingly complex needs

136,000 HOMELESS YOUNG PEOPLE IN 2023

40,000 people all ages homeless at Christmas – spiralling rapidly (30)

 

USA

25% of all deaths in U.S. 2020 – Cardiometabolic Diseases

STRONG CONNECTIONS IN CARDIOVASCULAR KIDNEY DISEASE, OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
American Heart Association – 2023 (31)

 

SWEDEN

CLEAR LINK BETWEEN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE AND PERINATAL DEPRESSION

History of Perinatal Depression – HIGHER risk of Autoimmune Disease

30% more likely to develop subsequent Autoimmune Disease

55,000 diagnosed with Depression during pregnancy and within a year after (32)

 

UK

STAGGERING DEMAND FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE FROM CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

496,897 referred by a GP, awaiting Mental Health treatment

289,047 children approved for treatment but are still waiting
50,000 increase in 2 months
ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION ARE THE MOST COMMON (33)

 

CANADA

Seniors who smoke Marijuana and drive are road hazards
New Study

Percentage of aging boomers who regularly use Marijuana continues to rise – many also on prescribed medications. Combination could also be problematic.

Study proved “tolerance” theory is false (34, 35)

 

UK

Sexual Health services in England facing ‘unprecedented’ increase in demand

4.5 million consultations conducted last year

97% Councils saw increases in Gonorrhoea diagnosis | 10 Councils’ numbers tripled

76% increased rates of Syphilis

36% rise in Chlamydia cases (36)

 

South Wales Fire Service
Domestic Abuse | Assault | Harassment – more prevalent than anticipated

Women objectified with Inappropriate messaging on Social Media
Instant messaging often | Pictures of genitals sent (37)

 

Findings challenge genetics are sole cause of the condition
Risk could be reduced through health and lifestyle factors (38)

 

Private GP services booming – patients paying £300 for appointments

NHS pressures means millions waiting
15 million GP appointments last month – waiting more than a month

Significant rise in prescriptions issued by private doctors in last 3 years (39)

 

GLOBAL

ENERGY DRINKS LINKED TO MENTAL ILLNESS IN CHILDREN
New Study
Data from 57 studies | 1.2 million | 21 countries

Increased risk of
Anxiety | Stress | Depression | Violence | Substance Abuse | Sleep problems (40)

 

UK

2023
£1.4 BILLION PAID BACK PAIN DISABILITY BENEFIT

People working from home skyrocketed – Many end up leaving the workforce
1 million people in UK cannot do their jobs

GLOBALLY – LOWER BACK PAIN LEADING CAUSE OF DISABILITY
World Health Organization

843,000,000 by 2050 (41)

 

RISE IN OBESITY AND REMOTE WORKING
RAPIDLY ACCELERATING BACK AND NECK PROBLEMS
Main reason for being out of work

Driven by unhealthy lifestyles and seismic shifts in working patterns

2.9 million people had back or neck pain problems
28% RISE since 2019 (42)

 

GLOBAL

17 countries join forces | 468 officers monitoring transit hubs across the World
Europol

Nigerian crime syndicates responsible –

Smuggling and distribution of drugs
Trafficking people | Sexual Exploitation
Fraud | Illegal waste smuggling | Money laundering (43)

UK

CONSISTENT HIGH BLOOD SUGAR – CAUSAL RISK FACTOR FOR UPPER LIMB PROBLEMS INCLUDING FROZEN SHOULDER
University of Exeter – Large-Scale Study

Musculoskeletal problems are more prevalent with Diabetes or Obesity
High Body Mass Index (BMI) can cause Carpel Tunnel Syndrome (44)

 

RISK OF ‘BURNOUT NATION’ – WORRYING NUMBER TAKING TIME OFF WORK

35% of adults experienced extreme levels of pressure at work in the past year – requiring time off caused by Stress

31% – Bullying is cause of Stress
£2.3 Billion Government investing into Mental Health services (45)

 

USA

First study to show link between Cannabis use in the Community and Respiratory Health risks (46)

Asthma is more common among U.S. adults who have used Marijuana in past 30 days – New Study (47)

 

37 MILLION ADULTS AND CHILDREN EXPERIENCE MIGRAINE (48)

Poor Quality Sleep | Energy levels | Stress can predict onset of a Migraine
New Study

22% increased chance of a Migraine attack the following morning (48, 49)

 

GLOBAL

570 MILLION AFFECTED BY LOWER BACK PAIN (50)

 

USA

$134.5 BILLION HEALTH CARE SPENDING ON LOWER BACK PAIN
1996 – 2016 and costs are increasing

Many people with persistent lower back pain of 12+ weeks continue to have moderate-high levels of pain (50)

 

GLOBAL

Alzheimer’s specifically targeting visual areas of the brain – NOT memory

94% of cases – those experiencing Posterior Cortical Atrophy (PCA) went on to develop Alzheimer’s Disease – First Large Scale Study (51, 52)

 

USA

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning consumers not to purchase or use “Gas Station Heroin”.

Illegally sold with claims to improve Brain function and treat:
Anxiety | Depression | Pain | Opioid Use Disorder

Life threatening if used with other medications (53)

 

 

Overdoses | Deaths | Day-to-Day suffering and the Fear families are experiencing driven by the human toll Fentanyl takes in communities (54)

 

Actively sick people reported high levels of concealment, regardless of how harmful their illness was to others

Many hide illnesses because it would conflict with social plans
75% admitted to hiding infectious illness at least once and do so in future

61% health care workers concealing their illness

Boarding planes, going on dates while secretly sick (55)

 

GLOBAL

77% RISE IN CANCER RATES BY 2050
World Health Organization

35 million more Cancer cases during 2050
1 in 5 will develop Cancer in their lifetime
1 in 9 men will die from the disease and 1 in 12 women

3 major types – Lung | Breast | Colorectal Cancer (56)

 

USA

1 in 3 Americans feel lonely every week

January 2024
1 in 10 feel lonely every day

30% age 18 – 34 feel lonely every day or several times a week

50% find distractions – TV | Podcasts | Social Media

26% OVER-EAT (57)

 

1 In 10 Veterans Diagnosed with Dementia may instead have Cognitive Decline caused By Advanced Liver Disease

30% Veterans suffer from some form of Liver Disease (58, 59)

 

UK

SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY FASTING CAN PROTECT AGAINST INFLAMMATION
Growing Evidence – Health Benefits of Fasting

High calorie western diet can increase risk of diseases linked to Chronic Inflammation in the body (60)

 

USA

6 MILLION WOMEN PREGNANT FROM RAPE, SEXUAL COERCION OR BOTH DURING THEIR LIFETIMES (61)

35% victims of Sexual Violence experienced a Sexually Transmitted Disease

66% physically injured
80% feared for their safety (62)

 

UK

Scotland
Prisons reaching “Tipping Point”  

Backlog of prisoners on remand – RECORD LEVEL INCREASE 

SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATE OF SUICIDES AND DRUG DEATHS IN JAIL
Suicides in every single prison in last 3 years

40% RISE IN SELF-HARM 
Overcrowding | Drug Use | Men Not Talking | Mental Health Problems (63)

 

104,000 CHILDREN ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL WITH ROTTING TEETH
since 2018

Tooth decay remains number 1 reason for hospital admissions among young children
£3 billion NHS dentistry budget remained the same for a decade (64)

 

Emotionally Based School Avoidance – GROWING PHENOMENON

3 in 10 avoiding school due to Anxiety over the last year

50% too Anxious

48% suffering Mental Health distress –
Anxiety | Depression | Eating Disorders

24% have Family Difficulties

18% experienced Bullying or Friendship issues (65)

 

1 in 5 Gen Z and Millennials believe Monogamy to be outdated

22% already been in committed Polyamorous Relationship

48% say 2 person relationship too restrictive
78% know a friend in throuple relationship (66)

 

GLOBAL

DEATHS FROM SHARK ATTACKS RISE DRAMATICALLY
Unprovoked shark attacks INCREASE WORLDWIDE last year (67)

 

USA

52% of unprovoked shark attack incidents worldwide (67)

 

CANADA

Risk of Dementia 3 times HIGHER 1^st year after a stroke –
Large study

Remain elevated 20 years later

80% INCREASE in risk of Dementia – by having a stroke  

150% HIGHER if bleeding in the brain  

795,000 new or recurrent stroke each year (68)

 

UK

EARLY HEART DISEASE DEATHS RISE TO 14 YEAR HIGH
750 people each week – HIGHEST LEVEL since 2008

Key Factor – Increasingly Un-Healthy Population (69) 

 

USA

Scientists develop Noise Cancelling App to block out ‘selected’ sounds while allowing others through
Remove real-world noise and keep sirens, doorbell and baby crying (70)

 

UK

England
Babies born during Covid crisis slower at developing communication and other social skills

80,000 did not reach one or more of key measures of progress

CHILDREN ARRIVING AT SCHOOL STILL WEARING NAPPIES
Unable to use knife and fork (71)

Hospital at Home – VIRTUAL WARDS are ‘not a silver bullet’ for NHS to solve crisis in Health and Social Care

Clinical staff use apps or wearable technology to monitor patients remotely (72)

 

Pothole Damage to Vehicles Hit 5 Year RECORD HIGH

£474,000,000 cost of pothole damage to vehicles last year
2 million vehicles affected by poor road maintenance (73)

 

USA

YO-YO DIETING CAUSES REAL HARM AND CAN LEAD TO EXTREME BEHAVIOUR
Toxic and difficult to break the cycle

Prevalent part of American culture –
Fad Diets | Lose-Weight Quick Plans | Drugs Normalised | Pursue Beauty Ideals (74)

 

UK

600 a week are deteriorating to such a state they have reached crisis point

1.4 million referred to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) for Anxiety, Depression and Eating Disorders (75)

 

USA

73% used to feel calm or relaxed
44% use to stop worrying about a problem
40% use substances to help with Anxiety or Depression
50% to have fun or experiment
40% to fall asleep or sleep better (76)

 

Pickleball popularity skyrocketed – fastest growing sport in the U.S.

8.9 million players 2023

200% INCREASE in Bone Fractures
92% of the fractures occurred during falls (77)

 

UK

59% SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE CONTRIBUTES TO EXPECTATIONS IN OVERSPENDING

63% influenced to date for money and materialistic reasons 

36% men checked lifestyle profile of potential date to see if they could afford it

80% men said they always paid the bill (78)

 

CHILDHOOD BULLYING LINKED TO DISTRUST AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS IN ADOLESCENCE

3.5 X more likely to experience clinically significant Mental Health issues by age 17 (79)

 

57% UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE ADDICTED TO VAPING

52% did not smoke before the habit

16% reported health complications since starting vaping including:
Gum Disease | Mouth Ulcers | Coughing | Shortness of Breath | Teeth Problems (80)

 

GLOBAL

Global Cancer burden growing amidst mounting need for services
Data 115 countries

Majority of these countries do not adequately finance as a priority
Cancer and Palliative Care Services as part of Universal Health Coverage

20 million New Cancer cases in 2022
9.7 million deaths (81)

 

UK

Vapes with ‘Zombie drug’ Spice put 5 teenagers in hospital – one left in a coma after smoking the customised gadgets

Experiencing confusion, vomiting and a reduced level of consciousness  

Reports across the country (82)

 

BOWEL CANCER DEATHS WILL RISE THIS YEAR IN WOMEN OF ALL AGES

Alarming surge in –
Obesity | Poor Diets | Processed Meats | Alcohol | Physical Inactivity

Age 25 – 49
39% increase among women
26% increase among men

54% cases are preventable (83)

 

Strategies to stay alert while driving linked to OSA
Signs – Drinking tea or coffee | Turning up radio

1 in 5 have Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Majority unaware they have a problem – Causes excessive sleepiness

HIGHER RISK OF ROAD COLLISIONS (84)

 

£1.1 BILLION – Cost to keep people in prison on indeterminate IPP sentences since 2012

Controversial open-ended sentence scrapped 2012 –
Inmates remain in jail indefinitely until parole board approves release

Prisons approaching operational capacity limit (85)

 

ECUADOR

GOVERNMENT SEIZES AND STARTS PROCESS OF DESTROYING 22 TONNES OF COCAINE – Largest seizure ever made in country (86)

2,700 arrests in 13 days – New Ecuador Government has seen in 2 months (87)

 

DENMARK

Vegan Lifestyles – 5 x more at risk of developing pre-eclampsia
Popularity of vegan diet increased in recent years

Serious pregnancy complications – High Blood Pressure and lower birth weight (88, 89)

 

USA

LINK BETWEEN HIGH LEVELS OF NIACIN AND HEART DISEASE
1 in 4 high levels of Niacin (Vitamin B-3) very common in Western Diet

Strongly associated with development of Heart Attack, Stroke and other adverse Cardiac events – large-scale clinical studies (90)

 

GLOBAL

THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS MARKET HAS GROWN RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS
Psychoactive drugs that alter perception, mood and thought processes

LSD | GHB | Ketamine

• $4.88 BILLION 2023
• $5.62 BILLION 2024
• $10.2 BILLION 2028

Surging cases of mental illness to drive market growth (91)

 

USA

Total knee replacement among the most common and fastest growing surgeries

Rise in 2^nd surgery as complications with initial surgery
Younger patients significantly more likely to need revision

182% rise by 2030 in follow up revision surgery from 2014

$13 BILLION FINANCIAL BURDEN TO HEALTHCARE SYSTEM (92)

 

WORKPLACE INJURIES RISE AFTER STATES LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA

10% increase in workplace injuries age 20 to 34
2 and 3 years’ post-adoption – injuries SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER (93)

 

SOUTH KOREA

PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT TO SEVERE – HIGHEST LEVEL

78.5% Junior Doctors quit due to new medical education reforms
General hospitals rely heavily on trainees for emergency surgeries

Doctors are restricted by law from striking – Government claiming mass resignation is unlawful (94)

 

USA

9pm New Bedtime for age 18 – 35
they understand link between Sleep and Health (95)

10,000 adults aged 18 – 65 struggle to fall asleep
46% Gen Z on more than half the days in a week
35% sleeping more than 7 hours a night (96)

 

GERMANY

Germany have Legalised Recreational use for Cannabis
Bill backed by the German Coalition Government
Largest opposition party rejected the plans (97)

 

UK

30% LIVING WITH DIABETES ARE UNDIAGNOSED
Office of National Statistics – Analysis Data 2013 – 2019

50% age 16 – 44 with Type 2 Diabetes were Undiagnosed

NEW GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE ACROSS ENGLAND
Prohibiting mobile phone use throughout the School day, including break

97% by age 12 have their own mobile phone

44% parents concerned about time children spend on electronic devices

50% parents of secondary school children (99)

 

EUROPE

Large Scale Operation Dismantling one of the most Active Networks Involved in Smuggling Migrants across the English Channel (100)

 

Multi-Million Euro VAT fraud involving Car Sales –
criminal network taken down (101)

 

USA

HIGH PREVALENCE of using headphones and earbuds among school-aged children

Age 9 – 12
79% parents report their child uses headphones or earbuds

68% use audio devices at home | 41% use in the car

49% parents agree this helps keep their child entertained (102)

Hidden Risk Factors of Colon Cancer

Junk Food | Alcohol | Obesity | Lack of exercise

Colorectal Cancer RISE for people in their 30s, 40s and 50s

49% unaware Alcohol is a risk factor
38% don’t recognise Obesity
37% don’t know risk is the American diet – High Fat Processed Foods (103)

 

Sharp rise in calls to U.S. Poison Centers involving magic mushrooms after states decriminalise the Hallucinogen

Triple calls among teenagers aged 13 – 19
81% involved intentional consumption of psilocybin
75% required medical attention (104)

 

PSILOCYBIN MOST CONSUMED PLANT-BASED PSYCHEDELIC DRUG IN THE U.S.

 2017 – 2022
DRAMATIC RISE in law enforcement seizures of mushrooms

36% seizures in the Midwest
33% the West

Increase in use among adults aged 35 – 50
11.3% age 12+ used in 2022 (105)

Cannabis use link significantly increased risk of Heart Attack and Stroke
Data 430,000 U.S. Adults

42% HIGHER RISK of stroke for daily users

36% HIGHER combined Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Stroke (106)

 

BINGE DRINKING ON THE RISE

Age 35 – 50 HIGHER in 2022 than any other year in past decade

Deaths from causes fully due to excessive Alcohol use increased in past 2 decades (107)

23% INCREASE in excessive Alcohol Deaths 2018 – 2021

35% RISE in women dying from excessive drinking HIGHER than men
Highest from Heart Disease and stroke (108)

 

GLOBAL

CONSISTENT EVIDENCE links Ultra-Processed food to 30 damaging health outcomes – 10 million participants

50% increase in risk of Cardiovascular Disease related death

40 – 66% INCREASED RISK –
Obesity | Type 2 Diabetes | Sleep problems | Heart Disease related death (109)

 

USA

28.8 MILLION AMERICANS WILL EXPERIENCE AN EATING DISORDER

 2^nd highest mortality rate of any Mental illness (110)

 

Binge watching TV linked with HIGHER RISK of Nocturia
Needing to get up and urinate twice or more at night

32% age 20+ experienced Nocturia
48% HIGHER – 5 hours or more watching TV or videos a day (111)

 

High Risk Of Hospital Re-Admission Among Older Americans
1^st study to describe short and long term risk

27% re-admission within 180 days after major surgery
36% risk for frail patients

2018
$50 BILLION COST IN RE-ADMISSION  (112)

 

GLOBAL

OVER 1 BILLION ADULTS AND CHILDREN WORLDWIDE NOW OBESE
New Global Analysis – 190 countries

4-FOLD INCREASE among children over last 30 years 

Obesity epidemic that was evident among adults in 1990 –
now mirrored in school age children and adolescents

Obesity Affects Every Human Organ System (113)

 

2035
1.9 BILLION PEOPLE WILL BE LIVING WITH OBESITY

$4.32 TRILLION – Economic Impact of Overweight and Obesity

100% increase in Childhood Obesity 2020 – 2035 (114)

 

USA

SLEEP APNEA SYMPTOMS LINKED TO MEMORY OR THINKING PROBLEMS

50% more likely to report having memory or thinking problems

33% of those with symptoms reported memory or thinking problems (115)

 

CANADA

VAPING IN TEENAGERS TWICE THE RATE OF FREQUENT HEADACHES

Vaping, Smoking Cigarettes or Cannabis linked with frequent Headaches in children and adolescents

Other lifestyle factors include:
Drinking Alcohol | Binge Drinking | 14+ hours of Screen Time per week
Staying up Late | Exposed to Household Smoking (116)

 

UK & NETHERLANDS

Children aged 4 – 5 with strong urge to eat when they see, taste or smell palatable foods –
HIGHER RISK of Eating Disorder symptoms as Teenagers age 12 – 14

16% – 47% INCREASE in odds of reporting Eating Disorder symptoms linked to higher food responsiveness. Emotional eating in early childhood also linked

Urge to eat palatable food at ages 4 and 5 or slow-paced eating linked to:
Binge Eating | Uncontrolled Eating | Emotional Eating | Restrained Eating (117)

 

UK

Adopting a Healthy Lifestyle has a Strong Link to Lower Irritable Bowel Syndrome Risk
No smoking | Alcohol | Sleep | Quality Diet | Exercise

42% drop in risk for midlife or older adults developing Irritable Bowel Syndrome

1 in 10 worldwide affected and cause is not fully understood (118)

 

USA

HAZARDOUS HEAT AND HUMIDITY WIDESPREAD IN U.S. JAILS AND PRISONS

1.8 million people incarcerated in U.S. jails and prisons 

43% of the state prison population previously had a Mental Health diagnosis where their medications increased the risk of heat illness (119)

 

UK

2023
80,000 NHS STAFF SEXUALLY HARASSED AT WORK

Target unwanted sexual behaviour from Patients | Relatives | Public | Colleagues
20,000 reports of sexual assault/harassment within NHS Mental Health Services

22% ambulance staff report experiencing unwanted sexual behaviour (120)

 

CHINA

Artificial Sweetened Drinks linked to risk of Irregular Heartbeat (121)

20% increase of Atrial Fibrillation with consumption of diet soda

Risk factors:
Smoking | Hypertension | Obesity | Nutrition | Sleep Apnoea (122)

 

GREECE

4,650 False Travel Identity Documents Seized

Used to enable irregular migrants to travel illegally across EU and legalise stay in their final destination

High End Laser Printers | Software | Scanners
used in the production of fake documents (123)

 

EUROPE

100,000 depictions of child sexual abuse – illegal files seized
Forensic examination ongoing –
Investigators estimate over 1 million images and videos will be found

Men aged 23 to 72 – Some school teachers (124)

 

NORWAY

Strong link between parents’ BMI and their adult offspring’s BMI

6-fold increase of Obesity in middle-age if both parents were Obese during the same age in their lives

Intergeneration transmission of Obesity continues into adulthood (125)

 

FRANCE

“Immediate and chronic” consumption of refined carbohydrates found in white bread, pastries and most cereals are linked to a lower level of attractiveness  New study

Dietary breakfast choices can have a rapid effect on our appearance (126)

 

COSTA RICA

Costa Rica asks EU for help with drug trafficking and violence
Abolished army 70 years ago – little means to suppress violence

40% drug-related murders reached RECORD HIGH in the past year

66% increase in murders last decade

70% related to Drug Trafficking (127)

 

SPAIN

8 tonnes of Cocaine hidden inside container disguised as a power generator

ONE OF THE LARGEST EVER intercepted in Spain inside a metal structure designed to escape detection with scanners
Route carefully chosen to avoid detection (128)

 

AUSTRALIA

SOARING DEMAND
for illicit drugs and high street value for Meth and Cocaine
Neighbouring Islands are a waypoint for Pacific drug highway (129)

 

UK

Children with ‘Lazy Eye’ increased risk of serious disease in adulthood

29% HIGHER RISK of developing Diabetes
25% Hypertension
16% Obesity

Increased risk of Heart Attack

82% with Amblyopia in childhood had persistent reduced vision in one eye as an adult (130)

 

USA

1 IN 5 U.S. CHILDREN HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION

31% RISE in costs associated with Pediatric Mental Health Conditions (131)

2017 – 2021
21% INCREASE in child diagnosis
47% total Pediatric medical spending – children with Mental Health conditions

2021
Child Healthcare Costs
$3,256 Anxiety exceeded average medical spending
$5,979 Higher with Depression (132)

 

NEW ZEALAND

COCAINE USE DOUBLES – big change in a short space of time

56,000 used Cocaine in the past year
93% INCREASE on previous 3 years’ average

INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION OF COCAINE HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED

500,000 used Cannabis – most common drug in NZ
10 x more age 64 – 75 than a decade ago

47,000 used Amphetamines | 152,000 age 15+ MDMA (133)

  

51% INCREASE IN NUMBER OF ADULTS USING CANNABIS IN THE PAST DECADE

10-FOLD INCREASE in older adults using Cannabis in the past decade

90% said easy or very easy to obtain – price decreasing

30% Cannabis use HIGHEST among Maori in the past year

4 x more likely Cannabis use in the past week disabled people (134)

 

USA

Combat Military Veterans who suffered traumatic brain injuries due to explosive blasts – linked to markers in spinal fluid similar to Alzheimer’s Disease

Mild traumatic brain injuries from military training and combat can also increase risk (135)

 

GLOBAL

23 MILLION NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION CASES FROM COVID-19 PREVIOUSLY DID NOT EXIST

3 Billion now Living with a Neurological Condition
The leading cause of illness and disability worldwide ~ World Health Organization (136)
Major New Study (137)

Stroke | Brain Injury | Migraine  | Dementia
Diabetic Nerve damage triple since 1990 (136)

 

USA

HIGH CHOLESTEROL TWICE AS PREVALENT AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS

Prevalence of High Cholesterol
78% American Indian adults age 30 – 39
73% age 20 – 29
55% age 15 – 19
30% young adults in U.S. have High Cholesterol
25% adolescents (138)

 

UK

XL BULLY DOGS SEIZED WITH WEAPONS AND DRUGS IN COUNTY LINES GANGS CRACKDOWN

1,800 arrested by police
1,600 exploited brought to safety
245 of dealing phone lines shut down
660 weapons seized
£2.5 million worth of Class A and B drugs – Heroin, Cocaine and Cannabis (139)

 

CANADA

Large quantities of narcotics brought into Canada from California by long-haul truckers (140)

Largest Cocaine seizure in Yukon history +
Firearms | Ammunition | Cell Phones | $522,000 cash | 10kg Cocaine in brick form (141)

 

EUROPE

€195 million VAT Fraud Scheme – Complex criminal ecosystem
Largescale criminal group dismantled
€15.3 million worth of smartphones (142)

Luxury watches manufactured mixing original parts with fake components
Counterfeit diamonds and watches introduced into the market (143)

 

UK

England & Wales
SHARP RISE IN NUMBER OF ABANDONED FRENCH BULLDOGS
7,000% INCREASE in 3 Years
24% more likely to be diagnosed with one disorder each year

Extreme body shape linked to various health problems
Skin disorders | Eye problems | Respiratory conditions (144)

 

200 DEATHS LINKED TO POPULAR ERECTION PILLS
Age 60s accounted for highest number of reported fatalities

Millions of British men now take drugs to help impotency

2019 – 2023 England
£91 million cost – 22 million GP prescriptions (145)

 

USA

1 in 10 children aged 5 – 17 diagnosed with
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (146)

14.5% boys diagnosed with ADHD
13.4% more often among white children (147)

Boys drinking sugary drinks and fruit juices during childhood and adolescence linked to HIGHER RISK of developing Type 2 Diabetes
Long Term Study

34% increase in insulin resistance

2/3rds children and adolescents in U.S. drink at least 1 sugary drink each day (148)

 

UK

School age girls with Obesity 1.7 times more likely to experience pain in
Bones | Joints | Muscles | Ligaments | Tendons
Knee and back pain most common symptoms reported (149)

 

USA

Younger adults look and feel older on days experiencing HIGHER LEVELS of Stress and having less control

Substantial research tells us Stress makes older adults feel their age or even older than they actually are (150)

 

UK

Exposure to Tobacco before birth and beginning Smoking during Childhood or Adolescence SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK of Type 2 Diabetes
New Study – 476,000 adults (151)

 

AUSTRALIA

Every minute fixated on screen time – toddlers hear fewer adult words

Technoference – young children’s exposure to screen time is interfering with opportunities to talk and interact in their home environment (152, 153)

 

USA

Total amount of effort spent by older men coping with Stress events has the greatest impact on their mortality risk over and above how stressful an event is or the coping strategy

14% higher risk of all-cause mortality (154, 155)

 

CANADA

60% OF CANCER PATIENTS AFFECTED BY FINANCIAL TOXICITY

Direct, indirect and emotional costs following a Cancer diagnosis increasingly recognised as a risk factor for poor health and Cancer outcome (156)

 

UK

20,000 OFF WORK EVERY MONTH WITH MENTAL ILL HEALTH

 2/3^rds of Total Claims are Incapacity Benefit

2 million currently receiving Universal Credit health benefits
400,000 SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in a year  

69% deemed unfit for any form of work (157)

 

USA

Eating fatty foods in days leading up to surgery can prompt heightened inflammatory response in the brain that interferes for weeks, with memory-related cognitive function in old age and young adults

3 days on a high fat diet alone was detrimental (158)

 

CANADA

Unhealthy Food sports’ sponsors linked to making kids fatter

Many children view food companies that sponsor/give money to children’s sports as being “generous” or “cool” – think it is to help the team out

Fact is it encourages them to eat their products (159)

 

USA

Men with Fertility Problems
Families have distinct patterns of INCREASED risk for several types of Cancer

No sperm
156% INCREASED risk of bone and joint cancer

56% soft tissue cancers | 60% Hodgkin Lymphomas | 54% Thyroid cancers (160)

 

UK

£500,000,000 metal theft – Cost to UK economy a year

£4.3 BILLION costs in past decade

60 organised crime groups currently active
170% RISE IN CATALYTIC CONVERTERS THEFT

Railway delays due to cables with high value copper stolen (161)

 

USA

Treadmill Exercise whilst wearing make-up can harm skin health
Using foundation cream during aerobic exercise reduces skin oil, causing dryness

Make up clogged pores and prevented sebum and sweat from being released (162, 163)

 

UK

Sleep duration of 3 – 5 hours linked to HIGHER RISK of Type 2 Diabetes
New Study over 10 years

CHRONIC SLEEP DEPRIVATION CANNOT BE COMPENSATED BY HEALTHY EATING ALONE (164)

 

Britain
Longest Sick Note Epidemic in 25 Years

2.7 MILLION CLAIM TOO ILL TO WORK

90% RISE in number of working age adults classed economically inactive in age groups 16 – 24 and 50 – 64

£90.9 Billion Health and Disability Benefits by end of the decade (165)

 

2023
1 in 20 young people economically inactive because of ill health

Worklessness from ill health is more common in 20s than 40s

2021 – 2022
34% Depression Anxiety or Bi-polar Disorder – Age 18 to 24

2018 – 2022
21% with Mental Health problems were unemployed
Doubled in past decade to 190,000 (166)

 

CHINA

Highest levels of artificial outdoor light at night exposed to
43% INCREASED risk of developing Cerebrovascular Disease

41% increased risk when exposed to gasoline, oil, diesel fuel or wood

80% of world live in light polluted environments (167)

 

USA

Young Adults Prescribed Stimulant Medications for ADHD
Significantly More Likely To Develop Cardiomyopathy

17% more likely at 1 year
57% at 8 years (168)

 

UK

ALCOHOL AND DIABETES MAJOR RISK FACTORS FOR DEMENTIA

Diabetes, traffic related air pollution and Alcohol are the most harmfull modifiable risk factors for Dementia – 161 Risk Factors for Dementia

Other categories include:
Blood Pressure
Cholesterol
Diet
Hearing
Inflammation
Physical activity
Sleep
Smoking
Weight (169)

 

MORE THAN FIFTH OF UK ADULTS NOT LOOKING FOR WORK

21.8% inactivity rate UK adults

9.2 million aged 16 – 64 not looking for job or not in work
700,000 HIGHER than before pandemic

PERSISTENTLY HIGH LEVELS in recent years of Not employed or actively looking for work

1/3^rd long term illness cited as main reason (170)

 

High Salt intake and pro-inflammatory diet associated with Type 2 Diabetes

All people under review did not have Diabetes at start of the study
6,000 developed Type 2 Diabetes during follow up period

Pro-inflammatory diet – 20% more likely to develop Type 2 Diabetes (171)

 

UK

66% Women say their Health Problems are not taken seriously and avoid going to the doctors because of Anxiety and embarrassment

60% negative encounter with a healthcare professional
33% say given a wrong diagnosis
25% placed on wrong medication

Data demonstrates women forced to spend longer in emergency departments (172)

 

18 MILLION AFRAID TO LOOK AT THEIR BANK BALANCE29% make a purchase without checking if they have enough money in the bank

28% feel stressed or worried at the thought of opening their banking app

1 in 10 want to ignore their bank balance
25% only check once a week (173)

 

USA

Researchers surprised to find the most important non-traditional risk factor for Stroke is Migraine among young adults aged 18 – 34

35% of women with Stroke had Migraine
20% of men with Stroke had Migraine (174)

 

UK

People with Depression see no immediate change from common GP assessment

Assessment measures the severity of Depression found and it did nothing to improve symptoms after 12 weeks (175)

 

USA

Fiscal year 2023
73,822 non-Citizens with Criminal history
290,178 associated charges convictions – average 4 per individual

33,209 Assaults
4,390 Sex and Sexual Assaults
7,520 Weapons’ Offences
1,713 Homicides
1,655 Kidnapping

105,000 Drug Overdoses (176)

 

GLOBAL

METH BY MAIL
Drug dealing on International scale between –
UK | Holland | Australia | New Zealand

METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE HIDDEN IN BOOKS AND BOARD GAMES
Legitimate businesses used for their mailing addresses – delivery by Royal Mail

£200,000 street value | £40,000 each wholesale package (177)

 

EUROPE

UNPRECEDENTED LEVELS DRUG MARKET-RELATED VIOLENCE
EU Drug market analysis: Key insights for policy and practice

€30 BILLION – EU RETAIL DRUG MARKET WORTH ANNUALLY
Major source of income for organised crime

Large scale production of Cannabis and synthetic drugs within EU
Huge volumes of Cocaine from Latin America (178)

 

SWEDEN

Childhood Obesity linked to Multiple Sclerosis in adulthood
DOUBLES THE RISK of later developing MS

Pediatric Obesity is associated with several autoimmune diseases
Linked to persistent low-grade inflammatory state – Typically observed in Obesity (179)

 

USA

2011 – 2016
$1 BILLION COST DAMAGES FROM WEATHER DISASTERS (180)

2 – 4 times Higher death rate in countries with most destruction, 6 weeks after a storm

Emergency department admissions rise for 2 weeks following most major disasters (181)

 

CANADA

COUPLES FIGHTING AND SPLITTING UP OVER MONEY STRESS

40% Canadians report money major cause of Stress in their relationship
46% for ages 18 – 34

45% would rather save for a down payment on a home than ‘be in love’

67% spent less on their partner during the last 12 months due to mortgage or rent payments (182)

 

UK

60% Stroke survivors experience Depression within 18 years
90% Depression cases occurred within 5 years of surviving a stroke

Severe Depression occurred earlier after a stroke with longer duration and quicker to recur (183)

 

GLOBAL

SLEEPING FEW HOURS A NIGHT LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE – Risk greater in women who sleep less

11% increased risk – sleep with less than 5 hours 

Evidence linking less sleep to Hypertension not new but conclusions have been inconsistent in the past (184)

 

USA

23% RISE IN OVERALL FOOD INSECURITY

Dates of recurring and chronic food insecurity among Families with older adults – substantial rise over past 20 years (185)

Rates of chronic food insecurity more than tripled (186)

 

UK

Hospitals that are privatised typically deliver worst quality care after converting from public ownership (187)

Higher Profits are made than public hospitals
Selective intake of patients and Reduction in staff levels (188)

 

USA

SUICIDE RATES BY ALL METHODS ROSE STEADILY FOR U.S. ADOLESCENTS

STEADY RISE IN SUICIDES AMONG ADOLESCENTS AND TEENAGERS

47,000 Suicides – Age 10 to 19 over 2 decades – sharp increases year by year

Girls and minority adolescents charted steep increases
Overall increasing trend across all demographics (189)

 

AUSTRALIA

2023 – Australian Federal Police
7.5 tonnes of liquid Methamphetamine authorities have stopped from arriving in Australia in 5 separate ventures
£2 Billion worth

The Methamphetamine market is unrivalled in consumption, harm and serious organised crime involvement (190)

 

USA

FUELLED BY FENTANYL –
DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS HAVE QUADRUPLED IN PAST 2 DECADES

Fentanyl increasingly contaminated illegal supply of Cocaine because the drugs are made and stored together (191)

 

2022
107,941 drug overdose deaths – 3^rd leading cause of death (191)

42% fewer hospital returns or deaths within 30 days when medications prescribed for Alcohol Use Disorder upon discharge

2% of severe cases for Medicare received a prescription of this kind (192)

 

COLOMBIA

4 tonnes of Cocaine – Narco Sub found (193)

3.7 tonnes Cocaine
8 million doses | $113 million

60% of the world’s Cocaine is produced in Colombia (194)

 

USA

Cardiovascular risk can RISE SHARPLY after women go through menopause where all the women were taking statins

Plaque build-up is accelerated in post-menopausal women
Results indicate that statins are not sufficient to keep away plaque build-up (195)

 

19% HIGHER RISK of developing Heart Failure linked with E-cigarettes

Electronic Nicotine products often portrayed as safer alternative to smoking
Growing body of research had led to increased concern about negative health effects (196)

 

Majority of people with Heart Disease consume too much sodium

89% consumed more than recommended daily maximum (197)

 

TAIWAN

7.4 magnitude Earthquake – most powerful in 25 years

Taiwan’s Earthquake preparedness among the most advanced in the world

• Strict building codes
• World class seismological network
• Widespread public education campaigns on Earthquake safety (198)

 

GLOBAL

7 MILLION CHILDREN ACROSS THE WORLD IN PRISON OR OTHER INSTITUTIONS

HIGHER rates of

• Mental Illness
• Trauma
• High Risk Substance Abuse
• Chronic Disease
• Neurodevelopment Disabilities

But lack adequate health services (199, 200)

 

CANADA

Early Menopause and Heart Disease linked to Dementia (201)

It is lesser known why women have a greater risk for Alzheimer’s Disease than men (202)

 

USA

WORKING OUTSIDE DAYTIME HOURS LINKED TO POOR HEALTH LATER IN LIFE

Decades of research has established Sleep duration and Quality matter to our Health

Females generally reported more hours of sleep but also poor sleep quality (203)

 

U.S. COLLEGIATE ATHLETES WHO DIED BY SUICIDE DOUBLE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS

77% deaths were male – average age 20 years old

Suicide – 2^nd most common cause of deaths in athletes after accidents in this group (204, 205)

 

RISE in Anxiety, Depression, PTSD during pregnancy in Americans with private insurance

RAPID RISE seen in Mental Health diagnosis and care during and after pregnancy 

28% Pregnant or Post-Partum patients received Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD) diagnosis (206)

 

GLOBAL

Working age adults dying at HIGHER RATES
New Study highlights troubling trends in midlife mortality in USA and UK (207) 

By 2019
U.S. saw all-cause mortality rates 2.5 times HIGHER than average of other high income countries studied

Preventable causes
Homicide | Suicide | Drug Overdoses | Transport Accidents (208)

 

 

UK

Takeaways and meal delivery 50% HIGHER during pandemic and stayed high thereafter

During pandemic households food and shopping got bigger
Major shifts in Diet and Nutrition (209)

 

GLOBAL

CBD PRODUCTS DO NOT EASE PAIN AND ARE POTENTIALLY HARMFULL (210)

There is no evidence that CBD products reduce Chronic Pain
Taking them is a waste of money
No better than placebo – consumers to steer clear of these products (211)

 

UK

10-FOLD RISE in A & E patients waiting more than 24 hours for a hospital bed
150,000 patients waiting

66% were over age 65

2023 England – Significant Demand
393,000 more A & E attendances than previous year
14,000 died waiting in A & E up to 12 hours (212)

 

Second Hand Smoke linked to Higher Risk of Heart Rhythm Syndrome
New large study | 400,493 adults

Exposure even at small amounts linked to greater risk of Atrial Fibrillation
Dangers were significant regardless of whether at home, work or outdoors (213)

 

Accelerated ageing linked to increased Cancer risk in young adults

42% INCREASED RISK of early-onset Lung Cancer
36% Uterine Cancer
60% HIGHER RISK of gastrointestinal tumour (214)

 

GLOBAL

First-ever state of the world’s migratory species ~ Unprecedented report

World’s migratory species of animals in decline
Global extinction risk increasing

 97% CMS-listed fish threatened with extinction (215)

 

USA

1 serving 100% fruit juice linked to weight gain in children and adults
Meta-analysis – 42 studies

Leads to added calories and spike in blood glucose (216, 217)

 

SWEDEN

‘Gig economy’ jobs HIGHER RISK of Alcohol-related illness

Taking poorly paid temp jobs, freelancers or independent contractors
43% more likely to develop –
Alcohol-related illness | Mental Disorders | Alcohol Liver Disease |Alcohol Toxicity (218)

 

USA

ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) reconstruction surgery linked to HIGHER RISK of Arthritis in young adults

Arthritic pain emerges within 6 – 12 months post-surgery
25% exhibited persistent Osteoarthritis symptoms (219, 220)

 

GLOBAL

ONE HOUR OF EXTREME HEAT EXPOSURE CAN INCREASE RISK OF STROKE
33 degrees Celsius – Double the risk of having Acute Ischemic Stroke

First study to assess Global stroke burden attributed to non-optimal temperature

70% of all strokes are Acute Ischemic Stroke (221, 222)

 

USA

60% age 50 to 80 visit Doc-in-a-box mall clinics and urgent care centres in past 2 years

Urgent care clinic, clinic in retail store, workplace or vehicle
47% visited once – urgent care clinics 
23% going more than once

75% said would go again in next 2 years (223)

 

Social Media influencers promoting Carnivore Diet made up of animal products can have health consequences (224)

Sexual minority women 50% more likely to experience Stress and Depression and more likely to use Anti-Depressants (225)

 

UK

61% rise in number of so-called “ghost patients” who might not exist but are registered with GPs over last 5 years

2022 – 2023
5.8 million ghost patients registered at a GP Practice in England

£164.00 GP surgeries receive per each patient registered (226)

 

9 in 10 survive Bowel Cancer if it is diagnosed at the earliest stage
This drops significantly when diagnosed at the latest stage (227)

42,886 NEW CASES OF BOWEL CANCER EACH YEAR
53% survive Bowel Cancer for more than 10 years (228)

 

Sugary drinks in early childhood linked to poor diet patterns that INCREASE RISK of Adult Obesity
Longest study of its kind ever reported – 14,000 children from Birth to Adulthood

Children drinking Cola ate more –
Burgers | Sausages | Pizza | Chips | Chocolate | Sweets (229)

 

USA

Anxiety and Depression linked to acceleration of cardiovascular risk factors among young women and middle-age-women

Young women with Anxiety or Depression twice as likely to develop High Blood Pressure, Diabetes and High Cholesterol (230)

 

UK

A & E DEATHS 25% HIGHER ON A MONDAY
Waiting times massive spike on Mondays – 2,000 more than any other day

4,145 hours lost to ambulances waiting outside A & E on Mondays

NHS – 5 Day Service
Leads to delays in Diagnosis and Treatment as staff and specialists off over weekend (231)

 

USA

Medical drug shortages reach RECORD HIGH during first quarter of 2024
323 medications currently in shortage (232)

Cancer and Obesity drugs and ADHD medications all impacted – INCREASING since 2021 (233)

 

New Study over 30 years
Sugary drinks INCREASE RISK of Cardiovascular Disease regardless of how much Exercise

Daily consumption can heighten risk of developing Cardiovascular Disease even among those with above average physical activity levels

Soda ~ Fruit juice ~ Energy drinks (234)

 

GLOBAL

$177.50 Billion – GLOBAL Dietary supplements market size since 2023

U.S. distributed over 25% of products sold

Demand witnessed SIGNIFICANT GROWTH as consumer heightened interest in healthy living and associated products (235)

 

€64 million worth of fake medicines seized

Social Media advertising doping substances targeting non-professional athletes and members of restricted or private sport groups

Erectile dysfunction medicines are among the most seized counterfeits (236)

 

Law enforcement disrupt world’s biggest Ransomware operation

200 cryptocurrency accounts frozen to disrupt economic incentives driving Ransomware attacks

Infamous new methods –
Pressure on victims into paying ransoms including TRIPLE EXTORTIONS (237)

 

DENMARK

Heart Failure “Most Common” complication of Atrial Fibrillation – NOT Stroke
41% lifetime risk for Heart Failure for those with Atrial Fibrillation

MORE NEW CASES DIAGNOSED EACH YEAR than 4 most common causes of Cancer combined NHS (238)

 

AUSTRALIA

Maltreated Children develop Substance Use Disorders in Adulthood

3 times more likely to be admitted to Hospital for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders by age 40

Sexual abuse before age 16
3.48 times more likely Hospital admission for Alcohol Use Disorder (239)

 

UK

BRITAIN’S SICK NOTE EPIDEMIC DOUBLED IN 9 YEARS

1 million sick notes last year
108% RISE from 2015

 

FINLAND

Risk of decreased work ability HIGHER among today’s adolescents

45 year Study
Low cardiorespiratory fitness in youth associated with decreased work ability through adulthood

Low fitness in adolescence linked to HIGHER RATES OF ABSENCE due to illness in middle of working life and decreased work ability at the end of working life (241)

 

Few newly diagnosed Type 2 Diabetics succeed in losing weight

• Weight gain linked to much higher risk of complications
• Weight Loss central treatment goal in Type 2 Diabetes (242)

 

USA

Coronary Heart Disease and Depression linked by Inflammation

Chronic low-level inflammation significant contributor to both Depression and Cardiovascular Disease (CAD)

44% PATIENTS WITH CAD ALSO HAVE DIAGNOSIS OF MAJOR DEPRESSION (243)

 

UK

HRT linked to INCREASED RISK of Rheumatoid Arthritis (244)

Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis associated with

• Menarche occurring over age 14
• Menopause below age 45
• Women having 4 or more children
• Women who had hysterectomy or oophorectomy (245)

 

USA

1999 – 2022
Native Americans had the HIGHEST combined death rate from Suicide, Alcohol Use and Drug Overdose (246)

2013 – 2022
‘Deaths of Despair’ among Black Americans TRIPLED
Surpassed rate of White Americans

• SUICIDE
• DRUG OVERDOSE
• ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE (247)

 

UK

England
Virtually All Care Homes forced to close by industry regulator are run on a for-profit basis

1 in 30 for-profit care homes have been closed involuntarily by CQC since 2011

85% OF ALL CARE HOMES IN ENGLAND ARE OPERATED BY FOR-PROFIT PROVIDERS (248)

 

GLOBAL

MISCARRIAGE LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING COMPLICATIONS IN LATER PREGNANCIES
52 studies | 22 countries | 4 million pregnancies

23 million miscarriages globally every year

44% more likely to develop Gestational Diabetes (249)

CONSISTENT EVIDENCE association between early Pregnancy Loss and Diabetic and Hypertensive Disorders (250)

 

EUROPE

€2 Billion large-scale Money Laundering business offering Online service to thousands of criminals across EU

Fictitious financial transactions via the web of enterprises

Tax Evasion | Cyber Fraud | Fake Bankruptcy | Organised Crime | Drug Trafficking (251)

 

GLOBAL

Global Drug kingpins inner circle taken down
Invested in multi-ton Cocaine trafficking ventures (252)

 

EUROPE

Europol’s new report identifies characteristics of the most threatening criminal networks in the EU – 1^st of its kind mapping (253)

 

SINGAPORE

Scientists uncover missing link between Poor Diet and HIGHER Cancer risk

Ground breaking study
Chemical linked to – Diabetes, Obesity and Poor Diet
Poor Diet or uncontrolled Diabetes could increase Cancer risk over time – novel mechanism for tumour formation (254)

 

FRANCE

Consumption of certain food additive emulsifiers linked with risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes – widely used by food industry

Emulsifiers added to processed and packaged foods –
Industrial cakes, biscuits, yoghurts, ice-cream (255)

 

UK

2023
6.4 BILLION BENEFIT FRAUD DUE TO OVER PAYMENTS

Most common – Misreporting earnings or savings
Failing to declare household contributions of partner

2^nd largest source of ALL FRAUD
Single claimants failing to declare living with a partner (256)

 

USA

Under-staffed nursing homes in disadvantaged communities more likely to overmedicate residents with Anti-Psychotics

10,666 nursing homes data analysed across U.S.
19.2% GREATER Anti-Psychotic medication use when less than 3 hours of nurse staffing per resident (257)

 

UK

SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK of developing second primary Cancer among Breast Cancer survivors

87% greater risk of Endometrial Cancer
58% Myeloid Leukaemia
25% Ovarian Cancer
86% more likely to develop second primary Cancer diagnosed under age 50 (258)

 

New generation artificial sweetener Neotame negatively damages human intestine directly causing illness

 

Healthy Lifestyle strongly linked to lower Irritable Bowel Syndrome Risk (261)

Not smoking ~ High physical activity ~ Enough sleep

42% lower risk with 3 healthy behaviours (262)

 

SINGAPORE

Plant based meat does not offer cardiometabolic health benefits over meat (263)

Manufacturers are now unable to justify commonly perceived ‘health halo’ around their plant-based products (264)

 

USA

Oral Hygiene can reduce risk of some Cancers
Inflammation can increase disease risk indirectly

Increase risk conditions
Diabetes ~ Heart Disease ~ Alzheimer’s Disease

52% GREATER RISK OF STOMACH CANCER WITH HISTORY OF GUM DISEASE (265)

 

UK

Experts warn of powerful ‘Zombie drug’ known as Tranq has ‘penetrated’ market

Xylazine already labelled an “emerging threat” in America

Sedative for use in cows and horses
Found in counterfeit prescription medication tablets, THC, Vapes and Cocaine (266)

 

1 Million Pensioners living in Deprivation – official figures

Highest number since comparable records began – silent crisis

People living in Poverty over age 60 and not yet eligible for a state pension has TRIPLED (267, 268)

  

Universities and schools urged ban on Alcohol industry-backed health advice

Public health experts calling for ban on Alcohol industry funded education programmes, which normalise drinking and downplay long-term health risks of Alcohol (269, 270)

 

GLOBAL

LARGEST GLOBAL CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY ADD SUGAR TO INFANT MILK AND CEREAL PRODUCTS

Currently controls 20% of the world’s baby food market valued at $70 Billion
Influencers at the core of marketing strategy to boost sales of its baby foods

Going against international guidelines designed to prevent Obesity and Chronic Diseases (271)

150 products sold in “lower income countries” – almost all the infant cereals contained added sugar (272)

 

USA

Previously deployed military veterans developing respiratory diseases caused by inhaling particulate matter linked to their locations and job duties (273)

Silica levels SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER in lungs of those with past deployments (274)

 

UK

10,000 disputing wills every year
Tip of the iceberg as most disputes settled out of Court

Growth driven by property-rich baby boomer generation
RISE IN DEMENTIA leading to more claims that wills not properly done (275)

£7.5 BILLION Inheritance Tax for HM Revenue (275)

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

1 in 4 adults living with Obesity

2017 – 2018
67.9% Age 18 – 69 living with Obesity or Overweight

40% children are Overweight or Obese

2019
£11.67 BILLION – Economic impact of Overweight and Obesity

By 2035
66,127 children will have High Blood Pressure

7.5 million predicted Overweight or Obese | 5% GDP (276)

 

UK

FINDINGS HIGHLIGHT ALCOHOL NORMALISED
Most commonly used substance – widespread among Adolescents

56% age 15 had tried Alcohol at least once
40% drinking in the past 30 days

1 in 10 across all age groups – significant drunkenness
Vaping now more common than cigarette smoking among young people
32% age 15 use E-cigarette
World Health Organization (277)

 

50% INCREASE in Strokes by 2035

£75 BILLION cost to NHS and Economy

Biggest risk factor is High Blood Pressure

Rise in Alcohol consumption
Low exercise levels
Worsening physical health

£43 Billion cost in stroke this year (278)

 

Mum’s on magic mushrooms increased
Partly due to trend for micro-dosing hallucinogens

Many users are parents who say the drug helps ease the stresses of modern life

Illegal in the UK
68% RISE in use since 2020

Double use of the drug in past decade – age 16 – 59 (279)

 

USA

9.7 MILLION HAVE UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES
29.3 MILLION Adults have Diabetes diagnosed

25% adults have High Cholesterol
47% have High Blood Pressure

Every 3 minutes someone dies of Stroke
Every 34 seconds someone dies of Cardiovascular Disease 

1 in 8 men are Smokers (280)

 

Infertility INCREASING among married American women
Ages 15 – 49 – New Government statistics

8.5 MILLION American women ages 15 – 44 had some form of fertility problems by 2019

40.5% RISE among men aged 45 – 49 for whom vasectomy was reason for infertility (281)

 

Anger contributes to risk of having a heart attack

Previous studies show clear link between Anger, Anxiety, Sadness and INCREASED RISK of Heart Attacks and Strokes (282)

 

GLOBAL

ADHD IS NOTORIOUSLY UNDER-DIAGNOSED IN ADULTS –
Women | Minorities | Older than 40

Ongoing pattern of symptoms –
Inattention | Difficulties staying on task | Sustaining focus| Staying organised

Hyperactivity may be prevalent – Excessive fidgeting, tapping, talking (283)

 

40% HIGHER RISK of Depression in Peri-Menopausal Women
Data from 7 studies | 9,141 women across the world

Age 49 to 52 when women experience the HIGHEST RATES of Depression (284)

 

UK

Early deaths from Cardiovascular Disease at HIGHEST RATE
2022
39,000 Deaths

Since March 2020
100,000 EXCESS Cardiovascular related deaths
Covid had direct, indirect and long-term effects on Cardiovascular Disease (285)

 

SWEDEN

Diet more effective than Irritable Bowel Syndrome medications

76% SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED with low fermentable carbohydrates (286)

 

USA

32% Americans think a tan looks healthier –
dangerous beauty standard that can increase the risk of Skin Cancer

23% believe that drinking water prevents sunburn
No scientific evidence (287)

 

EUROPE

Europol Operation shuts down 12 fraud phone call centres
1.3 million nefarious conversations content secured

Daily scam calls | Fake police calls  
Romance scams | Persuasive investment fraud

Telephone numbers used linked to over 28,000 scam calls in 48 hours (288)

 

Vietnamese Criminal network smuggling migrants across English Channel dismantled

Sexual and labour exploitation | Money laundering
Migrants pay €15 – €18,000 to final destination – UK

Seizures: Vehicles, Synthetic drugs, Luxury goods and watches (289)

 

USA

Fertility rate dropped to the lowest birth rate in a century
Steep plunge in first year of the pandemic

79% lower teenage birth rate

Maternal mortality rates continue to RISE (290)

 

UK

People diagnosed with Cancer in prison
28% less likely to undergo curative treatment and more likely to die from the disease

Significantly less treatment received – Report worse experiences of care (291, 292)

 

USA

77% Anxious about the Economy
73% U.S. Election
70% Current Events
69% Gun Violence
63% Health
63% Paying Bills
50% Opioid Epidemic
53% Stress
40% Sleep (293)

 

UK

2023
£98 MILLION worth of tools stolen from tradespeople

44,514 thefts reported to the police – 83% lost business

£82 million worth of jobs lost by tradespeople due to tool theft
56% tool thefts from a vehicle occur at night

Vans most frequently stolen (294)

 

USA

Men and women have better outcomes when treated by female doctor – clinically significant difference (295)

Patients CONSISTENTLY do better under care of female physician

65% female paediatrics in U.S. | 6% females in Orthopaedic surgery (296)

 

Repeat blasts can damage soldiers’ brains
More frequently exposed to explosions – greater risk of brain injury

Scans show blast waves penetrate openings in skull behind eyes
Alter brain structure, affect brain function and brain’s immune response

Higher levels of Tau protein strongly linked to Alzheimer’s (297)

 

Atrial Fibrillation MORE COMMON AND DANGEROUS in younger people than previously thought

25% were under the age of 65
2% prevalence commonly estimated (298, 299)

 

EUROPE

1,388 firearms removed from circulation in 16 European countries

Converted Gas-Alarms and signal firearms account for half of illicit weapons (300)

 

USA

Private Equity expanding to Mental Health facilities
Growing trend acquires medical practices with eye towards maximising profits – Previously scant profits

25% providing practices for Mental Health and Addiction Treatment facilities nationwide (301)

 

DENMARK

Women without children significantly more physically active than mothers
27,668 women aged 16 – 40 data analysed

24% of mothers are at higher risk – not getting enough exercise (302)

 

USA

$282 BILLION MENTAL ILLNESS COSTS U.S. ECONOMY ANNUALLY
Equivalent to average economic recession

30% larger than previous mental illness overall cost in epidemiological studies

20% adults live with mental illness and 5.5% have serious mental illness (303)

 

SHARP RISE in Homelessness
Represents a hard and complicated Public Health issue

2023
650,000 Homeless population

Driven by –

• High rents
• Lack of affordable housing
• Shrinking public assistance
• Fallout from pandemic (304)

 

UK

17.4 million households have pets
13 million ‘own’ dogs

Emotional turmoil experienced after dog theft like that of caregiver losing a child (305)

Consistently reported –
Sadness | Despair | Numbness | Anxiety | Emotional Pain (306)

 

USA

63% studies conclude active duty service women linked to INCREASED RISK of having low weight baby

650,628 women serving in U.S. military (307)

INCREASING EVIDENCE
Stress experienced during pregnancy linked with birth complications (308)

 

LONELINESS LINKED TO SUGAR CRAVINGS

High levels of social isolation in women –

• Reward based eating
• Higher fat mass
• Low diet quality
• Uncontrolled eating
• Increased levels of Anxiety and Depression

Binge Eating is a coping mechanism against Loneliness (309)

 

Magic mushrooms have similar side effects to traditional Anti-Depressants (310)

Side effects
Headache | Nausea | Anxiety | Dizziness | Elevated Blood Pressure

Schedule 1 drug by U.S. Federal Law because of hallucinogenic properties (311)

 

313 Food recalls in 2023
Primarily because products failed to disclose allergens

1,100 sick – fraction of true toll

Salmonella in fresh cantaloupe –
407 people in 44 states affected

519 lead poisoning cases – Median age 1
Children more vulnerable to lead poisoning (312)

 

Type of Surgery and risk level have significant impact on complications and death in elderly patients over 65 (313)

More elderly in Emergency room with acute surgical problems that require a major operation

U.S. elderly population will double in the next 35 years (314)

 

UK

Climbing stairs linked with a longer life
24% reduced risk of dying from Cardiovascular Disease

1 in 4 adults worldwide do not meet recommended levels of physical activity (315)

 

Childhood sedentariness causes SIGNIFICANT Heart Damage raising the risk of Heart attack and Stroke

Increase in sedentary time contributed to 40% in heart mass age 17 to 24

49% decrease in heart mass with 3 – 4 hours a day light physical activity (316)

 

USA

60% women with disabilities view Cannabis as a ‘harmless’ drug

37% perceived no risk with weekly use

Evidence Cannabis use can increase risk of adverse reproductive and peri-natal health outcomes

General U.S. population have lower perception of Harm (317)

 

4-FOLD INCREASE IN RATE OF INFANT DEATH WITH CANNABIS, NICOTINE USE DURING PREGNANCY

50% who use Cannabis in Pregnancy also use Tobacco or Nicotine products

Combined Cannabis and Nicotine use SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK of poor health outcomes for newborns (318)

 

GLOBAL

Distal Symmetric Polyneuropathy (DSP)
Extremely common neurological condition but overlooked Global Illness

73% of the population had DSP
75% were previously undiagnosed (319)
1 in 10 neurology visits in U.S. each year are for Polyneuropathy (320)

 

USA

SHARP RISE IN SYNTHETIC CANNABIS PRODUCTS AMONG YOUTH

2021 – 2022
88% RISE in calls to U.S. Poison Centers
Often referred to as “Diet Weed” or “Hemp Products” which leads to misperception as safer alternatives to more regulated Delta-9 THC (321)

 

321,556 children lost a parent to drug overdose in the past decade (322)

Highest death rates non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native parents

134% INCREASE in rate in those who lost a parent to drug overdose over course of study (323)

 

GLOBAL

Women’s health in UK not improved across a 3 year period
One of the world’s largest surveys of women’s health (324)

1 in 6 report negative emotions
38% feelings of worry
32% sadness
39% stress
17% anger

Sadness continuous increase (325)

 

UK

Medicine supply issues ‘beyond critical’ (326)

72% have multiple issues daily due to shortages

97% patient frustration
84% pharmacy staff experienced aggression from patients due to supply issues (327)

 

USA

Colon Cancer rates SKYROCKET among Children and Teenagers

1999 – 2020
500% RISE among children aged 10 – 14

333% RISE age 15 – 19
185% RISE age 20 – 24

71% RISE age 30 – 34
58% RISE age 35 – 39
37% RISE age 40 – 44

Risk factors – Obesity, Diet and Tobacco use (328)

 

AUSTRIA

ONLINE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAM SET UP
Collected millions from victims before performing exit scam

Lack of Transparency regarding both the team members involved and the algorithm underpinning the cryptocurrency

Perpetrators closed all the project’s Social Media accounts and took the fake company website offline (329)

 

SPAIN

Cocaine laboratory dismantled producing 100kg each month
€10 million assets seized | €3 million cash (330)

 

USA

Exposure to Gun Violence associated with Suicidal behaviour in black adults

Being threatened with a gun or knowing someone who has been shot associated with Lifetime Suicidal Ideation and attempts

2021
49,000 died from gun violence – HIGHEST recorded
85,000 non-fatal shootings in the same year

44% INCREASE in Suicide rate among black population (331)

 

UK

Family and Media pressure to lose weight in adolescence linked to their self-worth 20 years later

Internalised weight stigma – MAJOR PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE

1 in 4 living with Obesity in England – Discrimination widespread in society (332)

 

BRAZIL

Schools ban Ultra-Processed foods
Childhood Obesity “Epidemic”

• Snacks and cookies containing additives banned
• Cheap to buy and designed to addict
• Students served traditional Brazilian fruits and vegetables
• For many – first time they have tried such items

One third of children in Brazil are classed as Obese (333)

 

UK

Smokers tend to Eat Less and have Less healthy habits
New Study – 83,000 Adults

70% more likely to add salt
36% add sugar to meals (334)

 

USA

85% of all confiscated Fentanyl pills in West

Share of total Fentanyl seizures that involved pills quadrupled

2023
49% of total seizures in pill form – 115.6 million pills (337)

 

EUROPE

Obese workers more likely to take sick days and are off work longer

Researchers warn of ‘massive’ economic consequences of Obesity

61% more likely to have sick days

BMI over 40
147% more likely off work sick
400% off work sick in Denmark (338)

 

USA

Better nutrition firefighters beat Cancer

Firefighters burdened by disproportionate risk of many Cancers
e.g., Digestive and Respiratory Cancers

Pandemic heightened concerns over mis-information like nutrition (339, 340)

 

MEXICO

VAPING MORE POPULAR THAN EVER AFTER BAN OF SALE OF VAPING PRODUCTS 

College students buying e-cigarettes online or on the black market

300,000 adolescents illegally buy vaping devices each year
MORE THAN BEFORE BAN

Vaping increasing faster than the science can keep up

Little known about the long-term effects
Clear e-cigarettes expose users to dangerous chemicals (341)

 

GLOBAL

5 year old girls face PERFECTION PRESSURE
Fear of making mistakes holding them back
Survey across 36 countries

74% age 5 – 12 avoid tasks when they are afraid of not doing them perfectly

79% negative emotions triggered when adults use the word perfect (342)

 

1 IN 20 CHILDREN AFFECTED BY ADHD GLOBALLY
Concerns ADHD being over-diagnosed

Rogue private clinics offering powerful drugs after unreliable online assessments

ADHD – 4.3 million page views over the course of the year
2^nd most viewed health condition on NHS website in 2023
Billions of hits on Social Media globally with ADHD (343)

 

USA

DROWNING DEATHS RISE
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

4,500 died due to drowning each year from 2020 – 2022

Greatest increases in drowning deaths
Children aged 1 – 4 and Adults aged 65+

40 MILLION ADULTS DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SWIM
54% never taken a swimming lesson (344)

 

Cancer patients and survivors expect Medical Debt

47% medical debt related to their Cancer

49% over $5,000 debt carried over
69% carried debt over a year

98% had insurance at the time when debt was incurred

27% gone without food due to medical debt
25% skipped or delayed care (345)

 

UK

3.1 MILLION FOOD BANK PARCELS IN ONE YEAR

40% HIGHER than 5 years ago

27% INCREASE to 179,000 given to someone of state pension age
Can’t afford food due to high energy costs

Older people who rent more likely to need help
As a society we cannot let food banks become the new norm (346)

 

47% looking for jobs elsewhere
50% showing symptoms of Burnout

Frontline workers say they are “emotionally drained”

Psychological stress | Workload | Staff shortages | Pay

25% looking for supplementary paid work on top of NHS job (347)

 

Latest Beauty Trend ~ Salmon Sperm
Tipped as top beauty trend globally for 2024
Injected into skin around eyes and repeated for maintenance
900,000 Botox injections carried out in UK every year

‘Tweakments’ industry booming
Readily available treatments now in local salon (348)

 

Vanilla or chocolate taste twice as popular for children Vaping

57% child vapers prefer fruit flavour as their main choice
47% adult vapers

65% age 18 – 24 use Ice vapes

54% age 11–17 disposable vapes most popular

2021 – 2023
Across all age groups SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in disposable vape use (349)

 

55% of all children who vape are using products that are highly likely to be illegal
New Youth survey – largest of its kind in the UK

45% of all children say they cannot go a whole school day without vaping
40% age 7 – 11 say vapes easy to get hold of (350)

 

2022/23
Government of the United Kingdom
1.15 TRILLION British pounds – Total managed expenditure

Equivalent to 45% of GDP (351)

2023/24
£341 BILLION spending on welfare benefits and pension
£245 billion on health (352)

 

SWEDEN

40% CANCER CASES LINKED TO OBESITY
New Study – 4.1 million over 40 years

Excess weight factor in 32 types of Cancer
25% of all Cancer cases in study were established to be Obesity-related (353)

 

UK

1 in 4 British adults are now Obese
£100 BILLION cost a year for Health implications (353)

 

STI HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS ON THE RISE
Gonorrhoea and Syphilis cases reached record high last year nationwide

Hospitalised for sexual health conditions that are easily treatable at local clinics (354)

 

Britain
Most dreaded – cleaning toilets, windows or dusting

19% loathe mopping floors
82% do a proper clean if guests are coming
74% have the right tools to make the job easier

For many, cleaning represents a loss of valuable free time
Instead of relaxing or pursuing hobbies, they’re stuck scrubbing floors or dusting shelves (355)

 

USA

Florida – no. 1 in vape sales – 90% DISPOSABLES SOLD IN FLORIDA ILLEGAL

$410 million spent on disposable vapes last year

True total could be double when underground sales are added in

26 MILLION vape products have been submitted for FDA approval – 24 approved (356)

 

Sleep and Circadian disturbance linked to detrimental changes in Bone Health (357)

Markers of bone resorption –
process of breaking down bones and formation occur as a Daily Rhythm

Resorbing bone at a greater rate than bone is formed leads to:

• Bone loss
• Osteoporosis
• Increased fracture risk (358)

 

NEUROPATHY COMMON AND UN-DIAGNOSED

73% had Neuropathy
75% were un-diagnosed

69% non-Hispanic Black
50% had Diabetes
50% household had income below $20,000
37% food insecurity within the last 3 months

20 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE NERVE DAMAGE IN THEIR EXTREMITIES

35% experience sharp prickling pain that increases the rates of Depression (359)

 

GLOBAL

World’s 1st study finds people with undiagnosed Asthma or COPD (360)

70% with Asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease undiagnosed

Can lead to worse long-term health outcomes
People to take respiratory symptoms seriously (361)

 

KOREA

Vaping linked to INCREASE in Lung Cancer risk among ex-smokers
1^st large population study

Former smokers who vape – significantly more likely to develop or die from Lung Cancer (362)

 

CANADA

SHARP RISE age 65 and over visiting emergency rooms due to Cannabis poisoning (363)

These are not people getting too high or being giddy or laughing – these are very sick people

Hospitalizations jumped 2.5 times IMMEDIATELY after Canada legalized Cannabis (364)

    

USA

Working Night Shift can raise risk of Diabetes and Obesity (365)

Processes tied to the master biological clock in the brain
When internal rhythms are dysregulated, there is enduring Stress in our system with long term consequences (366)

 

UK

SHARP RISE in Type 2 Diabetes under age 40
Significantly faster pace than over 40s

39% RISE in 6 years fuelled by Obesity and cheap junk food
£6 BILLION a year NHS spend on treating Obesity-related ill health (367)

 

USA

Weight Loss drugs are INCREASING RAPIDLY in teenagers and young adults

594% INCREASE in the monthly number of adolescents and young adults using weight loss drugs

Age 12 – 17
588% INCREASE in females
504% INCREASE in males

Age 18 – 25
659% INCREASE in females
481% INCREASE in males (368)

 

UK

Birth rate falls to a record low as “procreation has become a luxury item”
Far below level needed to maintain a steady population without significant immigration

England and Wales
Fertility rate fallen to lowest level since records began in 1939 (369)

 

 

Poor Muscle Health Common in people Living with Obesity

70% higher risk of early death (370)

 

YEAR AFTER YEAR INCREASES IN ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
Deaths are at record high (371)

 

England
£27.4 BILLION COST OF ALCOHOL HARM EVERY YEAR
1^st nationwide analysis of its kind in 20 years

40% increase cost of harm from Alcohol since 2003 (372)

2022
76% deaths attributed to Alcohol Related Liver Disease (371)

 

GLOBAL

Eye-tattooing:
Experts warn about risks of colour-changing surgery (373)

Social Media influencers promote latest cosmetic trend pigment-injection procedure
Potential complications including vision loss, infections and blindness (374)

 

USA

Many quit new weight loss drugs because of costs and side effects

25% quit medications 3 months after starting one of the new weight loss drugs

Over a third stopped use by a year of first use
$1,300 per month cost could be a big factor (375)

 

Cognitive decline precedes end to driving for older adults
Even slight cognitive changes can affect an older person’s decision to stop driving

Women 4 x more likely to stop driving than men
Women more willing to admit they are no longer able to safely drive (376)

 

1 in 9 children diagnosed with ADHD
Highlights on-going and ‘ever-expanding’ public health concern

7.1 million children diagnosed with ADHD at some point
1 million more than in 2016

30% did not receive treatment in 2022 (377)

 

Stroke rates increasing in under age 65 (378)

14.6% increase among ages 18 – 44
15.7% increase among ages 45 – 64

ACROSS ALL AGE GROUPS STROKES WENT UP
Obesity and Opioid epidemic behind rise in strokes among younger Americans (379)

 

HIGHER CONSUMPTION OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS LINKED TO GREATER RISK OF STROKE AND COGNITIVE DECLINE (380)

Risk was even more elevated in black patients

Ultra-Processed foods – majority of the food intake in U.S. (381)

 

CANADA

RISK FOR PSYCHOSIS SKYROCKETS AMONG TEENAGERS WHO USE CANNABIS – 11 x odds for a psychotic episode

5 out of 6 teenagers admitted to hospital for psychotic episode had a history of Marijuana use – New evidence – stronger link than before

1980 – THC potency 1%
2018 – THC potency 20% (382, 383)

 

USA

Smoking Fentanyl – RISING in San Francisco
Increased risk of fatal overdose (384)

Users face mounting dangers from residue in smoking equipment

2023
San Francisco deaths hit record high
Fatal Methamphetamine and Cocaine overdoses are on the rise (385)

 

NETHERLANDS

Source of sugar consumed by children can impact weight more than the amount

Normal weight at age 3 – Overweight or Obese by age 10 and 11 (386)

 

USA

90% OF ADULTS ON THE WAY TO CARDIOVASCULAR KIDNEY AND METABOLIC HEALTH SYNDROME (CKM)
CKM syndrome progresses with time

10% have the disease already

81.8% age 20 – 44 already affected by heart and kidney risk factors
55% age 65+ advanced stage of CKM syndrome
38% Black Americans more likely to have CKM (387)

 

53% Americans give impulsively to charity at checkouts
Certain demographics give more

$750 million – Total from checkout charities in 2022
Total raised increased yearly since 2012 (388)

 

UK

COST OF DYING CRISIS AS FUNERAL COSTS REACH RECORD HIGHS (389)

387% rise in pauper’s funerals in parts of UK
1 in 5 families struggle to pay for basic funeral costs (390)

£9,658 cost of dying – HIGHEST FIGURE EVER (391)

 

USA

Detect knee Osteoarthritis with blood test 8 years before it appears on X-rays

35 million in U.S. have Osteoarthritis (392, 393)

 

UK

Arm wrestling surging in popularity across Britain
Social Media makes wrestlers into stars

Simple rules but complicated in practice
Combat sport, about the fight – getting what you want and winning (394)

 

SWEDEN

TATTOOS A RISK FACTOR FOR MALIGNANT LYMPHOMA (395)

21% higher risk of developing Lymphoma among those tattooed, regardless of size of the tattoo

Tattoo ink injected into skin – body interprets this as something foreign that should not be there and the immune system is activated

Large part of ink transported away from skin to lymph nodes where it is deposited (396)

 

FINLAND

MENTAL DISORDERS CAN SPREAD WITHIN SCHOOL SOCIAL NETWORK

Classmates’ Mental Health status significantly influenced students’ future diagnosis with similar conditions. Effects stronger in 1^st year

700,000 9^th grade pupils | 860 Finnish schools – Followed for 11 years

Effect most pronounced for Mood, Anxiety and Eating Disorders (397)

 

USA

Binge Eating Disorder can persist longer
Full remission takes years and Relapse is common (398)

Results contradict previous prospective studies of duration and relapse
61% still experienced Binge-Eating Disorder 2.5 years after initial diagnoses
45% after 5 years (399)

 

SPAIN

ASSOCIATION WITH CONSUMPTION OF ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS AND INCREASED CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK IN CHILDREN

Low price and ready availability means widely consumed
Greater risk of –
Overweight | Increased blood sugar | Worse levels of good cholesterol (400)

 

USA

MENSTRUAL PERIODS ARRIVING EARLIER FOR YOUNGER GENERATIONS
Trends stronger among racial and ethnic minority and lower income individuals (401)

Average age for menarche decreasing
Average time from menarche to menstrual cycle regularity increased (402)

 

EUROPE

Largest ever operation among Botnets
International operation shut down droppers

Malware droppers – malicious software used during 1st stage of malware attack
Allows criminals to bypass security measures and install additional harmful programs

Takedown of over 100 servers worldwide
2,000 domains now under the control of law enforcement (403)

 

UK

Sleep disturbance, self-harm, Social Media, smartphone use, prevalent among young people with Mental Health conditions (404)

50% problematic smartphone use
Social Media or smartphones after midnight on a weekday

80% had self-harmed at least once
High levels of Depression and Anxiety

25% used Social Media for more than 5 hours on a weekday (405)

 

USA

New York City
Illegal flavoured e-vapes made in China flooded city, despite ban to protect children from addiction

99% discarded vape samples were exported from China
99% were flavoured – which is outlawed

Problem not just New York City but entire state
Products banned but no enforcement mechanism (406)

 

UK

England and Wales
Quarter million abortions – highest ever recorded (407)

2022
17% increase on previous year – 251,377 abortions
25 – 29 age group biggest increase in abortion rates

Cost of living crisis ~ Lack of access to contraception ~ Improved access to at home abortion pills
Temporary measures for at home abortions put in place during pandemic are now permanent

61% taking medications at home (408)

 

USA

American college students –
BIG RISE in Post-Traumatic Disorder and Acute Stress Disorder (409)

Broader societal implications of PTSD and ASD are profound
Reduced workforce productivity, increased healthcare and economic burdens (410)

 

UK

Increase in nightmares and ‘daymares’ hallucinations
signal of early stages of autoimmune diseases like Lupus (411)

60% experienced disrupted dream sleep
Vivid and distressing nightmares started just before hallucinations begun
Nightmares included scenarios – being attacked, trapped, crushed or falling

33% noted this symptom appeared more than a year before Lupus onset (412)

 

USA

MORE AMERICANS SMOKE MARIJUANA DAILY THAN DRINK ALCOHOL
Data analysed from 1.6 million participants from 1979 to 2022

2022
17.7 million using Marijuana daily
14.7 million reported drinking Alcohol

40% of Cannabis users are taking it daily (413)

 

UK

Children targeted with vapes spiked with synthetic drugs like Nitazene similar to Heroin but more potent

Potentially fatal black market vapes hold more puffs or a greater amount of vaping liquid

Dealers using Social Media to target young people and sell them vapes
Cleveland Police found illegal vapes linked to organised crime and exploitation (414)

 

USA

1 in 8 Americans diagnosed with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Typically caused by falls from ground level (415)

31% in highest quartile of wealth

Increased risk of Dementia, Depression and Anxiety
Cardiovascular, Parkinson’s Disease and Seizures

Older Americans – age 75
Female, white, healthier and wealthier associated with HIGHER RISK of Traumatic Brain Injury (416)

 

Dangers of riding off-highway vehicles are real
Overturning, collisions and occupant ejection

800 deaths off-highway vehicles
100,000 emergency department-treated injuries were OHVs (417)

OHVs – All-Terrain Vehicles, Recreational Off-Highway and Utility Terrain Vehicles

2018 – 2020:
2,448 deaths including 300 children under 16
ATV – accounted for 66% deaths

ATVs over 5 years
92% involved in OHV injuries (418)

 

UK

Mental Health in the Trades: 2024 Report
4 in 5 Tradespeople experience Mental Health issues due to job

88% not comfortable talking about Mental Health

Age 35 – 44 facing Mental Health issues most often
Bricklayers and Joiners Mental Health problems highest (419)

 

1.5 MILLION CONSTRUCTION WORKERS POOR MENTAL HEALTH RISK
700,000 injuries already caused

75% continued to work in a dangerous situation despite risk
27% took time off work in last year due to poor Mental Health

18 MILLION WORKING DAYS LOST FOR WHOLE UK ECONOMY
Mental health issues biggest cause of lost workdays in the UK

ABSENT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS GIVE DIFFERENT REASON FOR TIME OFF IF RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH (420)

 

USA

Youth onset Diabetes link to HIGHER risk of Alzheimer’s Disease in later life
Includes youth with both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes (421)

Evidence shows preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease – Neuropathology is present (422)

 

UK

‘NATIONAL EMERGENCY’ OVER CORRIDOR CARE CRISIS
The Royal College of Nursing

Patients treated in car parks and store cupboards
Elderly on chairs for hours | Patients dying in corridors – NOW NORMALISED

• 53% staff without access to life-saving equipment
• 67% care in public compromised patient privacy and dignity
• 37% care delivered in inappropriate areas (423)

 

FINLAND

1 IN 4 AGE 16 AND OLDER WITH INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES EXHIBIT SOME EATING DISORDER SYMPTOMS

Insulin Omission – unique form of dis-ordered eating
Insulin doses are intentionally skipped or restricted entirely due to fears of weight gain

Eating Disorder symptoms more common in women than men
No care pathway for patients with both Diabetes and Eating Disorder (424)

 

INDIA

Adolescent girls higher risk of suicidal ideation if they experience psychological distress or intergenerational violence
12,000 adolescent girls aged 10 – 19 

37% Global Suicide-Related deaths are among Indian women (425, 426)

 

USA

Popular underground drug Midomafetamine, also called ‘Ecstasy’ failed to win as a treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Potential risks outweigh benefits (427)

 

GERMANY

On board consumption of Alcohol is an underestimated health risk

Drinking Alcohol on flights combined with cabin pressure and falling asleep affects the Heart

Even those who are healthy and young
Combo of Alcohol and low oxygen concentration at high altitudes – reduced sleep quality (428, 429)

 

USA

Sleep Apnoea higher risk for hospitalisations and utilisation of health care services (430)

21% HIGHER odds for age 50 and older of reporting future use of any health service
30 million adults in U.S. have Obstructive Sleep Apnea – a chronic disease (431)  

 

U.S. continues to have the HIGHEST RATE of maternal deaths of any high-income nation

2 out of 3 maternal deaths occur during postpartum
80% of these deaths are likely preventable

Rate is highest for Black women (432)

 

Chicago
HIGHER RATES of incarceration linked to INCREASED RATES of Firearm Homicides among Black communities

Association linked with the density of single-parent households in this area (433)

 

Stark INCREASE in incarcerated populations in the U.S. since 1980s

29% Black Americans born in 1990s can expect to serve a prison sentence (434)

 

1 IN 6 PRIMARY CARE PATIENTS REPORTED CANNABIS USE

35% using at levels which indicate moderate to high risk use disorder

76% using to manage symptoms – Mental Health or Stress (435)

Most using for symptom management despite identifying as recreational users (436)

 

25% women report IRREGULAR menstrual cycles

Increased risk of Cardiometabolic conditions, including Hypertension, Stroke, Diabetes

Women using hormones to establish regular cycle or periods that took more than 5 years to become regular – also higher risk

26% reported over 5 years to menstrual regularity (437)

 

Severity of calls to U.S. Poison Centres INCREASES SHARPLY

233% INCREASE
number of calls about intentional exposures resulting in adult deaths
Intentional exposures include Suicide attempts, illegal drugs and incorrect use of medications 

65% INCREASE IN DEATH
37% INCREASE IN SEVERE HARM – disfigurement or disability
190% RISE in number of unintentional exposures – severe harm in children
76% rise in paediatric intentional exposures resulting in severe harm or death (438)

 

FINLAND

Women with excess weight as teenagers or young adults linked to HIGHER risk of Stroke by age 55

87% more likely to have any early stroke if Obesity at age 14

167% more likely to have a stroke if Obesity at age 31

5.5 times increased risk of bleeding stroke – men Obesity at age 31 (439)

 

USA & EUROPE

SUGAR SUBSTITUTE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF HEART ATTACK AND STROKE

Past decade sugar substitutes have INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY in processed foods, promoted as healthy alternatives.

33% patients more likely to experience a Cardiovascular event
Immediate need for investigating sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners (440)

 

USA

1 in 6 adolescents have driven while drowsy – major public safety concern

1.7 MILLION Teenage drivers have driven drowsy
400,000 driving drowsy at least once a week

Teen drivers with jobs more than twice as likely to have driven drowsy than those without jobs (441)

 

UK

1,500 young drivers killed or seriously injured every year
Late night driving | Speeding | Drunk and Drug driving | Mobile phone use (441)

 

USA

2018 – 2022
120% increase in drug-related infant deaths
Higher in non-Hispanic Whites and Black infants (442) 

Drug involved deaths more prevalent after 2019

81% in postnatal period ages 28 to 364 days

35% homicide by drugs, medicaments and biological substances – most prevalent

60% drug involved causes – non-Hispanic Whites (443)

 

GLOBAL

Common skin condition Rosacea strong link with malignant melanoma, mainly Caucasians (444)

Malignant Melanoma – one of the most aggressive and deadly types of Skin Cancer

Rosacea most common in women aged 30 – 50
Greater Risk of Heart Disease, Visual disturbances, Type 2 Diabetes, Joint problems, Metabolic Disease

No long-term cure – poorly understood condition (445)

 

CANADA

STRONG LINK between Social Media photo filter use and increased muscle dysmorphia symptoms

Obsessive Pre-Occupation with muscularity body dis-satisfaction
More prevalent in boys and men (446)

 

USA

SIGNIFICANT PREVALENCE in elevated blood pressure in young Athletes  

Basketball and football players had HIGHEST rates (447)

 

21% age 10 – 31 have High Blood Pressure

28% playing multiple sports had High Blood Pressure

Teenage boys double – Stage 1 and Stage 2 Hypertension (448)

 

Non-Diabetic men with Obesity – GREATER RISK of erectile dysfunction and testosterone deficiency following Semaglutide treatment (449)
Semaglutide used to treat Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity (450)

 

UK

More straight people diagnosed with Syphilis ON THE RISE
Soaring cases of sexually transmitted infection

 

Cases of Syphilis – HIGHEST LEVEL since 1948
Gonorrhoea diagnoses – HIGHEST NUMBER since records began in 1918

Greatest in age 15 – 24 (451)

 

ASIA

Functional connectivity changes in the brain of adolescents with Internet Addiction (452)

Changes can result in further addictive tendencies and negative behaviours

• Struggle to maintain relationships and social activities
• Lie about online activity
• Experience irregular eating and disrupted sleep

50 million Internet users in UK
60% negative effect on their life including being late and neglecting chores (453)

 

GLOBAL

Astronauts experience significant health effects from extreme conditions of space and flight

LACK OF GRAVITY AFFECTS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM CELL EVEN ON SHORT SPACE FLIGHTS

Changes in force alter cells function at the single cell level  (454, 455)

 

AUSTRALIA

VIOLENCE IN HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS ON THE RISE

RISE IN-HOSPITAL ASSAULTS
60% Victoria
48% Queensland
44% New South Wales

87% nurses experiencing patient-related violence

70% staff recently assaulted or witnessed an assault

Understaffing and Overcrowding contributing (456)

 

IRELAND

Digital babies created to improve and understand infant healthcare (457)

360 Advanced computer models
26 organs
6 cell types
80,000 metabolic reactions (458)

 

 

SOUTH KOREA

Chronic Kidney Disease and tooth loss in older women (459)

Post-Menopausal women with Kidney Disease
40% more likely to have fewer teeth

Adults – 32 permanent teeth
Women with poorly functioning kidneys INCREASED risk of having fewer than 20 teeth 

Tooth loss also linked to increased risk of

• Stroke
• Diabetes
• Thyroid Disease
• Osteoporosis (460)

 

USA

Exposure to aircraft noise linked to higher body mass index
INCREASE in risk of heart attack and stroke (461)

 

UK

CANCER CASES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE ON THE RISE DUE TO ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS AND OBESITY 

Healthy patients INCREASINGLY presented with Advanced Bowel Cancer in 20s, 30s and early 40s

YOUNGER ADULTS HAVE CELLS 15 YEARS OLDER THAN THEIR REAL AGE
Sedentary Lifestyle | Tobacco | Alcohol | Antibiotic Use (462)

 

USA

84,100 age 15 – 39 will be diagnosed with Cancer in the United States in 2024 (463)

Excess sugar and not enough fibre, FUELLING RISE in Colon cancers

95% RISE IN UNDER 50s BEING DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER

Young Colorectal Cancer patients
Sugar speeds up aging of cells – Poor diets age the cells up to 15 years (464)

 

Short Term Loneliness – even temporary associated with physical health problems like fatigue, headaches and nausea

Frequently lonely – more likely to develop Depression

Long-term Loneliness –
50% Dementia in Older Adults
32% Stroke
29% Increased risk of Heart Disease (465)

 

GLOBAL

5% animal testing end up approved for human medicine or treatment (466)

40% are randomised controlled trials – double-blind clinical trials with placebos –
Gold standard in human medical research

5 years for animal studies to result in studies on humans
10 years until health authorities approve a therapy or medication (467)

 

UK

Regular fish oil supplements among general population in good
Cardiovascular Health – Risk Factor Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
Large long-term study (468)

Evidence on how much protection fish oil gives is inconclusive (469)

 

USA

PRO-INFLAMMATORY DIETS –
robust link with HIGHER LEVELS of Heart Failure (470)

Red meat | Processed meats
White bread | Pastries | Refined grains | Fried foods | Soda (471)

 

Children aged 1 – 6
27% parents say it is difficult getting their child to bed

No proper bedtime routine – Parents leave TV show or video on

• 65% children playing so delay in sleep
• 43% move to their parents’ bed
• 23% children worried or anxious – delay sleep
• 31% insist parent sleeps in child’s room
• 19% give children Melatonin to help sleep (472)

 

Social determinants of Health
linked with Adolescent Pre-Diabetes prevalence

• Food insecurity
• Low household income
• Not having private health insurance

Adverse scores for all 3 linked with Pre-Diabetes risk (473, 474)

 

GERMANY

35.5 tonnes of Cocaine seized – €2.6 BILLION worth

Biggest bust of Class A drug Europe has ever seen (475)

 

USA

Psychosocial stressors associated with INCREASED SUBSTANCE USE odds among young adults

Race and ethnic differences linked to Anxiety and Depression and discrimination with subsequent Nicotine and Cannabis use among young adults – Longitudinal study (476)

Depression and discrimination scores varied significantly among young adults

EXPERIENCE OF EVERYDAY DISCRIMINATION – LINKED WITH INCREASED SUBSTANCE USE
Minority groups experience more Mental Health stressors than non-minority groups (477)

Firearm owners have gaps in knowledge about proper lock installation on firearms – Many cannot recognise when cable lock is properly installed (478, 479)

 

UK

380,000 Cancer patients not been treated on time since 2015

Top doctors warn lack of NHS radiologists – 40% rise in shortage by 2028

47% of doctors working in Cancer centres saw weekly delays in 2023

43% clinicians report delays in radiotherapy in 2023 (480)

 

DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS LINKED TO SUBSEQUENT MEMORY DECLINE IN OLDER PEOPLE – Depression and memory closely interrelated and both affect each other

Poorer memory linked to an increase in depressive symptoms later on (481, 482)

 

USA

Problem Marijuana use INCREASING among seniors
Data analysed | 56 million | 5 year study

Rates were highest in states or territories where both medical and recreational use were legalised

Cannabis-related disorders increased from 2017 through 2022 (483)

 

STUNT PERFORMERS RELUCTANCE TO SELF-REPORT HEAD TRAUMA

Behind glamour grim reality – stunt performers struggle to report injuries

• Pervasive fear being sidelined/labelled a liability
• Threatening future job prospects
• Behavioural issues manifestation of head trauma (484, 485)

 

REPLACING REGISTERED NURSES WITH LOWER-WAGE STAFF IN HOSPITAL CARE DANGEROUS TO PATIENTS – Significant and avoidable

Linked to –

• Patient deaths
• Re-admissions
• Longer lengths of stay
• Poor patient satisfaction
• Higher costs of care (486, 487)

 

SWEDEN

DEPRESSION DURING PREGNANCY OR AFTER BIRTH
HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (488)

 

GLOBAL

1 IN 5 WOMEN WORLDWIDE – PERINATAL DEPRESSION
36% higher risk of developing Cardiovascular Disease

Related to
Chronic inflammation ~ Smoking ~ Loneliness ~ Unhealthy fat composition (489)

 

UK

SHARP RISE in use of high strength vapes containing up to 20mg/ml Nicotine

32.5% INCREASE in 3 years

53% RISE in age 18 – 24 (490, 491)

 

SPAIN

Cocaine cartel collapses – Large scale drug trafficking

Criminal network organised multi-tonne Cocaine trafficking from Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador to all across the EU (492)

 

ITALY

Sophisticated banknote print shop dismantled – high quality forgery
€100,000 in counterfeit banknotes and €10,000 in cryptocurrencies seized (493)

 

UK

England
84% locum GPs cannot find work despite patients waiting weeks for appointments

50% making changes in their career
33% made definite plans to change their career within a year
31% lack suitable shifts forcing them to leave the NHS entirely

£200,000 cost to train a GP

72% GPs in training struggled to find a job to apply for
GPs being replaced by cheaper and less qualified staff due to restriction in Government funding (494, 495)

 

£40 BILLION RECORD HIGH – amount of TAX UNPAID by small businesses

£11 billion revenue loss of Corporation Tax not paid by small businesses
Biggest source of revenue shortfall

45% cited as Error and Careless
19% not paid due to evasion and avoidance (496)

 

GLOBAL

CYBERBULLING AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT RAMPANT IN E-SPORTS

96% cyber-bullied in previous year
49% from other players
51% from the public

46% OF THE WORLD’S 3 BILLION VIDEO GAME PLAYERS ARE WOMEN
Most vulnerable to cyberbullying and sexual harassment (497, 498)

 

UK

Largest Local Authority in Europe declared itself BANKRUPT

Birmingham Council – Biggest Budget Cuts in Local Authority History

• 600 Council jobs lost | Street lights dimmed | Bin Collections fortnightly
• 21% Council Tax INCREASE – Above national cap
• £300 MILLION savings needed to balance the books
• Government bail-out loan to be repaid through the sale of assets (499, 500)

 

RISE of Tooth jewellery from £35 crystals to £30,000 diamonds
Big Trend – multiple gems across teeth

Encouraged by employers – loosened or abandoned dress codes since pandemic (501)

 

 

GLOBAL

WORLD’S 10 WEALTHIEST PEOPLE ARE NOW HALF A TRILLION DOLLARS RICHER

46% INCREASE | $465 billion – Gains across the board (502)

 

USA

Gun injury rates in 2023 exceeded pre-pandemic levels – 4^th year
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Emergency medical services HIGHEST in males aged 15 – 24
Non-Hispanic Black and African Americans

SUBSTANTIAL RISE in urban counties with Greater income inequality, High unemployment and Severe housing problems (503)

 

UK

FANTASY FOOTBALL SITES CAN AFFECT PLAYERS MENTAL HEALTH
96% were men aged 34

Competition where imaginary teams are chosen from the players in a league and points scored according to the actual performance of players

Putting a lot of effort and money into the game – worse Mental Health (504)

 

INCREASE IN SEDENTARY TIME FROM CHILDHOOD CAUSED PROGRESSIVE HEART ENLARGEMENT

40% INCREASE to heart mass within 7 year period from adolescence to young adulthood – regardless of Obesity or elevated blood pressure status 

3-4 hours a day of light physical activity reduced the increase in heart mass by 49% (505)

 

USA

Childhood Stress linked with earlier substance use in male and female Teenagers – INCREASES earlier use of Alcohol, Nicotine and Cannabis

20% adolescents experienced early life Stress – Abuse Neglect Conflict

Substance abuse at early age linked with more severe substance use disorder in adulthood (506)

 

UK

SCHOOLS UNDER UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURE
Mental Health problems biggest driver behind lack of school attendance

High Anxiety | Toilet training – Age 4 in nappies

Parents speak English at home and children come to school unable to communicate

Staff using form of sign language to allow them to express themselves (507)

 

PLANT BASED ULTRA PROCESSED FOODS
LINKED TO HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

Marketed as healthy alternatives but linked to worse health outcomes (508, 509)

 

USA

RISK FOR HEART ATTACK AND STROKE INCREASES IN PEOPLE WITH OBESITY FOR A DECADE OR MORE

Age under 50 greater risk if they have lived with Obesity for 10 years

25 – 60% INCREASE in the risk of heart attack and stroke
Women under 50 | men under 65 (510)

  

CHRONIC LONELINESS LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF STROKE

56% HIGHER RISK of Stroke for Older adults due to Loneliness (511, 512)

 

EARLY MENOPAUSE BEFORE AGE 40 LINKED TO GREATER RISK FOR BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER

HIGHER RISK of Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancer in relatives of these women (513)

 

CALIFORNIA
$73.7 BILLION COST OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

50% California women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime

1 in 3 women experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a partner in previous 12 months

$88,000 cost per victim per year

Health Care Costs | Lost Productivity | Loss of Income | Criminal Justice and Response Programs (514, 515)

 

MARYLAND Baltimore
23% REDUCTION in Violent Crimes by reducing late night Alcohol sales
Hours of sale reduced from 6am – 2am to 9am – 10pm

51% IMMEDIATE REDUCTION in homicides within 1^st month
40% DECREASES in each subsequent year

$18.2 million annual saving (516, 517)

 

UK

Links between Social Anxiety, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts in Adolescents

Social Anxiety plays significant role – often begins during Adolescence
Intense fear and discomfort in social situations (518, 519)

 

GLOBAL

3 MILLION DEATHS DUE TO ALCOHOL AND DRUG USE
Majority are men

 

Alcohol-related Deaths – Highest Age 20-39
HIGHEST in the European and African regions and low income countries

23.5% of all 15-19 year olds are current drinkers globally

45% Europe region
43% Americas (520)

 

UK

67% of all persistent absentees were “not school ready” at reception
Worsened since pandemic – will create an epidemic of absenteeism in future years

Pandemic related ‘school hesitancy’ is apparent in current cohort of school children (521, 522)

 

GLOBAL

59% RISE in global number of Patient Harms in 30 years
Steepest rise among age 65 – 69

Patient Harms associated with –
Medical procedures ~ Treatment ~ Contact with health systems

83% preventable in developing nations
50% in developed nations (523, 524)

 

USA

23% of patients receive dietary counselling after a Heart Attack
Lack of time and expertise cited as reasons

Removing cardiac rehab – clinicians offered dietary counselling 5% of the time

50% American adults have poor diet – many struggle to afford healthy foods

Diet is the leading contributor to premature death from Heart Disease (525)

 

UK

Disengaged students more likely to use AI tools
Raises questions about academic integrity and the need for proactive interventions

32% willing to use chat box and virtual assistant AI program, capable of answering questions in detailed-human like ways (526)

 

USA

Health Departments experience workforce shortages and struggle to reach adequate staffing levels in Public Health

• Insufficient funding
• Shortage of people with public health training
• Lack of visibility for public careers
• Lengthy hiring process
• Delays in establishing positions for advertisement
• Vague and confusing civil service exam requirements
• Comparatively low salaries (527)

 

Stress from living in Violent neighbourhoods tied to aggressive Lung Cancer in Black men

Exposure to high violent crime in neighbourhoods linked to pathways involved in cortisol signaling and increased tumour aggressiveness (528, 529)

 

UK

HM Revenue and Customs – one of the worst performing Government departments

April 2024
Tax Office working from home
38% at their desks  

48 – 66% desks occupied at London HQ offices
24 – 33% of their total workforce in the office
1,012 employees based at London HQ but only 505 desk spaces (530)

 

USA

POOR SLEEP IN TEENAGERS LINKED TO INCREASE IN SOCIAL MEDIA USE

Distinct relationship between Sleep, Social Media and activity across fronto limbic-brain regions – key for executive control and reward processing (531)

 

UK

England
1 in 6 Integrated Care Boards stopped accepting new patients for specialist weight management due to spiralling demand

RISE in Obesity and demand for weight-loss injections fuelling INCREASE in referrals

64% of adults are overweight or obese (532)

 

USA

Magic mushrooms most popular hallucinogen drug
Popularity outpacing MDMA (Ecstacy)

Adults aged 18 and older
HIGHEST past-year and past-month prevalence rates

8 million used psilocybin (magic mushrooms) in 2023 (533, 534)

 

Home Health Aides (HHAs) struggle with their Mental Health
HHAs are a rapidly growing workforce – health worsened since pandemic

Stress, Isolation, Depressive symptoms – impacts their own health and patients

Tsunami coming of people who will require care at home
Home Health Care lower cost than institutionalised care (535, 536)

 

BRAZIL

75% BRAZILIAN ADULTS WITH OBESITY OR OVERWEIGHT BY 2044

48% adults will be living with Obesity
27% will be living with being Overweight

56% today are Obese or Overweight and rapidly increasing
Obesity epidemic is already causing epidemiological and economic burdens (537)

 

USA

Mothers speak less to infants when they are on their smartphones

16% less talking when on phone
26% less talking when shorter 1-2 minute intervals of phone use

4.4 hours of phone use per 12-hour period (538, 539)

 

GLOBAL

Corporate and Social IRRESPONSIBILITY as Social Misbehaviour Harms
New Study

Corruption, discrimination, poor labour conditions in supply chains SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGE brand reputation and international sales growth

Prioritise transparent communication (540)

 

Meaningful Social Interactions Boost Well-Being But Context Matters

Associated with lower Stress and Loneliness and greater affective well-being

Face to face matters and has greater benefits than texting (541, 542)

 

AUSTRALIA

COMPELLING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO LIGHT AND RISK OF DEVELOPING TYPE 2 DIABETES
Large New Study | 85,000 people – 9 years

Brighter light at night associated with a Higher risk of Type 2 Diabetes
12.30am – 6am (543)

 

SIERRA LEONE 

Sierra Leone declared war on Kush this year calling it an Epidemic and a National threat

Youth seriously ill and turning to crime, cheap synthetic drug derived from Cannabis and mixed with drugs like Fentanyl and Tramadol and chemicals like Formaldehyde

Kush users have swollen feet and multiple organ failures
Day supply less than $1 (544)

 

USA & EUROPE

Super strength Opioids spreading across Europe and North America

Nitazenes smuggled into the UK inside dog food and catering supplies
Class A drug in UK – offered for sale on Social Media

Nitazenes more potent than Fentanyl
Significantly more potent than Heroin

First developed in 1950s as pain-killing medication
Too potent and addictive – never approved for medical or therapeutic use

20% INCREASE in Global Drug Use in the past decade – 292 million users (545)

 

USA

National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement
193 defendants charged including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners and other licensed medical professionals

$2.75 BILLION IN FALSE CLAIMS

$1.1 BILLION IN TELEMEDICINE AND LABORATORY FRAUD

$900 MILLION – amniotic wound grafts, distribution of Adderall and other stimulants

$450 MILLION – other healthcare fraud and Opioid schemes

$231 MILLION – cash seized, luxury vehicles, gold and other assets

$146 MILLION – Fraudulent Addiction Schemes
services never provided or provided at sub-standard levels

HEALTHCARE FRAUD HARMS PATIENTS AND FUELS ADDICTION (546)

 

GLOBAL

World Drug Report 2024 – United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime

DRUG PROBLEM EXPANDING BOTH USE AND FROM SUPPLY

HISTORIC LEVELS OF PRODUCTION – DRUG TRAFFICKING VIOLENTLY EXPANDED

Cocaine Trafficking INCREASED Violence and Homicides (547, 548)

 

USA

GROWING EVIDENCE WOMEN UNDER TREATED IN CARDIOVASCULAR CARE

67% men received Atrial Fibrillation procedure
59% women

LESS likely to have additional problems corrected during surgery, despite guidelines that indicate they should (549, 550)

 

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Employees leaving for industry jobs told – despite restrictions on post-employment lobbying – still permitted to influence the agency

Former employee free to influence ‘behind the scenes’
Critical loophole in U.S. revolving door policy (551)

 

FINLAND

SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION COMMON AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS
Consistent with other studies

6 hours on smartphone a day
86% had 3–7 days of screenshot data, including an average of 7 apps
Linked to poorer Mental Health and well-being (552, 553)

 

CANADA

CERTAIN SUB-GROUPS OF ADOLESCENTS WITH DEPRESSION HAVE EVEN HIGHER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

50% with Major Depressive Disorder exhibit at least 2 Cardiovascular risk factors

One group had “bad” cholesterol but appeared healthy on physical examination (554, 555)

 

USA

Ultra-Processed foods link to HIGHER RISK of Premature Death – 30 year data

Processed meats and sugar-sweetened beverages were most closely linked

4% higher risk of death from any cause
8% increased risk of death from Neurodegenerative diseases (556)

 

GLOBAL

TRI-BORDER AREAS NOTORIOUS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING – World Drug Report 2024
Golden Triangle in South-East Asia: Burma, Thailand, Laos

Transnational organised crime groups take advantage of limited governance

Groups diversify into other illicit activities –
Wildlife trafficking | Financial fraud | Resource extraction (557)

 

UK

SHEER SCALE OF UNDIAGNOSED HEART VALVE DISEASE
REVEALED FOR THE 1^ST TIME

28% of ‘healthy’ and symptom free adults aged over 60 have heart valve disease

Age found to be strongly associated with an increased incidence of significant heart valve disease (558)

 

COMPLICATIONS LINKED TO ‘BOOM’ IN SURGICAL TOURISM
Rise in serious post-surgery complications and deaths

Rising number of travellers go abroad for weight loss surgery and hair implants
Short cuts and inappropriate use of disposable instruments

NHS increasingly seeing patients for correction with complications from surgeries (559)

MEDICAL TOURISM
Low prices – packages promoted with flights, accommodation and post-operative hotel
Hidden Physical and Psychological Costs

Brazilian Butt Lifts ~ Hollywood Smiles ~ Hair Transplants ~ Organ Transplants (560)

 

Prison population doubled in 30 years
87,000 now – 99,300 next year

84% RISE OF PRISONERS ON REMAND | 66% YET TO BE CONVICTED

72% released on parole then recalled

PRISON CRISIS
Court Hearings Delayed | Police cells used as overflow capacity | Early release up to 10 weeks (561)

 

USA

BACTERIA IN COMMERCIAL TATTOO AND PERMANENT MAKE-UP INKS
1^st study of its kind

35% of tattoo or permanent make-up inks sold in the U.S. contaminated with bacteria

Increase in tattoo-related complications or adverse reactions (562, 563)

 

2020 – 2023
2,000% RISE IN WEIGHT LOSS DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS

60% quit taking drugs after 3 months
33% quit after 4 weeks

79% of users are women | Average age 45

Clinical studies show nausea and diarrhoea are common complaints (564)

 

PHILIPPINES

Live-streamed Child Sexual Abuse growing industry
Criminal networks sexually exploiting children young as aged 3 – 4

Child traffickers curate a vetted customer base – Encrypted
Buyers pay to watch live-streamed abuse during private webcam interactions

Customers also travel to engage in hands on abuse of victimised children (565)

 

EUROPE

Privacy enhancing technologies used in home routing
Criminals know loopholes to evade law enforcement

Home Telecommunication Service Provider continues when customer abroad instead of using network of country they are in

Service provider abroad not then able to deliver communication data to law enforcement (566)

 

UK

CHEAPER WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS HIT THE MARKET
Made popular by celebrities promoting the effects

Pharmaceutical companies making huge efforts to produce cheaper generic versions for private paying consumers (567)

 

USA

‘Limiting Ultra-Processed’ foods not always a healthy and nutritious diet’

Level of food processing should not act as a proxy for Diet Quality
System used to label foods does not look at nutritional values

Minimally processed foods can be more expensive, have shorter shelf-life and provide a low-quality diet (568)

 

 

CENTRAL AMERICA

COCAINE SMUGGLING threat to critical bird habitats
Illegal construction of roads and landing strips to move shipments

RISE in suitability of the most important forest areas for trafficking activity
Expansion of cattle pastures to facilitate money laundering (569, 570)

 

SPAIN

€150 MILLION – GOVERNMENT FINES BUDGET AIRLINES

LACK OF TRANSPARENCY OVER FINAL PRICES WHEN BOOKING ONLINE
Charging EXTRA for cabin luggage and passengers reserving adjacent seats for children

Decision to block cash payments at airports for additional services (571)

 

UK

Children aged 6 – 17 | 1,306 surveyed

FOOTBALLER AND GAMER – most popular career choices for children

• 17% Footballer
• 17% Gamer
• 17% Streamer – type of Social Media influencer
• 7% Lawyer or Vet
• 4% Prime Minster or Activist (572)

 

GLOBAL

Tobacco style warnings and heavy taxation needed on Ultra-Processed food

UK and USA
more than half the average diet consists of Ultra-Processed foods

80% typical diet of Ultra-Processed foods in disadvantaged areas and younger people

ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS DISPLACING HEALTHY DIETS ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCREASING THE RISK OF MULTIPLE CHRONIC DISEASES

Parallel being drawn between Ultra-Processed foods and Tobacco companies (573)

 

USA

Texas Vaping Bill | New Law – HB 114
Students caught with vaping devices to be placed in disciplinary alternative schools

2023 – 2024 Fort Worth
2,380% increase in students sent to Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs for substance violations than previous year

Half punished due to vaping related offences (574)

 

Weight Loss jabs for Type 2 Diabetes
4 x more likely to develop a serious eye condition
Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) – Rare eye condition

7 x higher for those taking the jabs due to Obesity
Researchers cannot explain the increased risk

Surge in popularity after celebrities share rapid weight loss (575)

 

UK

Professional Footballer using gangs to supply Cocaine, Ketamine and Cannabis
£3 MILLION STREET VALUE

Commercial scale drug deals while maintaining a well-respected football career

Evidence shows very successful drug operation
Drug trade relies upon exploitation and violence to operate (576)

 

AUSTRALIA

Australian Government world leading vaping reforms 
Bill passed with unanimous backing of the Senate

Prohibited – 1 July 2024
Sale | Supply | Manufacture | Importation | Commercial Possession of Non-Therapeutic Vapes – Serious penalties for those that contravene the laws

Therapeutic vapes will be behind the counter, tightly controlled, with plain pharmaceutical-type packaging. Flavours restricted to tobacco, mint and menthol.

Pharmacist to check Photo ID | Conversation to be had about the health harms of vaping 

2.9 MILLION VAPES seized this year by the Australian Border Force and Therapeutic Goods Administration (577)

 

UK

PRESCRIBING OF TESTOSTERONE FOR MIDDLE-AGED WOMEN OUT OF CONTROL

Long-term health implications warning | arterial system and heart
Side effects – Hair Loss ~ Deepening Voice ~ Acne ~ Hair Growth on Body

Social Media evangelists, including celebrities and GPs saying hormone will reduce fatigue and improve energy levels, as well as protect their heart, brain, muscles and bones (578)

 

MAURITANIA

Dangerous Atlantic Ocean route gaining popularity because of increased vigilance by Mediterranean authorities

July 2024
89 die and 72 missing – boat capsized off coast of Mauritania (579)

 

SPAIN

5,000 MIGRANTS DIED THIS YEAR WHILE TRYING TO REACH SPAIN

2023
39,910 migrants landed in the Canary Islands – More than doubled in 1 year

Highest Daily Number of Deaths Since Records Began in 2007 (579)

 

SWEDEN

Osteoarthritis
Triples risk of developing a multitude of other chronic illnesses including Heart Disease, Diabetes, Cancer – New Two Decade Study of 10,000 residents

42% with most chronic illnesses had Osteoarthritis
Risk of developing severe multimorbidity (580, 581)

 

EUROPE

350,000 people in Europe experience cardiac arrests

20% survive out of hospital cardiac arrests (582)

 

NETHERLANDS

Anxiety and Depression more common consequence of cardiac arrest for women than for men

50% RISE in Anti-Depressant prescriptions in the first year among women
20% increase after 5 years (582, 583)

 

UK

34% TURN DOWN EATING WITH FRIENDS BECAUSE OF FOGO
FOGO – ‘Fear of Going Off’ – Fear of Food at Home going out of date

52% base meals around sell by dates

72% feel guilty

59% admit worried on a weekly basis about food going off
44% hide sell by dates and expired foods from partners

58% food shopping dictated by ‘consume-by-dates’
36% return visits to shops due to their produce going off quicker than expected  (584)

 

USA

Inflammation plays significant role in cognitive aging
Poor Health and Stress in 20s linked to lower cognition in 40s

Higher inflammation in young adulthood linked to lower performance on processing speed and memory skills test in midlife
Obesity | Physical Inactivity | Stress | Smoking | Chronic Illness (585)

STRONG LINK BETWEEN OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA AND DEVELOPMENT OF HEART CONDITIONS IN ADULTS OF ALL AGES

Angina | Heart Attack | Stroke

Cardiovascular conditions exist even in young adults under age 40
3 times more likely to experience a Cardiovascular event

RISK FACTORS EVEN STRONGER AMONG 20 – 40 AGE GROUP
Most significant risk factor is Obesity (586, 587)

 

GLOBAL

1 IN 5 PEOPLE IN THE WORLD FEEL LONELY A LOT
Loneliness makes other negative feelings worse

36% more likely to experience sadness
31% more likely to experience worry or stress

Lots of Loneliness
43% felt Anger
46% Physical Pain

Reported feelings of Loneliness
Consistently higher on web survey compared with traditional modes of interviewing (588)

 

USA

Healthy Eating age 40
43% – 84% more likely to be well functioning physically and mentally at age 70
Study of 100,000 over 30 years

Less than 1 in 10 able to live free of disease and maintain good physical, cognitive and Mental Health to age 70 and beyond (589)

    

Gun Ownership
Stronger association with Child Suicide rates than state-specific gun laws

Restrictive gun laws can help lower Suicides but not murders among children and teenagers

NOT EVEN LAWS THAT REQUIRE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS REDUCED HOMICIDE RISK (590, 591)

 

FRANCE

CLEAR BENEFITS OF ALCOHOL REHABILITATION AND ABSTINENCE IN REDUCING RISK FOR CANCER – 1^st study to draw direct link

40% reduction in certain types of Cancers
Significantly lower risks of developing alcohol-associated Cancers (592, 593)

 

CANADA

HIGH USE of muscle building supplements among adolescents and young adults aged 16 – 30 | most common among boys and men

80% buy in grocery stores
52% use Whey protein powders or protein shakes

66% at least one symptom: Fatigue | Digestive Issues | Cardiovascular problems
87% with symptoms did not seek medical attention

43% Social Media primary influence
69% used information fro§m online websites (594)

 

SWEDEN

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) linked to heightened risk of Death

5 FOLD RISK OF SUICIDE – HIGHEST RISK OF DEATH

INCREASED risk of death due to –

• 92% accidents
• 73% respiratory system disease
• 58% mental and behavioural disorders
• 55% diseases of the genitourinary system
• 47% endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
• 33% diseases of the circulatory system
• 33% diseases of the nervous system (595)

 

UK

TAKEAWAYS AND MEAL DELIVERIES
50% growth during pandemic – and have STAYED HIGH thereafter

Household food shopping baskets got bigger through the pandemic and beyond

Increase in takeaways = increase in calories from coffee shops, pubs and restaurants
Could have long term effects on health and weight (596)

 

66% ADULTS IN THE UK ARE LIVING WITH EXCESS WEIGHT

£43.8 BILLION value of ‘out of home’ food and drink market

1 in 3 fast food meals more than double the recommended calories

7 MILLION buy once a day ‘out of home’ meals
60% purchase ‘out of home’ meals at least once a week (597)

 

EUROPE

821 OF THE MOST THREATENING CRIMINAL NETWORKS ENTERED THE LEGAL ECONOMY

86% of networks can infiltrate legal economy to hide activities and launder profits
25,000 members across the 27-nation bloc in the European Union

Drug trafficking and corruption are the main concern for European Union officials (598)

 

USA

Cutting processed meat by 30% can prevent over 350,000 cases of Diabetes over 10 years

Cut BOTH processed and unprocessed red meat =

1,073,400 fewer Diabetes cases
382,400 fewer Cardiovascular Disease cases
84,400 fewer Colorectal Cancer cases (599, 600)

 

UK

CANCER IS THE BIGGEST PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN

70% late diagnosis is their biggest concern

61% had less fear if their form of Cancer was treatable

55% want to see future advances in early detection

52% worried about impact on their family

41% concerned about getting access to the right treatment

36% worried about side-effects of treatments (601)

 

NETHERLANDS

Antibiotics taken in early life INCREASE RISK of asthma and allergies in adulthood
SIGNIFICANT AND LASTING IMPACTS OF ANTIBIOTICS

Lung damage can be permanent even if gut bacteria has been fully recovered after antibiotic treatment (602, 603)

 

USA

20% OF BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS MAY EXPERIENCE WEIGHT GAIN

Factors associated with over 10% weight gain included:

• Lower weight
• Younger age
• More advanced Cancer stage at diagnosis
• Hormone positive Breast Cancer
• Mutations of the BRCA2 gene
• Undergoing more aggressive Breast surgery
• Use of Chemotherapy and Endocrine Therapy (604, 605)

 

NETHERLANDS

Dutch Hunger Winter Families study
In-Utero Under Nutrition contributes to Accelerated Biological Aging

Babies born after exposure to famine in-utero show faster pace and signs of Accelerated aging 6 decades later (606, 607)

 

USA

Money Dysmorphia – a feeling of insecurity around Financial situation

43% GEN Z SUFFER FROM FLAWED PERCEPTION OF THEIR FINANCES
41% Millennials

Obsessed with the Idea of Being Rich
44% of Gen Z and 46% Millennials (608, 609)

 

UK

Irregular sleep durations associated with HIGHER RISK of Diabetes

34% higher risk for those experiencing greater sleep irregularity
54% for those whose sleep varied by 61 to 90 minutes each night
59% over 90 minutes variation (610, 611)

 

New clinical guidance for Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) (612)

CVS is a chronic disorder of gut-brain interaction
Episodes of nausea, vomiting and retching – can last for days (613)

Can take years to receive a diagnosis
More common in women and young adults (614)

 

‘TANGRY’ – Tired and Angry

49% over-reacting to minor issues
43% continually complaining
42% inpatient
40% show no interest in chatting
36% throw their phones down
35% struggle to concentrate at work
30% upset and crying at the tiniest thing
30% curse about everything
29% snap at other people
28% eat junk food to feel better (615)

 

GLOBAL

World Drug Report 2024

KETAMINE MARKET RAPIDLY EXPANDING INTO NEW GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
A dissociative anaesthetic not under international control but used in medicine

Illicitly produced for the non-medical market
Recently marketed as “pink cocaine” and “happy water”

Ketamine consumption INCREASING in Western and Central Europe (616)

 

USA

ENDOMETRIOSIS LINKED TO CANCER – New Landmark study

10-FOLD INCREASED RISK
to develop Type 1 Ovarian Cancer with severe types of Endometriosis

6,500,000 women in US have Endometriosis
Often leads to chronic pain and infertility (617, 618)

 

UK

Multiple concussions in Rugby players change proteins in their blood

RETIRED RUGBY PLAYERS WHO SUFFERED MULTIPLE CONCUSSIONS HAVE ABNORMAL LEVELS OF CERTAIN PROTEINS IN THEIR BLOOD

After retirement – blood samples contained more indication of neural damage (619)

 

USA

2024 State Scorecard on Women’s Health and Reproductive Care
Deep inequities persist | Women’s Life expectancy Low

DEATHS FROM PREVENTABLE CAUSES ARE ON THE RISE

Stark racial differences in maternal mortality and deaths from Breast and Cervical Cancers
Highest maternal deaths rates were Black, American Indian and Alaska Native women (620)

 

DENMARK

HOUSE MOVES DURING CHILDHOOD LINKED TO INCREASED RISKS OF DEPRESSION IN LATER LIFE

41% for those who moved once between the ages of 10 – 15
61% moving twice or more

Stronger effect than growing up in a deprived neighbourhood (621, 622)

 

UK

American sweets, cereals and drinks containing banned ingredients on sale in UK shops

ILLEGAL INGREDIENTS LINKED TO CANCER, MEMORY LOSS AND BEHAVIOUR ISSUES IN CHILDREN (623)

USA

RATES OF CANNABIS USE DISORDER HAVE SPIKED IN THE PAST 40 TO 50 YEARS

Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome ON THE RISE
Subtype of Cyclical Vomiting Syndrome

Predominantly observed in males who have engaged in daily or near-daily Cannabis use for years (624, 625)

 

AUSTRALIA

Federal Court ordered
$14.7 million to be refunded over misleading students in wealth seminars
$5 million in penalties for false promotion and sale of education programs

Director ordered to pay $1 million in penalties – Disqualified from managing corporations for 5 years

Students offered advice on property and business investment with strategies for asset protection (626)

 

USA

Psilocybin in magic mushrooms affects the brain for 3 weeks after dose
Compound induces acute changes and distorts sense of space, time and self (627, 628)

Not approved as a treatment for Depression – U.S. Food and Drug Administration (629)

 

Youths taking Opioids 3 to 6 months after surgery
Filling prescriptions Far in advance of surgery – unlikely associated with severe pain afterwards

Sign of Opioid Abuse and Addiction (630, 631)

  

UK

Sport not the only answer to childhood Obesity
Focus on sport is not helping children to become more physically active

Overweight Children
1 in 5 at reception class
1 in 3 primary school leavers

More emphasis needed on lifestyle changes – not join sports clubs (632)

 

GLOBAL

World Wildlife Crime Report 2024
140,000 reports analysed across 162 countries – 2015 to 2021

4,000 plant and animal species still affected
16% – Corals largest seizures
9% – Crocodiles

Worldwide wildlife crime use species for Food, Medicine, Pets and Decoration

Corrodes good governance and the rule of law through corruption, money laundering and illicit financial flows (633, 634)

 

EUROPE

INCREASING – Sexual Extortion targeting minors

• Phishing campaigns
• Investment/Romance frauds
• Business Email compromise

Ransomware groups targeting small/medium size businesses as they have lower cyber defences

E-merchants and banking institutions are the preferred targets of digital skimming attacks (635)

 

GLOBAL

International Art Trafficking
Annual operations – customs and law enforcement from 25 countries

6,400 objects recovered (636)

 

EUROPE

Illegal pesticides sold on the black market found to poison farmland and nature reserves in Italy and Spain (637)

 

USA

Electric Scooter and Bike Accidents soaring
Major national surge in accidents tied to “micro-mobility”

2017 – 2022
E-bicycle injuries doubled every year

45% RISE in Electric Scooter injuries each year
Riders are older, intoxicated without a helmet and participate in risky behaviour (638)

 

Cross-Sectional study | 215,832 adults
22% INCREASE of Eczema flare-ups with 1 extra gram of salt per day –
1 Big Mac

31 MILLION Americans are affected

1 in 10 will develop Eczema at some point (639, 640)

 

BURNOUT AMONG U.S. PHYSICIANS

59% – took 3 weeks or less vacation per year
70% – worked while on vacation
Both above associated with HIGHER RATES OF BURNOUT (641)

 

CANADA

MODERATE DRINKING WILL NOT LENGTHEN YOUR LIFE

Glass of wine good for you – FLAWED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
View of Alcohol as elixir seems to be “ingrained” in the public imagination

REALITY – ALCOHOL CARRIES HEALTH HAZARDS
There is simply no completely ‘safe’ level of drinking (642, 643)

 

GLOBAL

Early-onset Dementia more common than previously reported in International Studies

Incidence of Alzheimer’s Disease ON THE RISE in the working age population
New Major Study

48% Alzheimer’s – more prevalent sub-type of Dementia
23% – Frontotemporal Dementia Spectrum Disorders (644, 645)

 

Development of Chronic Pain Conditions among Women in the Military Health System

MILITARY SERVICE HIDDEN HEALTH TOLL
Service women and their family members have significantly higher risks of Chronic Pain

2006 – 2013
Service women who experienced intense combat exposure –
53% HIGHER likelihood of chronic pain than those from 2014 – 2020 (646, 647)

 

USA

SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CANNABIS USE AMONG ADULTS WITH DIABETES

2021 – 2022
33% INCREASE in prevalence
Legalization resulted in increased access to Cannabis products (648, 649)

 

UK

DEMENTIA DIAGNOSIS AT RECORD HIGH
England has one of the highest Dementia diagnosis rates in the world

65% diagnosed – HIGHEST since start of pandemic

June 2024
487,432 people had Dementia diagnosis
Third living with Dementia do not have a diagnosis (650, 651)

 

PARAGUAY

Largest Cocaine bust in its history
$240 MILLION market value – 4 tons in sugar shipment headed for Europe (652)

 

SOUTH AFRICA

MULTI-MILLION dollar Industrial Scale METH manufacturing lab uncovered
$109.5 MILLION | 2 BILLION Rand street value

Notable Methamphetamine consumer and major drug transit country
131 drug labs shut down since 2019 (653)

 

USA

SIGNIFICANT ASSOCIATIONS between Social Vulnerability (SV) and prevalence and treatment of Mental Health and Substance Use disorders:

Bipolar Disorder | Stimulant Use Disorder | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder | Opioid Use Disorder

17-FOLD INCREASE in the odds of having Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder between areas with the lowest and highest social vulnerability metric scores.

82% INCREASE in Suicide rate from least vulnerable counties to the most (654, 655)

 

Illinois – Older adults at increased risk for Suicide

2020 – 2021
52% of older adult Suicide deaths were among people aged 65–74

83% Suicide deaths were men
59% Firearms used
20% had been diagnosed with Depression (656)

 

GHANA

ILLICIT WASTE TRADE IS BOOMING

$10 – $12 BILLION
ILLICIT WASTE TRAFFICKING WORLDWIDE EVERY YEAR

150,000 tonnes of electronic waste is shipped to Ghana legally and illegally each year

Western and Ghanaian companies benefit from legal loopholes and corruption (657)

 

UK

Nail bars and car washes will be targeted by immigration officers

Raids on businesses suspected of employing illegal workers will be ramped up
Focus on employers facilitating illegal working

Intended to “increase returns of those with no right” to be in the UK (658)

 

SOUTH AMERICA

ECUADOR
More Cocaine seized in 2023 than the combined total seizures of Peru and Bolivia, the second and third biggest production countries

BRAZIL
Most important transit point in the International Cocaine trade which has fuelled criminal competition and record breaking violence

Seizing more Cocaine than Argentina, Guyana, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela combined

Multiple loads pass undetected – later seized in reception points in Europe (659)

 

CARIBBEAN

March 2024
£300 MILLION drugs – Royal Navy seizes in the Caribbean Sea
94 bales Class A Narcotics – weight 2,757 kg (660)

May 2024
2.5 tonnes of Cocaine – latest seizure recovered from the ocean by HMS Trent crew

2024
Royal Navy seizes total of over half a billion drugs in their Caribbean Sea operation – disrupting Global drug networks.

Trent deployed in the Caribbean Sea since December 2023 specifically to hunt drug smugglers.

£511 million | 6,390 kg stopped from reaching the streets in the UK (661)

 

66% daily intake from Ultra processed foods in adolescent diets

68% HIGHER proportion consumed – adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds

GLOBALLY AVAILABILITY AND SALES OF UPFS HAVE INCREASED OVER TIME

UPFs – convenient and cheaper solutions for time and income poor families offers poor nutritional value (662)

 

WAITING LISTS FOR KIDNEY TRANSPLANTS HITS HIGHEST NUMBER IN 10 YEARS

1 in 5 with Type 2 Diabetes need a kidney transplant

2023
People living with Type 2 Diabetes hit more than 5 million for the first time

7 million will be living with Chronic Kidney Disease by 2033 (663)

 

EUROPE

DIABETES DISTRESS – SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RISK of Mental Health problems among young people with Type 1 Diabetes

Diabetes distress – extreme frustration with blood sugars and feelings of isolation leading to burnout, hopelessness and feelings of lack of control.

Twice as likely to develop a mood disorder
50% more likely to develop an Anxiety disorder
4 times more likely to develop eating and sleep disorders (664, 665)

 

TAIWAN

RISK of MENTAL ILLNESS RISES in CHILDREN in ICUs

3 days or more in ICU –
4.7 times the risk of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
3.2 times the risk of Schizophrenia
1.7 times the risk of major Depression

Double the risk of Bipolar Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (666, 667)

 

USA

U.S INFANT DEATS RISE 1^ST TIME IN 2 DECADES                                                                                

2022
20,500 babies died before age 1

Cause of Death
1 in 5 congenital malformations
14% caused by disorders related to short gestation/low birth weight

Infant health is tightly tied to maternal heath
U.S. struggled for years with high rates of death among women during pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum

Higher than average infant mortality rate in states that passed near total bans on abortion (668)

           

SURGERY OVERUSED TO CORRECT BREASTFEEDING DIFFICULTIES
Growing number of new-borns diagnosed with ankyloglossia

‘Tongue tie’ (ankyloglossia) issues stop babies from breastfeeding
‘Tongue tie’ – the band of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is unusually short or tight

1997 – 2012	2012 – 2016
10-FOLD INCREASE	Further DOUBLING (669, 670)

 

1^ST STUDY TO SHOW LINK BETWEEN ADDED SUGAR AND EPIGENETIC AGING

Diet with vitamins and minerals – younger biological age at the cellular level

74% ADDED sugar in packaged food
Including “health’ foods – energy bars, yoghurts

61 different names for sugar on food labels (671)

 

SUICIDES AMONG KIDS AGES 8 TO 12 ARE RISING
SHARPEST INCREASE SEEN AMONG GIRLS – TRIPLE OVER STUDY TIME PERIOD

Suicide – 5^th leading cause of death among preteens
60% did not have a documented preceding Mental Health diagnosis (672, 673)

Research analysed over 40,000 suicides in U.S. by youth ages 10 to 24
Telltale signs being missed in teens and young adults that put them at risk for Suicide

2 out of 3 involving guns – no signs
22.6 million children live in homes with firearms

Males, children younger than 14 and young people from minority and ethnic groups most likely to commit suicide without any prior Mental Health diagnosis (674)

 

SIGNIFICANT SUICIDE CONTAGION AFTER CELEBRITY DEATHS

Both suicide ideation and deaths spread quickly following suicide deaths of well-known celebrities

2000 – 2018
37% RISE IN SUICIDE RATES and peaked again now (675, 676)

 

Many chocolate products contaminated by heavy metals

43% exceeded the maximum-allowable amounts for Lead
35% for Cadmium

Organic products were SIGNIFICANTLY more likely to demonstrate higher levels of both lead and cadmium (677, 678)

 

UK

Doctors “Deepfaked” To Sell Scam Products Across Social Media

TRUSTED NAMES BEING USED CLAIMING TO FIX BLOOD PRESSURE AND DIABETES
Advertising CBD gummies as supplements

Deepfake created by artificial intelligence (AI)

AI used to map a digital likeness of a real human onto a video of a body that isn’t theirs

25 – 50% of people cannot distinguish deepfakes from authentic videos (679)

 

£4 MILLION counterfeit drugs made in garages and garden sheds sold by gangs on the dark web

2 tons of bulking agents purchased for over 90% of the tablets
Fake medicine manufactured in make-shift pill factories

Sold mainly in the U.S. and paid in cryptocurrency (680)

  

VIRGIN ISLANDS

2 tons of Cocaine seized by air and marine operations near British Virgin Islands
$48.7 MILLION VALUE

2023 fiscal year Air and Marine Operation seizures –
256,883 pounds of Cocaine
2,049 pounds of Fentanyl
4,050 pounds of Methamphetamine
2,200 weapons | $15.3 million (681)

 

AUSTRALIA

HIDDEN MENTAL HEALTH TOLL ON ATHLETES
Impact felt well beyond the game

77% reported experiencing performance Anxiety in the past year

July 2024
54% experienced incidents in the past month

39% believe that performance Anxiety prevented them from reaching higher competition levels (682)

 

OSTEOARTHRITIS IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF ARTHRITIS

Patients experience intense pain and have the BIGGEST REDUCTION in Depression symptoms when they engage in exercise

33.9% had moderate or higher Depression scores
44% knee the most common form of Osteoarthritis (683, 684)

 

USA

COLON CANCER RATES AND DEATHS RISING AMONG YOUNG AMERICANS

Highest among black and native American individuals

African Americans
20% more likely to get Colorectal Cancer
40% more likely to die from it than other groups

Leading cause of Cancer death for men under age 50
2^nd for women under 50

45% increase in Colorectal Cancer diagnoses in people under age 50 since 1995 (685)

 

GENERATION X AND MILLENNIALS HAVE HIGHER RISK FOR MANY CANCERS

17 of 34 Cancers INCREASING in those born between 1981 and 1996
compared to older generations

Mortality rates also on the RISE
Gen X – HIGHER INCIDENCE of
Thyroid | Colorectal | Kidney | Endometrial Cancer | Leukaemia (686, 687)

 

VAPING AND SMOKING TOGETHER INCREASES LUNG CANCER RISK 4-FOLD

1^st study to provide evidence that the combination SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES risk of Lung Cancer

Leading-cause of Cancer related deaths worldwide
87% of these Cancers directly linked to persistent Tobacco smoking (688)

 

Gun permits required rather than relying solely on Universal background checks to reduce gun violence and lower shooting death rates

18% lower firearms homicide rates than states with background check policies alone (689, 690)

 

NIGERIA

Corruption and Patterns Trends in Nigeria – New Report
UNODC Anti-Corruption and Economic Crime

70% refused at least one bribe in 2023

2019 – 2023
3-FOLD INCREASE in bribery reports leading to formal procedure against a public official

$1.26 BILLION cash bribes paid to public officials
35% of country’s GDP (691)

 

EUROPE

COCAINE CONSUMPTION RAPID INCREASE ACROSS EUROPE IN RECENT YEARS
UK – 2^nd highest in the world – 1 in 40 using Cocaine

21% of all Global Cocaine users are in Europe
117 tonnes Cocaine consumed a year in England, Scotland and Wales (692)

 

2023
2.5 MILLION AGED 15 – 34 USED COCAINE
2^nd most used drug for hospital emergency departments across Europe

2021
1/5^th overdose deaths involved Cocaine

€7.6 – €10.5 BILLION – total street value of the European market (692)

   

UK

White western women SIGNIFICANTLY under more pressure from media to look thin or have an athletic body – Lower levels of body appreciation

Chinese women – HIGHEST ongoing family and peer pressure around body image (693)

 

CHINA

STOCK VOLATILITY INCREASES THE MORTALITY RISK OF
MAJOR ADVERSE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS AND SUICIDE

Compelling evidence stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications – a case-crossover study of 12 million deaths

Risk more pronounced in individuals aged 65 – 74, males and lower education levels (694, 695)

 

USA

CARDIAC FAILURE HALF OF ALL HEART FAILURE WORLDWIDE  (696, 697)

Occurring more often past 2 decades in patients with severe Obesity and Diabetes (698)

 

Physical activity offsets the mortality risk associated with excessive sitting time in adults with Diabetes

1^st study to show adequate exercise can counteract the elevated risk of mortality (699, 700)

 

UK

GP online consultation tools – Patient and Staff concerned  

Delayed diagnosis contributing to patient needing more complex surgery

• Underreporting of incidents
• Contributed to harm or potential to harm patients
• Harm resulted from missed or delayed care (701, 702)

 

ONLINE PHARMACIES UNETHICALLY PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS

Websites offering – Discount codes | Special offers | Free Delivery
Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency and Advertising Standards Authority state prescription drugs should not be advertised

Pharmacies profiting off the back off these popular weight loss jabs (703)

 

MORE WOMEN THAN EVER ARE GOING IT ALONE WITH FERTILITY TREATMENT
Solo pregnancy journey doubled over the past 3 years

2023
3,548 single women underwent IVF alone

82% increase from 2019
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) data

Donor insemination
50% of patients are single women (704)

 

USA

$43 BILLION spent each year on Cancer screening

Breast, Cervical, Colon, Lung, Prostate Cancer
64% of Total – Colonoscopies (705, 706)

 

Losing a loved one can speed up ageing
Parent | Partner | Sibling | Child

Signs of older biological age – leading to higher risk of chronic diseases

40% experience at least one loss between age 33 and 43

Larger proportion of Black and Hispanic participants experienced at least one loss compared to white participants (707, 708)

 

USA & EUROPE

Popular tampon brands contain toxins lead and arsenic
EVERY SINGLE TAMPON CONTAINED SOME LEVEL OF TOXINS (709, 710)

 

UK

England
ADHD medication – HIGHEST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN

18% INCREASE in one year
Surge in number of diagnoses – main INCREASE in women aged 25 – 40

April 2023 to March 2024
278,000 patients prescribed central nervous system stimulants and drugs to treat ADHD
3 million central nervous system stimulants and drugs dispensed (711)

 

USA

30% of all people in their 50s and early 60s provide care to at least one person with a Health Issue or Disability

1 IN 10 JUGGLING TAKING CARE OF 3 OR MORE PEOPLE

66% Caring for a person age 65 or older
59% Physical Disability or Mobility challenge
42% Caring for someone with a Memory issue
28% Vision or Hearing impairments
23% Caring for adult or child with an intellectual or developmental disability
22% Mental Health (712)

 

BRAZIL

SHARKS TEST POSITIVE FOR COCAINE
Concentration up to 100 times higher than previously reported for other aquatic creatures

1^st report on Cocaine and Benzoylegonine (BE) detection in sharks worldwide

Muscle tissue contained higher levels of Cocaine
SIGNIFICANT difference among pregnant and non-pregnant females of Cocaine and BE (713, 714)

 

USA

MASLD
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease – Fat build up in liver

1 in 4 worldwide – formerly known as Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

7 in 10 people with Type 2 Diabetes affected

Diabetes Type 2 – prevalence
MASLD INCREASES to 3 in 4 people (715, 716)

Decades of definitive research and lives lost to establish smoking as the leading cause of preventable deaths in USA – including and up to present day (717)

CANNABIS LINKED TO HEAD AND NECK CANCER
Are we repeating mistakes of the past 
Gallagher et al (717, 718)

 

GLOBAL

Cigarettes become fashion runway trend
Models depicting elevated glamour of the rich housewife and corporate powerhouses

2024
Smoking officially “cool” again
Age 18 – 24 major surge in taking up smoking during pandemic (719, 720)

 

CANNABIS USE MOST COMMON WORLDWIDE

Cohort study highlights association between cannabis-related disorder and the development of Head and Neck Cancer in adult patients

3.5 – 5 times more likely Cancer of the mouth, throat and nasal cavity (718, 721)

 

1990 – 2018
New study – 185 countries

23% INCREASE IN SUGAR SWEETENED BEVERAGES AGE 3 – 19

10% of youth globally drink more than 7 sugary drinks a week

Parallel to the RISE in prevalence of Obesity among this population (722, 723)

 

USA

More Evidence – Common Artificial Sweetener poses Heart Risk

70% as sweet as sugar – found in keto and zero sugar foods

Sweetener linked to HEIGHTENED activity of blood platelets – blood clots more likely
SIMILAR RESULTS LAST YEAR (724, 725)

 

ALCOHOL USE IN OLDER ADULTS DOUBLES RISK OF BRAIN BLEEDS FROM FALLS

150% INCREASED odds with daily Alcohol use after a head trauma from a fall

18% in emergency department with head trauma reported drinking Alcohol (726, 727)

 

GLOBAL

WOMEN AT GREATER RISK OF DIGITAL OVERLOAD
Cross national study across 29 countries

Work-family ‘digital double burden’ heightens potential risk of digital overload and burnout

2.6 times more likely than men to have HIGH family-only digital communication

Pandemic considerably accelerated progress of digitalisation (728, 729)

 

AUSTRALIA

90,000 HAVE HERNIA REPAIR SURGERY EACH YEAR

One of the most common medical conditions and surgical operations performed in hospitals worldwide

Older men at higher risk age 60 – 64

89% men – inguinal (groin) surgery (730, 731)

 

UK

Even low-risk drinking is linked to HIGHER mortality among older adults with health-related or socioeconomic factors

Modest-low drinkers have a higher risk of dying from Cancer

Wine only during meals requires further investigation (732, 733)

 

GLOBAL

MEN’S CANCER DEATHS TO RISE BY 93% GLOBALLY BY 2050

2^nd leading cause of premature death
Projected to be the leading cause by end of this century

Health, Social and Economic Effects are SIGNIFICANT

2020 – 2050 COST
$25.2 TRILLION (734, 735)

 

AUSTRIA

Plastic bottles lead ‘to greater risk of heart disease’
can raise blood pressure due to microplastics entering the bloodstream

60% had micro or nano plastics in the main artery
Previous Study – 1^st of its kind (736, 737)

 

NETHERLANDS

42% NON-SMOKERS HAVE AT LEAST ONE LUNG NODULE
57% of those are former smokers

Prevalence of lung nodules SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES with age

39% in men aged 45 – 49
60% incidence in men over 80 (738, 739)

 

UK

Children from deprived areas 3 times more likely to have severe tooth decay that requires dental extraction in hospital

5 x more likely are Bangladeshi
4 x more likely are Pakistani

13% decayed teeth in 5 year old children in London have been filled (740, 741)

 

USA

Higher rate police shootings across suburbs and rural areas

2015 – 2020
45% of all police shooting incidents occurred in rural zip codes
22% in suburban

Findings show racial disparities exists across urban-rural continuum (742, 743)

 

CANADA

Job stress among office workers linked to HIGHER RISK of irregular heart rhythm

Significant efforts met with low rewards
44% higher risk of Atrial Fibrillation with effort-reward imbalance

97% increased risk of developing Atrial Fibrillation – Job strain and effort-reward imbalance

83% HIGHER RISK OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION WITH HIGH JOB STRAIN ALONE (744, 745)

 

USA

12 MILLION WILL HAVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BY 2030 (744)

 

Massive changes during mid 40s and early 60s regarding molecules and micro-organisms that help maintain the body

81% cases non-linear – meaning sharp changes happened at certain periods in life

Some really dramatic changes – True no matter what class of molecules looked at (746)

 

PUERTO RICO

Common products women use linked to INCREASED RISK of High Blood Pressure during pregnancy
Gestational hypertension can lead to women delivering their babies early and at lower birth weight

Risk to long-term health of mothers and their babies

Chemicals commonly used as UV filters

• Hand soap
• Shampoo
• Body Lotion
• Sunscreens (747, 748)

 

UK

75% OF POPULAR TAKEAWAYS, RESTAURANTS AND COFFEE CHAIN FOOD IS UNHEALTHY

2.4 BILLION “out of home” outlet visits a year

Best selling dishes contain dangerously large amounts of fat, salt and sugar
Fries | Burgers | Baguettes | Chicken dishes | Pizzas (749)

 

USA

Depression common in older adults experiencing homelessness

Continued homelessness associated independently with INCREASED odds of depressive symptoms in adults aged 50 years or older (750)

 

UK

Child Obesity in deprived city areas on the RISE

Inequality in childhood Obesity across a city could get even worse in years ahead

2022/23 – Southampton
40% Year 6 children are overweight
26% are Obese

National average
36.6% Overweight
22.7% Obese (751) 

 

CANADA

75 minutes of child tablet use at age 3.5 years
associated with MORE expressions of Anger and Frustration by age 4.5

Vicious cycle at play (752, 753)

 

EUROPE

2023
47,690 deaths in Europe caused by heat
2^nd highest burden of the last decade

Southern Europe countries most affected
60,000 deaths in Summer 2022 caused by heat

Highest heat related mortality burden of the last decade (754, 755)

 

GLOBAL

4.4 BILLION PEOPLE LACK SAFE DRINKING WATER IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES

Faecal contamination affects half the population of these regions

Previous global estimates of safe drinking water availability –
GREATLY UNDER-ESTIMATED particularly for the most vulnerable populations (756, 757)

USA

WIDE RANGE OF CHRONIC HEALTH COMPLICATIONS TRIGGERED BY POOR SLEEP

Sleep irregularity – INCREASED risk of Atrial Fibrillation

More at risk of developing –
Major Depressive Disorders | Hyperlipidaemia | Hypertension | Anxiety | Obesity (758, 759)

 

Bone fracture rates in older women vary dramatically by race

44% in the study experienced a bone fracture

Risk of any bone fractures highest in white women
Asian-Americans – Highest risk of clinical fractures were women of Indian origin (760, 761)

 

58% Iron deficiency cases in large health system were unresolved after 3 years
statewide cohort study

40% ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG WOMEN HAVE IRON DEFICIENCY (762, 763)

 

UK

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
£31 MILLION NHS cost over 10 years

cause 6,000 lost years of good health

Harms of prescribing NSAIDs in high risk groups (764, 765)

 

USA

EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS
ASSOCIATED WITH WATER BEADS MORE THAN DOUBLED

2021 – 2022
131% INCREASE in one year (766)

55% involved children under age 5
46% involved ingestion

2007 – 2022
8,000 visits to hospital emergency (767)

$10 cost for 50,000 – water beads are a cheap popular toy option
Swell to 100s of times their original size when exposed to fluids (767, 768)

 

U.S. Adolescents
Depressive symptoms INCREASING since 2010
unclear to what extent this will persist into young adulthood

INCREASES in depressive symptoms in adolescence persisted into young adulthood (769, 770)

 

Drinking over 400 milligrams of Caffeine most days – risk Cardiovascular Disease
Gradual increase in non-communicable diseases like Hypertension

CAFFEINE DRINKS RESULT IN SUSTAINED ELEVATION OF HEART RATE AND BLOOD PRESSURE OVER TIME

SIGNIFICANTLY more at risk
Women working in business or management roles and living in urban areas (771)

 

Replacing TV watching with exercise to promote healthy ageing
Substitute sedentary behaviours with physical activity

Replace TV time with sleep if less than 7 hours per day associated with healthy ageing
Longer television watching time DECREASED odds of healthy ageing (772, 773)

 

Incarceration associated with decreased Bank account ownership
In jail or prison – less likely to have bank accounts after release

Women and Hispanics more likely to lose access to banking

Formerly incarcerated are among the most marginalized in America today (774, 775)

 

Floating Duck Syndrome
Imbalance of effort without reward leads to Burnout, Anxiety and Disease

Increasingly common phenomenon in modern work and school settings

Social pressure to advertise success but hide struggles and effort to achieve them (776, 777)

 

SWEDEN

WORK-RELATED STRESS
Clear Risk Factor for Sick Leave

75% EXPERIENCE WORK-RELATED OR GENERAL MENTAL STRESS OR BOTH

Middle-aged women have SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED risk of future sick leave

Job conflicts – twice as likely to take sick leave (778)

 

NETHERLANDS

High Diastolic Blood Pressure linked to greater odds of Women having Migraine

Smoking triggers Migraine attacks (779, 780)

 

USA

Firearm Homicides concentrated among Black youth age 15-24
14 times the rate of White individuals

2020
Largest 1 year INCREASE in U.S. homicides since 1960

29% overall INCREASE in Homicides

35% RISE in Firearm Homicides (781, 782)

 

UKRAINE

Type 2 Diabetes cases more than doubled 7 decades after exposure to famine

Early gestation exposure to the famine – 2 fold likelihood of developing Type 2 Diabetes

June 1933 – Peak of Famine
28,000 famine-related deaths per day
1,167 deaths per hour | 19 deaths per minute (783)

 

UK

FOMO – key risk factor for Mental Health and Burnout at work

‘Dark side’ of digital working
FOMO effect felt in workplace – opportunities for relationships and interactions

Employees worried about missing out on information and are overloaded by it (784)

 

AUSTRALIA

Women spending Excess time on Video Social Media feel worse about their appearance

Video content glamourise disordered eating behaviour and extremely thin body image ideals

50% watched 7 – 8 minute compilation of Disordered Eating
Decrease in body image satisfaction after watching the videos

Pro-anorexia content – BIGGEST DECREASE in body image satisfaction (785, 786)

 

VIETNAM

Vietnamese migrants now largest single group crossing channel illegally

“Agents” exploiting legal working visas in Hungary to get to the UK
£20,000 cost

Regardless of abuse and exploitation – Ignoring risks as no work in their homeland (787)

 

UK

England
Gonorrhoea diagnoses hits HIGHEST number in 105 years
85,000 cases of Gonorrhoea infections reported

Gonorrhoea becoming INCREASINGLY resistant to antibiotics
Possible risk of becoming untreatable in the future  (788)

 

Shortage of the Drug used to prevent brain damage in Alcoholics
Multi-vitamin injection used to protect heavy drinkers

Drug used for over 50 years – Cost £2 a treatment

Affected by closure of manufacturer – upgrading to comply with EU Regulations (789)

 

England and Wales
Children receiving Disability benefits doubles in a decade to 682,000

£4 BILLION cost of public spending
£6.4 BILLION expected by 2028 – 2029

SHARP INCREASE – Claims from ADHD, Learning Difficulty or Behavioural Disorder

BIGGEST SHIFT – 8% of all 15 year olds receiving Disability Living Allowance last year (790. 791)

 

Perimenopause linked with INCREASED risk Bipolar and Major Depression
80% develop symptoms during menopause

Years surrounding final period Investigated for the 1^st time
INCREASED risk of developing Psychiatric Disorders

112% INCREASE in incidence of Bipolar at Perimenopause

30% increase in Major Depressive Disorder (792)

 

USA

Watching screens SIGNIFICANTLY influences risk of developing serious heart conditions later in life
New study over 30 years

Age 23 – every additional hour of TV
26% HIGHER odds of developing Heart Disease

Midlife – every additional hour of TV
58% Risk of stroke
55% INCREASED risk of Coronary Heart Disease (793, 794)

1 – 2 cigarettes per day before or during Pregnancy
SIGNIFICANTLY linked to major health problems in new-borns

Smoking before pregnancy
27% HIGHER RISK of more than one major neonatal health risk

32% HIGHER RISK if smoking anytime during pregnancy

1 IN 10 WOMEN SMOKE DURING PREGNANCY (795, 796)

 

Mental Health and Chronic Diabetes complications strongly linked both ways

Chronic Diabetes complications include:
Heart Attack ~ Stroke ~ Nerve Damage
3 times greater risk of having a Mental Health condition, such as Anxiety or Depression. Effect increased with age

Having a Mental Health condition INCREASES risk of Chronic Diabetes complication (797)

 

New York City
89% public-facing transit workers been Harassed or Assaulted

48% Verbal Harassment | Intimidation | Physical Assault

Women HIGHER PREVALENCE of physical assault, intimidation and sexual assault (798, 799)

 

60% Infant and Toddler Foods in U.S. Grocery Stores UNHEALTHY

70% failed to meet Protein requirement set by World Health Organization

44% exceeded Sugar requirements
1 in 4 did not meet calories
1 in 5 exceeded salt limits

Time poor parents increasingly choosing convenience foods (800, 801)

 

CHINA

Alarming INCREASE in Obesity-Related Cancers among young people
Data from 14.14 million

Rapidly growing Cancers
Colorectal | Breast | Thyroid | Kidney | Uterus

SIGNIFICANT RISE in incidents among younger adults and successive generations (802, 803)

 

USA

Social Media Trends for Sleep
50% of Generation Z and Millennials tried at least one

• Mouth taping
• Bed rotting
• Sleeping 90 minute increments
• Livestreaming their sleep
• Watching others livestream their sleep
• Drinking lettuce water
• Drinking magnesium – sleepy girl mocktail (804)

 

PARENTS WHO FREQUENTLY PICK UP THEIR PHONES
DUE TO DEVICE NOTIFICATIONS LINKED TO MORE STRESS

2021 – 2022
300 mobile notifications per day on average

93 times parents picked up phones and experienced greater daily parental stress (805)

 

SWEDEN

31 ADDITIONAL CANCERS LINKED TO OBESITY
15 Cancers in Men | 16 Cancers in Women

 

OBESITY ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER RISK OF 18 CANCERS

Females
Cervix | Vulva | Head and Neck | Nodular Melanoma

Males
Penis | Head and Neck | Malignant Melanoma (806, 807)

 

USA

DIABETES RATES SURGE
18.6% RISE

Diabetes Prevalence

19% with Obesity

56% HIGHER in lower incomes

23.8% greater at age 65

Age 45
5 times more likely to have Diabetes compared to age 18 – 24

2022
$413 BILLION TOTAL COST OF DIABETES

$622 BILLION by 2030 (808)

 

GLOBAL

DEMENTIA SET TO RISE DRAMATICALLY IN ALL COUNTRIES (809)

 

UK

Half of Dementia cases could be Prevented or Delayed
by addressing 14 modifiable risk factors

 

40% of ALL Dementia cases linked to:
Smoking | Alcohol | Obesity | Diabetes | Depression | Hearing Impairment | Social Isolation | High Cholesterol | Physical Inactivity | High Blood Pressure | Traumatic Brain Injury | Lower levels of Education (809, 810)

 

2023
England and Wales
SUICIDE RATES – HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1999

FEMALE SUICIDE HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1994
Rates INCREASED across All age groups – most aged 45-64

75% of Suicides were in Males (811)

 

USA

In-person contact linked with lower levels of Loneliness in older adults
Other ways not as effective in lowering loneliness – Phoning, emailing and texting

Digital contact not widely adopted as a response to momentary Loneliness (812, 813)

 

SWEDEN

SUICIDES IN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PERCEIVED TO OCCUR SUDDENLY
Demanding | Stressful | Macho Culture | Mental illness stigmatisation

Working conditions – causing long-term pain leading to Mental Health problems
Workers do not report or seek help

Some self-medicate with Alcohol and painkillers (814, 815)

 

USA

Fewer ads during kids TV shows for unhealthy food and drinks but exposure remains HIGH

90% of advertising exposure are not kids programs
1000+ food-related advertisements seen per year – most ads are for unhealthy products (816, 817)

 

UK

CONSTIPATION – TWICE as likely to suffer from a MAJOR CARDIAC event
Including heart attacks, strokes and heart failure

34% INCREASED risk of subsequent Cardiac events –
hypertensive individuals who also suffered from constipation (818, 819)

 

UK PUBLIC DEBT HIGHEST SINCE 1961

May 2024
£15 BILLION Public Sector Net Borrowing
3^rd highest May borrowing since records began in 1993

Public sector net debt as proportion to UK GDP rose 99.8% for the month

£91.6 BILLION Government Spending 

£2.2 Million RISE in SOCIAL BENEFITS (820)

 

£6 BILLION A YEAR – Council Tax Arrears
66% more than before the pandemic

Existing rule to pay full annual bill after one missed payment
Process of debt collection failing (821)

 

England
Accident & Emergency – Busiest Summer Ever
3 busiest months in A & E history – May, June and July 2024

June and July 2024
4.6 MILLION ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY VISITS
On track to be the busiest year ever

June 2024
7.6 MILLION AWAITING TREATMENT

6.39 MILLION now on Waiting Lists (822)

 

Inflammation during childhood linked to onset of Mental Health issues in early adulthood

Persistent raised inflammation – HIGHER risk of Serious Mental Health disorders, including psychosis and Depression in early adulthood

HIGHER risk of developing Cardiometabolic diseases such as early form of Diabetes (823, 824)

 

USA

Americans face disparities in exposure to Tobacco on streaming platforms

19.4% Black/African American
17.6% Low Household Income
17% Current Smokers

Hero or main character smoking vaping or using tobacco in any form – signals it is acceptable (825, 826)

 

94% OF U.S. ADULTS EXPERIENCE SOME DULLING OF THEIR SENSES WITH AGE

Declining senses can impact Mental Health and Loneliness in ageing adults

Older adults with greater numbers of sensory disabilities face worse subsequent Mental Health (827, 828)

 

CANNABIS AND HALLUCINOGEN USE STILL AT HISTORIC HIGHS

HIGHER LEVELS than previous years
Age 19 – 30 and 35 – 50

VAPING NICOTINE CANNABIS – Age 19 – 30 RISE over 5 years

RECORD HIGH LEVELS – Binge drinking among mid-life adults

Binge drinking INCREASED age 35 – 50
Alcohol remains as the most used substance (829, 830)

 

US Food and Drug Administration
FINAL RULE INCREASING MINIMUM AGE ON TOBACCO SALES
Expected to help decrease underage tobacco sales

30 September 2024
Tobacco retailers need photo ID to verify age for anyone Under 30 –
including e-Cigarettes

Vending machine sales restricted to 21+ facilities

95% of Daily Adult Smokers had Smoked their First Cigarette by Age 21 (831)

 

GLOBAL

1^st Study to provide Global estimates
BILLIONS worldwide consume significantly inadequate levels of 15 micronutrients critical to human health

5 BILLION people
68% not enough Iodine
67% Vitamin E
66% Calcium
65% Iron
53% Vitamin C
37% Selenium (832, 833)

 

UK

Daily pastry consumption ‘silently’ damages the Heart within a month

RISK OF SERIOUS HEART PROBLEMS – Croissants, Cakes and Sausages
Type of fat not amount is important

20% RISE IN AMOUNT OF FAT STORED IN LIVER
Increases risk of Type 2 Diabetes (834)

 

AUSTRALIA

Depressed adolescents more likely to vape

E-cigarette use – Year 7 and 8 students
74% HIGHER for students with moderate Stress

64% HIGHER for High Levels of Stress

105% HIGHER for those with low well-being (835, 836)

 

UK

EATING DISORDERS AMONG CHILDREN DOUBLE IN 10 YEARS
Girls 4 times more at risk

England
10,000 children waiting in the past school year to be treated for an Eating Disorder
12% waiting over 3 months for Treatment

NHS guidance
Treatment for children should take no longer than 4 weeks to commence (837)

 

Regular mobile phone use linked to INCREASED risk of Cardiovascular Diseases, especially in smokers and people with Diabetes

Association partly attributed to poor sleep, psychological distress and neuroticism (838, 839)

 

USA

Massachusetts
RISE AMONG MONTHLY GAMBLERS
Unexpected negative shift in attitudes towards gambling – Especially betting on Sports

INCREASE IN GAMBLING INTENSITY AND GAMBLING HARMS

2023
25.6% experienced Gambling Problems (840)

 

GAMBIA

Smallest country in Africa – Net Importer of Plastics
1,760 tons of plastic arrive annually
84% of this waste not managed

770 tons of municipal solid waste produced every day
50% of the population lives below the poverty line (841)

 

UK

2024
FLY TIPPING Cheshire West doubled in first 6 months
£133,906 cost of cleaning

2022/23
1.08 MILLION fly-tipping incidents dealt with by Local Authorities England

60% household waste
40% left on pavements and roads (842, 843)

 

EUROPE

Poland
LARGEST EVER synthetic Opioid production laboratory dismantled
Seizure of large quantities drug precursors and chemicals necessary for production

Poland and Ukraine
8 multi-laboratories dismantled – Methadone Seized (844)

 

ITALY

€11 million – Money forger produced
€8 million sold across Europe

27% of all faked Euro banknotes forger responsible for
31 digital printing machines – Industrial-like production line print shops

Expert analysis confirm counterfeit had security features of high quality (845)

 

BULGARIA

Migrant smuggling ring arrested

€6,000 per person charged
130 people smuggled from Turkey into Bulgaria then onto other European destinations

Complex enterprise involving leaders, organisers and facilitators of different nationalities (846)

 

HAITI

5 CHILDREN A WEEK KILLED OR INJURED DUE TO GANG WARFARE

 47% RISE from 2023

United Nations data
RISING toll on children caught in the Crossfire
Also recruited to kidnap, loot and murder

ENTIRE NEIGHBOURHOODS BURNED
Kidnapping and sexual assaults rampant (847)

 

KOREA

Reducing Alcohol Consumption in Chronic Heavy Drinkers Significantly Reduces Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events

23% lower risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Cerebrovascular events
Angina and Ischemic Stroke Significantly lower (848)

 

USA

Most seniors skipping Prescription Medication due to Costs
Acute mostly among poor and chronically ill

88.6% age 65 or older prescribed at least one drug
91% age 75 or older

2020 – 2021
$63 BILLION out of pocket costs for retail drugs

Prescription Drug prices – 3 times higher than those of other wealthy nations (849, 850)

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Largest Prison in Capital – Built to hold 1,500
CURRENTLY HOUSES 15,000 PRISONERS

129 killed as prisoners attempt to break out due to Fire
59 wounded or receiving care

Many died crushed or suffocated
NUMBER OF WOMEN RAPED (851)

 

UK

150% RISE IN SMART PHONE THEFTS

2024
78,000 people had phones or bags snatched in the year to March

Likely driven by INCREASED DEMAND for second-hand smartphones in the UK and abroad (852)

 

CHINA

Eating spicy food 3 times a week
2.58 times HIGHER RISK of Erectile Dysfunction – especially among non-smokers

50% men aged 40 to 70 had some degree of erectile dysfunction
Risk Factors – Smoking | Diabetes | Heart Disease (853, 854)

 

USA

Gun Deaths Children and Teenagers
RISE almost all U.S. states since 2018

22.8% INCREASE in injury-related deaths – particularly firearms and overdoses

90% of states experienced an INCREASE of child and adolescent injury deaths (855)

 

1^st Study
23% Young Adults Aged 18 – 39 Have High Blood Pressure
more likely to self report being uninsured, food insecure and low income

2^nd Study
2,600 youths aged 8 – 19
8.7% had Elevated Blood Pressure
5.4% had High Blood Pressure (856)

 

Wearables linked to HIGHER RATES of symptom monitoring, pre-occupation and Atrial Fibrillation treatment concerns

Devices for Atrial Fibrillation can lead to HIGHER rates of Anxiety in patients

1 IN 5 HAVE INTENSE FEAR AND ANXIETY (857, 858)

 

UK

England and Wales
1,700 prisoners freed from jail under early release scheme

Coming out not properly prepared – Harming rehabilitation
Will inevitably lead to reoffending – Inevitable some will go out homeless

88,251 prison population – NEW RECORD HIGH (859)

 

BELGIUM

Belgium doctors reconstruct noses amid RISING Cocaine use

Patients often in 40’s – privileged and professional backgrounds

Damage to mucus membrane, cartilage, nasal septum and internal structures
Collapse to nasal pyramid – visible from the outside (860)

 

EUROPE

Third of sexually active Teenage boys now choosing not to use condoms 
World Health Organization Europe Data

HIGH proportion of adolescents having unprotected sex raising risk of sexually transmitted infections

Data used – 242,000 teenagers, age 15 across 42 countries (861)

 

UK

Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans
Rates of PTSD and Common Mental Disorders on the RISE
New 20 Year Study

Higher rates of PTSD found for those deployed in a combat role in Iraq or Afghanistan

Alcohol mis-use remains at a HIGH LEVEL compared to the general population (862)

 

OBESITY INCREASES RISK OF SEVERE INFECTION – losing weight can help

5-Point increase in BMI
32% RISE in severe Viral infection
30% RISE in risk of serious Bacterial infection

1 in 3 hospitalisations for Diabetes patients are for infections
High risk of re-admission (863)

 

GLOBAL

TOBACCO COMPANIES INVESTING BILLIONS
IN PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL PRODUCTS

Industry funded research still appearing in highly cited Medical Journals

Funded front groups and diversified into pharmaceutical and health technology fields (864, 865)

 

UK

Scrolling through online videos INCREASES boredom

50% rapidly switching and skipping through videos to relieve boredom (866, 867)

 

England
£86 BILLION – cost of 4 biggest killer diseases by 2050

61% RISE in the Economic Cost from 2018 – 2050

59% INCREASE in deaths
Cancer | Heart Disease | Dementia | Stroke

2050
£23.5 BILLION – Dementia cost expected

Cancer
40% INCREASE in cost to £26.5 BILLION

Heart Disease
54% INCREASE in cost to £19.6 BILLION

Strokes
85% INCREASE in cost to £16 BILLION (868, 869)

 

GLOBAL

Processed meat and unprocessed red meat consumption associated with a HIGHER Type 2 Diabetes risk
Data analysed – 2 million participants

Global meat production INCREASED rapidly in recent decades

15% higher risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes – 2 slices of ham
10% higher risk with red meat – small steak (870, 871)

 

FRANCE

1 in 10 French Women Still Smoking During Pregnancy Despite Health Risks

13% smoked during entirety of their pregnancy
Those who quit will relapse very quickly

Tobacco use still very common in both the adult population and during pregnancy (872)

 

USA & EUROPE

60 people with Eating Disorders die by Assisted Suicide – Real figure more

Cases have been documented in the United States, Netherlands and Belgium where the primary reason for the request for an assisted death was an Eating Disorder (873, 874)

 

DENMARK

DIABETES LINKED TO INCREASED RISK OF GUM DISEASE

21% more likely to have moderate or severe gum disease with Diabetic Retinopathy
36% more likely with Diabetic Neuropathy

51% higher risk with both Retinopathy and Neuropathy (875, 876)

 

GLOBAL

WHOOPING COUGH CASES RISE WORLDWIDE

24.1 Million cases each year
160,700 deaths – children under 5 annually (877)

 

USA

Whooping cough cases quadrupled compared to 2023
10,800 Pertussis cases confirmed – largest surge since 2012 (877, 878)

 

SCOTLAND

ALCOHOL DEATHS AT 15 YEAR HIGH

2023
1,277 deaths – Alcohol specific-causes
HIGHEST number since 2008

66% of deaths were men  

4.5 times HIGHER – Alcohol specific deaths in the most deprived areas

Mortality rate for age 65+ reached HIGHEST LEVEL since 1994 (879)

 

USA

Alaska schools statewide stocked anti-overdose kits under new law

HIGH RATES OF OVERDOSE DEATHS IN ALASKA

Emergency kits to save victims of Opioid overdoses
Naloxone – overdose reversal drug. Skilled people ready to address drug overdoses

2023
Death toll recorded HIGHEST EVER for Alaska state (880)

 

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ON THE RISE IN THE PAST DECADE

10.5 MILLION Americans have Atrial Fibrillation
First National Study in 20 years

Prevalence of diagnosed Atrial Fibrillation HIGHER than previously estimated and 3 times as common

People diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation more likely to have Hypertension and Diabetes (881, 882)

    

UK

England
35,000 pupils in 42 state schools
Large school academy trust phasing out access to smartphones

Minimise disruption and improve behaviour in classrooms
Mobile phones are a distraction and have a negative impact on Mental Health (883)

 

AUSTRALIA

INCREASING risk of synthetic Opioid drug overdoses

Fentanyl in drug supply is a growing concern

Alarming insights into dangers posed by Fentanyl-contaminated drug supplies including heighten risk of lethal overdoses

Synthetic Opioids now showing resistance to Naloxone – overdose reversal drug (884, 885)

 

USA

Hair and skin care products expose Children to hormone disrupting chemicals

Personal care products like lotions, ointments and hair conditioners linked to HIGHER levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals in young children (886, 887)

 

UK

ABDOMINAL FAT linked to CHRONIC Musculoskeletal Pain
World 1^st study linked waist size to chronic pain

60% MORE Chronic Pain for women with High amounts of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue (888, 889)

 

GLOBAL

FEMALE PHYSICIANS REGULARLY FACE ELEVATED RISKS OF SUICIDE
Meta-analysis of 39 studies from 29 countries from 1935 and 2020

76% elevated risk for female physicians compared to the general population

24% elevated risk of Fatal Suicide (890, 891)

 

UK

Vapers in their 20s – Lower peak exercise capacity
Performance similar to that of young smokers

GROWING EVIDENCE long-term use of Vaping is harmful
Challenges idea that vaping is a healthier alternative to Smoking (892)

 

ECUADOR

Vaping harms the brain of College Students
Learning ~ Memory~ Problem Solving ~ Critical Thinking

Previously those who smoked 3 or 4 cigarettes a week –
With vaping they now smoke double, triple or more

E-cigarettes with 20,000 puffs supposed to last 3 months
Many finished before the 1^st month (893)

 

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Dengue on the RISE after heaviest ever recorded rainfall
Mosquitos spread Dengue

Worldwide spike in the Disease (894)

 

NETHERLANDS

Night owls linked to HIGHER Diabetes risk – independent of lifestyle factors

55% INCREASED risk of Type 2 Diabetes over 6 year follow-up

Later the midpoint of sleep –
HIGHER the waist measurement and HIGHER amount of fat on the waist and liver (895)

 

USA

73% children with Skin Diseases experienced measurable
Stigma, Bullying and Depression
1^st large multi-site study of the psychosocial impact of skin diseases in children and teenagers

90% teenagers are affected by Acne

Associated with poor quality of life –
Eczema | Psoriasis | Alopecia | Vitiligo (896, 897)

 

GLOBAL

OBESITY IS NOW A PANDEMIC
doubled since 1990

 

66% of deaths related to high BMI due to Cardiovascular Diseases

50 – 100% INCREASED risk of death from all possible causes of death (898)

 

EUROPE

1 IN 4 EUROPEAN ADULTS LIVING WITH OBESITY (898)

 

USA

80% RISE in Syphilis cases in the last 5 years
Highest rate since 1950

 

2022
200,000 diagnosed
10-FOLD INCREASE in babies born with the disease

Syphilis is one of the most invasive bacteria that can cross the blood brain barrier and invade and attack any organ (899)

 

FINLAND

Fruit, oats and rye can increase risk of developing Type 1 Diabetes in children
Islet autoimmunity risk – bananas, wheat, fermented dairy products (900)

 

GLOBAL

2024
17.4 million children diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes  

Rapid increase in Type 1 Diabetes in Children worldwide
DOUBLE over the next 20 years (900)

 

USA

Childhood trauma linked to MAJOR Biological and Health risks
Risk of developing 20 major diseases later in life

Emotional Abuse and Neglect GREATER EFFECT in males for health conditions –
Blood disorders, Mental and Behavioural health issues and Thyroid (901, 902)

 

U.S. spending the most on healthcare but ranks last in Health
compared with 9 other high-income nations

 

Life expectancy and avoidable death – U.S. comes in last
Health system performance is dramatically lower

Lack of affordability pervasive problem – fragmented Insurance system (903, 904)

 

GLOBAL

Stroke – 3^rd leading cause of death Worldwide

7.3 million worldwide die each year and rates are RISING

70% RISE since 1990

84% of Stroke burden linked to 23 modifiable risk factors including:

• Smoking
• Excess weight
• Diet high in sugar
• High Blood Pressure
• Physical Inactivity (905)

 

NETHERLANDS

Drinking water will not help a hangover – new study
Same degree of nausea and pain as those who skipped water (906)

 

UK

Hangovers have a major effect on the UK workforce
89,000 people per day turning up to work hungover

£1.4 billion a year – cost to the UK economy of hangover-related absenteeism (905)

 

GLOBAL

Prescription Painkiller mis-use and addiction widespread in Chronic Pain patients – New scientific review of 148 studies

4.3 MILLION Adult Chronic Pain patients have Prescription Opioids

1 in 10 Opioid Dependence or Use Disorder (907, 908)

UK

Breast Cancer Patients Who Smoke
RISK OF LUNG CANCER FROM RADIOTHERAPY DOUBLES

Radiotherapy cuts risk of Breast Cancer recurring but dangers include a HIGHER risk of dying from Heart Disease, Lung and Oesophageal Cancer (909)

 

TURKEY

Cryptocurrency Trading is a SIGNIFICANT Public Health problem
Lower Quality of life | Poor Sleep quality | HIGHER Stress levels

Crypto traders share traits with Gamblers (910, 911)

 

UK

MENTAL HEALTH – BIGGEST HEALTH CONCERN
Overtaken Cancer and Obesity

SHARP RISE in recent years in mental ill-health caused by
Covid Pandemic
Cost of Living Crisis
Male violence against women

Over 1 MILLION on NHS waiting list for Mental Health Care (912)

 

GLOBAL

45% of people in 31 countries say –
Mental Health pressing Health concern (912)

 

UK

England and Wales
Violence Against Women is a ‘National Emergency’ Epidemic so serious

37% RISE in recorded offences in the past 5 years

2 MILLION Women a year are victims of Male Violence

• 2,048,483 age 16+ experienced Sexual Harassment
• 1,377,000 Domestic Abuse
• 686,573 Sexual Assault
• 3,000 Offences per day (913)

 

1 IN 6 HOMICIDES LINKED TO DOMESTIC ABUSE
Sexual Assault and Domestic Abuse go widely unreported

Perpetrators getting younger

Domestic Abuse
2,124,000 incidents
889,918 crimes police recorded

2013 – 2022
400% INCREASE in Child Sexual Abuse 

55% INCREASE in Total Offences of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation committed by Children (913)

 

INCREASE IN NON-FATAL STRANGULATION AMONG YOUNGER PEOPLE
Men believing it is part of normal sexual relationship without women’s consent

Age 16 – 19  
Fastest growing group of Domestic Abuse Offenders and Victims (913)

24 September 2024
Illegal now to own Zombie-style knives and machetes

Added to list of dangerous prohibited items already banned including:
Butterfly knives | Samurai swords | Push daggers (914)

 

USA

Fast onset of Type 2 Diabetes triggered by exposure to arsenic
23 months earlier risk of developing Pre-Diabetes

Risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes 65 months earlier when frequently exposed (915)

 

UK

BRITISH ARMY SMALLEST SIZE IN 200 YEARS

 

To tackle recruitment crisis – Asthma and Acne applicants cleared to join
Medical in the past – main reasons for rejection in the British Army

Computer gamers to join Army
Hours spent playing useful for cyber defence initiative – Same skills as drone pilots (916)

 

GLOBAL

Spain and Latin America – Large-scale law enforcement operation

Complex Criminal web
480,000 victims worldwide

2,000 unlockers registered on phishing platform
1.2 million stolen mobile phones unlocked (917)

 

USA

U.S. SUICIDE DEATH RATE RISING AGAIN
2022 latest year for which statistics are available

2002 to 2018
30% INCREASE of Total rate of Suicide deaths

2002 to 2022
Suicide rates for males and females INCREASED FOR ALL AGE GROUPS (918, 919)

 

VIETNAM

Brain damage that Veterans suffered from flying shrapnel linked to PTSD

Researchers trying to locate brain network linked with PTSD (920, 921)

 

USA

Third of former NFL players in study reported perceived Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)

CTE can only be diagnosed by a brain autopsy after death

Increased prevalence of suicidality in participants
Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s or another form of Dementia reported

Common conditions
Sleep Apnoea | Low Testosterone | High Blood Pressure | Chronic Pain (922, 923)

 

Dangerous practice called ‘chroming’ popular among youth
Short euphoric state – High potential for repeat use and addiction

25 MILLION views on social media platform

Inhaling toxic fumes from
Nail polish | Permanent markers | Paint thinner | Hairspray | Gasoline (924)

 

UK

1 in 5 GPs use AI – despite a lack of any formal guidance or clear work policies

1 in 4 used AI to suggest treatment options

INTEREST IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL-POWERED CHATBOTS HAVE SOARED
Attention increasingly focused on clinical potential

Risks – Inaccuracies | Biases | Potential to compromise patient privacy (925, 926)

 

LESOTHO

Small nation in Southern Africa has World’s HIGHEST Suicide rate
10 x the global average

Causes of Suicide
Rape | Unemployment | Drug and Alcohol Abuse | Loss because of death

86% women experienced gender-based violence

2 in 5 young people not in Education (927)

 

USA

SEVERE OBESITY RISING

4 in 10 adults now Obese

Obesity INCREASES risk of 200 diseases

2021
3.7 MILLION Deaths – Obesity was a risk factor (928, 929)

  

57% of U.S. adults have pro-inflammatory diets
Sleep is a key component

 

HIGHER for Black Americans | Men | Younger Adults
People with Lower Education and Lower Incomes

INCREASING risk of health problems, including Heart Disease and Cancer (930)

 

Falls in Older Adults
INCREASED risk of being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and related Dementias within a year

Most common cause of trauma among Older Adults leading to serious injuries and long-term health consequences

$50 BILLION each year – Healthcare cost (931, 932)

 

Overdose risk from fake online prescription medicines
Counterfeit pills sold contain Fentanyl

95% OF WEBSITES OFFERING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ONLINE OPERATE ILLEGALLY

Some selling to tens of thousands of individuals (933, 934)

 

UK & IRELAND

Fizzy Drinks including Diet And Zero Sugar
22% INCREASED RISK OF STROKE

37% INCREASE WITH FRUIT JUICE
2 drinks a day – risk triples

More than 4 cups of coffee a day INCREASES risk of stroke by 1/3^rd

7 cups of water a day linked to reduced risk of stroke (935)

 

CANADA

Surrogate Pregnancies HIGHER rate of complications

Postpartum Haemorrhage | Severe Pre-Eclampsia | Premature Birth

Surrogates were more likely to –
Have given birth before
Live in Lower Income areas
Have Obesity or Chronic Hypertension (936, 937)

 

UK

England
1 MILLION people who never regularly smoked now vape
7 FOLD INCREASE SINCE 2021

INCREASE largely driven by young adults – 1 in 7 aged 18 – 24

SHARPEST RISE among those classed as heaviest drinkers

Prior to 2021
proportion of never-regular smokers who vaped was rare in England

2021
year disposable E-cigarettes became popular (938)

 

GLOBAL

Global Study across 33 countries
85% aged 3 to 4 get too much Screen Time, not enough Sleep and daily Movement

Europe
75% aged 3 to 4 get too much Screen Time (939, 940)

Better social and behavioural outcomes when screen use avoided during interactions and routines (941)

 

UK

UK ranked LOWEST in children’s well-being in Europe (942, 943)

 

EUROPE

1 in 6 youth across Europe dissatisfied with their lives

Children least happy with their appearance
Rising prices top worry
15 year olds have the Lowest average overall life satisfaction (942, 943)

 

GLOBAL

Alcohol, Tobacco, Gambling, Social Media and Ultra-Processed Foods connected to poor Mental Health and link with Self-Harm

1 in 8 people globally live with a Mental Health Disorder which includes Depression, Anxiety and Suicide (944, 945)

 

CANADA

INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE IS AN ISSUE IN ALL RELATIONSHIPS
2SLGBTQIA+ any gender or sexual orientation

98% reported Intimate Partner Violence in their lifetime
70% of symptoms consistent with Brain Injury

Also trauma from non-fatal strangulation (946, 947)

 

GLOBAL

1 In 3 Children and Adolescents Short Sighted
Tripled between 1990 and 2023

Increase notable after Covid pandemic –
Children spent more time on screens and less outdoors

85% of children in Japan
73% in South Korea
40% in China and Russia (948, 949)

2050
Global incidence will be 740 million cases (950)

 

USA

3,341% INCREASE
Synthetic Opioid Overdose Deaths in the past decade

Inmates have DRAMATICALLY HIGHER drug overdose death rates

2023
80,000 Opioid Overdose deaths across the U.S.

66% of the jail population have a Substance Use Disorder
Few jails offer frontline treatment (951, 952)

 

COLONOSCOPIES AMONG YOUNG AMERICANS ON THE RISE
3-fold increase in screening aged 45 – 49 years

COLON CANCER DIAGNOSES ON THE RISE 
20,000 Colorectal Cancer cases a year diagnosed in under age 50

45% living in cities more likely to get Colonoscopy (953, 954)

 

14.3 million Americans are military and veteran caregivers

42% met the criteria for Depression
33% thought they need Mental Health Care

70% had difficulty paying Bills
40% were Food insecure (955, 956)

 

Mild Cognitive Impairment – a frequent precursor of Dementia
Lack of purpose and personal growth became significantly lower before MCI diagnosis
Declined 2 – 6 years before MCI was diagnosed

During monitoring period of 14 years
29% developed MCI
34% went on to develop Dementia
Positive relations with others declined rapidly after MCI diagnosis (957, 958)

GLOBAL

Scientists leaving Academia at unprecedented rates – New Global Study

400,000 scientists across 38 countries
33% stop publishing within 5 years of their first paper

58% Women left science within 10 years (959)

 

SPAIN

SPANISH POLICE LARGEST SEIZURE OF THIS TYPE OF DRUG TO DATE

Over 1 MILLION Ecstasy pills
€25 MILLION seizure value (960)

 

BULGARIA

Heroin seized inside officially declared cargo
€35 MILLION

Largest amount on record on territory of Burgas (961)

 

UK

Toddlers
47% of their calories from Ultra-Processed foods (UPF)

59% UPF calorie intake by age 7
White bread ~ Sweet cereals ~ Puddings (962, 963)

 

 

48% CHILDREN VAPING UNDER AGE 11
1 in 7 caught vaping

• 38% bought from friends at school
• 32% take vapes from family members
• 29% purchase online
• 22% use fake ID to buy vapes in shops
• 13% of parents whose children vape believe they do so on a daily basis
• 51% of parents want schools to raise awareness about the dangers of vaping

Children as young as age 8 buying and selling disposable vapes on school premises (964)

 

USA

82% OF AMERICANS REPORT DAYTIME SLEEPINESS

47% report sleepiness impacts productivity
Challenge to focus and complete tasks efficiently

• 54% say they get too little sleep
• 31% quality of work suffered
• 38% impacts their Mental Health
• 34% negatively impacted memory and mental recall
• 24% impacts relationships with friends and family (965)

 

UK

Record breaking – BIGGEST EVER Cocaine seizure
5.7 tonnes – Class A drugs
£450 MILLION street value

£4 BILLION A YEAR – UK DOMESTIC COCAINE MARKET (966)

 

London
RISE in spiking crimes – 115 a month
Police say the real figure is much higher

66% offences occur in clubs, pubs and bars

70% age 18 – 24 experienced or witnessed spiking

60% cases are women
Victims suffer severe physical and mental consequences (967)

 

USA

Women who deliver infants with low birth weight linked to HIGHER risk of Dementia in later life

Decrease in cognitive skills equivalent to 1 – 2 years ageing (968, 969)

 

UK

9.3 MILLION adults including 1 in 5 children growing up facing hunger and hardship

• 58% living in a family where someone is working

• 32% single parent families
• 24% under age 4 face the highest risk
• 46% more children than 20 years ago (970, 971)

 

GLOBAL

International Study
608,561 people worldwide

INCREASED levels of Loneliness linked to increased risk of future Dementia

31% INCREASED risk of Dementia

15% increased risk for Cognitive Impairment (972, 973)

 

New Global Study – 100 million deaths across 6 continents over 4 decades
Extreme rainfall linked to INCREASED risk of death

29% INCREASE in respiratory deaths 14 days after rainfall event (974, 975)

 

CANADA

New Study – 440,000 Youth
TEENAGE CANNABIS USE – more than double the odds of:

• School Absenteeism
• Dropping Out of High School
• Significantly Worse Outcomes at School

Adolescent chronic use linked to long-term changes in Brain architecture

3 million youth aged 12 – 17 have used cannabis in the last year (976, 977)

 

DENMARK

‘Breakdancer Overuse Syndrome’ includes

• Carpal Tunnel syndrome
• Tenosynovitis
• Inpingement syndrome
• Chronic bumps on the back and head
• Continuous hair loss
• Persistent scalp irritation
• Head and brain injuries

Repetitive head spins cause risk of unique ailments – lump on scalp
Known as “Headspin hole” or “Breakdance bulge” (978, 979)

 

LATVIA

Large scale clandestine laboratory seized
involved in the production and distribution of synthetic drugs and other high risk drugs across the European Union (980)

 

UK

£11 BILLION COST A YEAR – Women missing work
Painful Periods
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Ovarian Cysts

60,000 women unable to work due to menopause symptoms

£1.5 BILLION annual cost
For unemployment due to menopause symptoms
Hot flushes | Brain fog | Difficulty sleeping | Muscle Pains (981)

 

GLOBAL

National Crime Agency shuts down major fraud platform
Responsible for 1.8 MILLION Scam calls

170,000 victims across the UK

107 different Countries – individuals affected (982)

 

UK

VAPING DAMAGES YOUNG PEOPLE’S LUNGS AS MUCH AS SMOKING

Both groups less fit and much more out of breath
Less able to take in oxygen | Intense leg fatigue | Higher levels of lactate in blood (983)

 

HEARING LOSS – hidden early warning sign of undiagnosed Diabetes

Fluctuating blood sugar levels can damage blood vessels in the inner ear

Symptoms linked to Diabetes include Tinnitus and Increased Ear Infections (984)

 

HONG KONG

164% RISE in thefts on inbound flights (985)

 

200 serious and complex child abuse cases since 2022
Institutional child abuse to organised prostitution with minors and cases involving fatalities (986)

 

EUROPE

Type 2 Diabetes associated with high intake of ultra-processed foods

• Consuming ready meals
• Artificial and sugar sweetened beverages
• Savoury snacks
• Animal-based products (987)

 

UK

4 in 5 teachers report INCREASED HYGIENE POVERTY in the last year

£40 MILLION – staff spent using their own money to support

62% have seen pupils with dirty uniforms or PE kits

60% with unwashed hair or unclean teeth

28% have seen children repeatedly miss school because of hygiene poverty (988)

 

USA

STROKE RISK INCREASING, MAINLY IN YOUNGER PEOPLE

15% increase in the prevalence of stroke – adults aged 45 – 64

Paralleled INCREASED prevalence in Obesity and High Blood Pressure

SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in those with less than a High School education (989, 990)

 

AUSTRALIA

Reproductive coercion is a form Gender-Based Violence – More common than we realise

1 IN 20 WOMEN EXPERIENCE CONTROLLING BEHAVIOURS OVER CONTRACEPTION | PREGNANCY | ABORTION New Study 4,540 participants

1 in 20 likely an underestimation (991, 992)

 

USA

25% of U.S. adults suspect they have undiagnosed ADHD

13% shared concerns with their doctor

More adults realising their struggles with –
Attention | Focus | Restlessness | Hyperactivity | Impulsivity (993)

 

UK 

Britain
SHARP RISE in health-related benefit claims since the onset of the pandemic

2023 – 2024
£48 BILLION – working aged adults health-related benefits
Institute for Fiscal Studies

£65 BILLION – Total spending for all ages

£12 BILLION INCREASE since 2019 and set to continue growing (994)

 

GLOBAL

12 BILLION working days each year lost to Anxiety and Depression

$1 TRILLION COST EACH YEAR DUE TO LOST PRODUCTIVITY
Employee Mental Health issues (995)

 

UK

Many Workplace Well-Being Programmes don’t work
No evidence to support the benefits

Types of Intervention Used

• Relaxation Practices
• Time Management
• Coaching
• Online-Coaching
• Well-Being Apps
• Sleep Apps
• Financial well-being programmes (996)

 

 

DENMARK

50% of all patients with Sepsis admitted to an Emergency Medical Department died within 2 years

121% INCREASED RISK with History of Cancer

90% INCREASED RISK with Dementia

39% INCREASED RISK with Ischemic Heart Disease (997)

 

EUROPE

Congenital heart defects in children born after Assisted Reproductive Technology
7.7 million live births across 4 Nordic countries – Data analysed

36% HIGHER RISK in developing major heart defects for babies born through IVF (998, 999)

 

SPAIN

40% of Post-Menopausal Hormone positive Breast Cancer cases linked to Excess Body Fat

Proportion significantly higher than 1 in 10 cases currently attributed to excess weight using a widely used measure of BMI

Real impact of Obesity on the risk is underestimated (1000)

 

USA

Failure to rescue female patients undergoing high-risk surgery
Issue for the entire Health Care system

SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER RATE
Women more likely than men to die from postoperative complications after heart surgery (1001,1002)

 

SOUTH KOREA

Country Facing Deepfake Porn Emergency
Digital sex crime epidemic targeting young women

Chat groups create sexually explicit Deepfake images using Artificial Intelligence – real face and fake body

Victims are often minors and perpetrators are mostly teenagers (1003)

 

GLOBAL

Blessing Scammers – affecting Chinese communities
Older Chinese women targeted

Police in the U.S., Canada, Australia and UK have issued warnings about Blessing Scams
Street crime exploiting spiritual beliefs ~ Victims scammed within a few hours (1004)

 

CANADA

Vancouver
Scams targeting the Chinese community
$6 MILLION Lost This Year (1005)

 

USA

Dementia associated with 40% INCREASE in migration rates over other major illnesses

29% moved in with their children

22% moved to a different country within 4 years of the diagnosis (1006, 1007)

 

GLOBAL

39 MILLION deaths from antibiotic-resistant infections between now and 2050
1^st Global analysis – 204 countries and territories

1990 – 2021
1 MILLION died each year from antimicrobial resistance

80% increase in deaths for those aged 70 and over
146% increase in deaths in this population by 2050 (1008, 1009)

 

USA

900% INCREASE IN THE SALE OF BABY FOOD POUCHES
Lower nutritional value and HIGH SUGAR content (1010, 1011)

High demand – toddlers and children consuming vast quantities of blended foods

Raises concerns over long-term development, dental hygiene and overall health effects (1010, 1012)

 

Most older adults do not trust AI-generated health information

82% of adults aged 50 or over use the internet as a source for health information

74% have very little or no trust in Health information generated by Artificial Intelligence (1013, 1014)

 

CHINA

Chronic Stress Accelerates Colorectal Cancer Progression

Chronic Stress INCREASED tumour growth and reduced beneficial gut bacteria – essential for a healthy immune response against Cancer (1015)

 

EUROPE

COLORECTAL CANCER – SIGNIFICANT HEALTH CONCERN ACROSS EUROPE

2^nd most prevalent Cancer

2^nd leading cause of Cancer-related death

Incidence predicted to INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY in next decade due to 
Aging Populations ~ Unhealthy Diets ~ Physical Inactivity ~ Obesity (1015)

 

JAPAN

Diabetes and Obesity linked to a Greater Risk of Liver Cancer recurrence and worsens survival following surgery

Comorbid Obesity
1.5 times GREATER RISK of Liver Cancer recurrence 2 years post surgery
3.8 times INCREASED RISK after 5 years

Diabetes Mellitus
1.3 times GREATER RISK of Liver Cancer recurrence 2 years post surgery
2 times INCREASED RISK after 5 years (1016, 1017)

 

UK

School children are unknowingly smoking Spice-spiked vapes
1 in 6 contained Spice

74% of schools discovered Spice in confiscated vapes  

Synthetic street drug with a wide range of DANGEROUS side effects including Cardiac Arrest (1018)

 

USA

Poor Sleep quality in month before surgery raises risk of delirium afterwards

39.66% experienced a HIGHER RATE of delirium with poor sleep
15% of surgical patients delirium occurs

Incidence even higher with high-risk patients with hip fractures
Over age 65 at greater risk (1019, 1020)

 

Black, Asian, Hispanic children and adults less likely to get critical helicopter ambulance services – First of its kind study (1021)

 

Black Patients

• 29% less likely to receive multi-modal pain management options after surgery

• 74% more likely to be prescribed oral Opioids than white patients (1022)

 

UK

England
Record number taking HRT – Hormone Replacement Therapy
Age 50 to 54 most likely group to be prescribed HRT

2023/24
2.6 MILLION taking HRT – double 2018/19 figures
13 MILLION HRT PRESCRIPTIONS RISEN TO RECORD HIGH

42% RISE – 1.3 million progesterone items prescribed (1023)

 

There has never been a more dangerous time to take drugs
National Crime Agency WARNING

• RISE in Cocaine production
• MORE Cannabis being imported
• EXPANDED Synthetic drug markets
• INCREASED availability Synthetic Opioids

SIGNIFICANT RISE in Nitazenes – cheap way to increase strength in Heroin

Number of people dying due to drug misuse has tripled in the last 30 years (1024)

 

USA

SALT IN RESTAURANT MEALS REMAINS HIGH
Inconsistent reductions across different categories

70% salt comes from packaged, prepared and restaurant foods
Centre for Science in the Public Interest

Twice the recommended amount of salt is consumed per day (1025, 1026)

 

Depression and Sports-related concussion have many overlapping symptoms

Co-occurrence – significantly worse symptoms for both conditions

Electrical signals in the brain MORE disrupted with co-occurrence of both (1027, 1028)

 

UK

Sweet tooth linked to HIGHER risk Depression, Diabetes, Stroke

31% more likely to have Depression

Biscuits ~ Cakes ~ Pastries ~ Soft Drinks ~ Alcoholic Drinks contribute (1029, 1030)

 

USA

2023 – 2024
The State of Women in Academic Medicine

Sexual Harassment in Academic Medicine
Pervasive issue across all medical specialities

1 in 3 women reported

Persistent presence of gender harassment within Anaesthesiology
1 in 2 women experienced this in past 12 months (1031, 1032)

 

Black patients experience higher rates of severe post-operative complications

22% more likely to die in hospital after bypass

23% Higher Cardiac Arrest after surgery

Hospital stays are longer
$23,000 – average bill Higher than that of white patients (1033)

 

Trend among teenage boys using protein powder, shake or bar

• 56% for Muscle Growth
• 54% to Improve Sports Performance

2 in 5 parents say their teens had consumed protein supplements in the last year

46% of boys consumed protein supplements in the last year

31% take protein supplements every day or most days (1034, 1035)

 

EUROPE

Scammers and organised crime networks commit Intellectual Property crime

2022
86 MILLION Fake items seized EU

€2 BILLION TOTAL VALUE

Consumers drawn to low-priced goods and their decisions support:
Other serious crime | Cyber Crime | Money Laundering | Environmental Crime (1036)

 

USA

Cardiovascular Disease linked to long-term exposure to Arsenic in water supplies – Substantial Evidence

1^st study to describe exposure-response relationships at concentrations below current regulatory limit (1037, 1038)

 

GLOBAL

2023
$7.8 BILLION standing desk market

Solution as negative health effects linked to prolonged sitting:
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease and Musculoskeletal Disorders (1039)

 

UK

Time spent standing – HIGHER Orthostatic Circulatory Disease risk

Standing for too long will not offset a sedentary lifestyle (1040, 1041)

 

GLOBAL

Suicide Risk HIGHEST on Mondays
Weekends and Christmas varies by country and region

INCREASE ON NEW YEAR’S DAY IN ALL COUNTRIES – ESPECIALLY MEN

1971 – 2019
Data from 26 countries

HIGHEST – South Korea | Japan | Estonia | South Africa (1042, 1043)

 

UK

England and Wales
DRUG DEATHS HIGHEST IN 30 YEARS

2023
30% RISE in Cocaine deaths – 10 x HIGHER than decade ago
HIGHEST rate Generation X men age 40 – 49

Fuelling the Rise
Mental Health issues | Financial struggles | Inequalities | Synthetic drugs (1044)

 

England
Pharmacies overwhelmingly understaffed facing huge workload pressures
New Survey 2,000 people – 6,100 premises

£100,000 annual funding shortfall per pharmacy

• 80% increase in locum costs ‘unaffordable’
• 71% cannot afford salary costs of permanent or locum
• 75% businesses hit by staff shortages
• 76% struggle to recruit permanent staff (1045)

 

USA

Psychology Referrals INCREASING for Children with Food Allergies

Anxiety related to potential accidental ingestion and anaphylaxis

2023
50% INCREASE compared to the previous 4 years

69% study participants had food related Anxiety (1046)

 

AUSTRALIA

Sydney
Police decommission crime network
Large scale drug supply that finances crimes  

$1 BILLION Cocaine trafficking

2024 February – July
1.2 tons Cocaine brought into country (1047)

Sydney
$55 MILLION Methamphetamine import plot thwarted (1048)

 

Melbourne
HIGHEST LEVEL DRUG OFFENDING
One of the biggest drug plots ever foiled by Australian police

One of the most serious Drug Crimes ever prosecuted

$498 – $828 MILLION – combined street value of Drugs seized (1049)

 

UK

Ultra-processed foods linked to SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in severe Crohn’s Disease flare-ups

3-FOLD RISE in risk of relapse eating
Bread ~ Pastries ~ Starches ~ Oils ~ Spreads

500,000 people live with Crohn’s Disease – Chronic inflammation of the gut (1050)

 

USA

POOR SLEEP LINKED WITH ADVANCED BRAIN AGING IN MIDLIFE
Accelerates brain atrophy associated with Dementia

Brains 2.6 years older for those with the most difficulty sleeping (1051, 1052)

 

UK

‘Stealthing’ – emerging Sex Trend
removing condom without someone’s consent

50% young adults support prison time for stealthing
90% say it is a sexual assault

England & Wales
Stealthing considered Rape (1053, 1054)

 

USA

Pre-Natal Cannabis exposure linked to poorer Child development

• Poor impulse control
• Difficulty paying attention
• Lack of planning ability
• More aggressive behaviour (1055, 1056)

 

UK

Under 40s diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes – 4 X HIGHER risk of Death

Younger onset linked to HIGHER risk of complications and death

Lower age of diagnosis also associated with persistently poorer blood sugar control (1057, 1058)

 

CHINA

Consistent sleep schedule
HIGHLY significant variation in gut microbiota of Children who sleep using early bedtime

Many other good bacteria for early sleepers
Beneficial for memorising letters, numbers, other forms of learning, physical health and BMI levels (1059, 1060)

 

UK

Scurvy arising from complications following Bariatric Surgery
Numerous reports

Other risk factors:
Alcoholism | Smoking | Eating Disorders | Obesity | Low household income (1061)

 

USA

Suicide-related Emergencies under-detected among –
Minority | Male Youth | Pre-Teenagers

Hospital Emergency Departments missing signs of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in Children, Boys and Hispanic and Black youths (1062, 1063)

 

GLOBAL

12.2 MILLION NEW STROKES EACH YEAR
143 million healthy years of life are lost to stroke each year

1 in 4 over the age of 25 will have a Stroke in their lifetime
Half will die as a result

90% of all strokes are linked to 10 modifiable risk factors

$1 TRILLION – Global Economic impact of Stroke by 2030 (1064)

 

USA

Age 9 or 10 with Disturbed Sleep or frequent nightmares
39% more likely to have suicidal thoughts and behaviours by age 12

Age 12 with severe Sleep Disturbance
286% more likely report suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts (1065, 1066)

 

UK

England and Wales
Over 1,000 drone incidents at jails
True figures much higher as many go undetected

10-fold RISE since 2020

2022 – 2023
Drones sighted or reported around prisons more than doubled

Gangs Headhunting Highly Skilled Drone Pilots (1067)

 

EUROPE

EUs most threatening criminal networks enter Legal Economy
821 THREATENING CRIMINAL NETWORKS

86% infiltrate legal economy to hide their activities and launder criminal profits

68% of networks use violence and intimidation as an inherent feature of their modus operandi (1068)

 

USA

Time spent on screens continues to RISE

Age 12 – 17
50% spend at least 4 hours each day on –

• Smartphones
• Computer
• Televisions
• Electronic Devices

Last 2 weeks
27% experienced Anxiety
25% Depression symptoms (1069)

 

GLOBAL

Tuberculosis on the RISE again
World’s leading infectious disease

2023
8.2 MILLION diagnosed – HIGHEST number since records began
4,000 PEOPLE DIE EVERY DAY FROM TB

Major Risk Factors:
Undernutrition | Alcohol Use Disorders | Smoking | Diabetes | HIV Infection (1070, 1071)

Tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body
Severe symptoms include loss of muscle mass and fatigue (1072, 1073)

 

USA

FIRST cases of sexually transmitted ringworm rash reported
Takes months to bring under control

Fungus infection through skin to skin sexual contact
TMVII can be mistaken for eczema psoriasis or other dermatologic conditions (1074)

 

EUROPE

Altered-design notes referred to as ‘movie money’
Fake banknotes and coins via postal service across Europe

€14 MILLION counterfeit currency seized

Similar shape and colour to real banknotes
include small disclaimer indicating they are fakes (1075)

 

€91 million counterfeit and substandard food seized in Europe
11 criminal networks dismantled

22,000 tonnes of Food
850,000 litres – mostly alcoholic beverages taken off the market

Infiltrate waste disposal companies – Erase and re print expiry dates
Olive oil and wines most affected type of products (1076)

 

UK

England and Wales
Births fall to the lowest rate on record since 1938
Average age of fathers and mothers have increased

12 MILLION women of child-bearing age – HIGHEST ever
Millennials Not having children due to Financial pressures Not ready Not right partner (1077, 1078)

 

Gen Z and Millennials missing one day of work every single week
Under 30s report lower productivity at work

Struggling with –

• Mental Health challenges
• Burnout
• Stress
• Insomnia
• Obesity

Unable to work for 50 days a year

£138 BILLION COST TO THE ECONOMY

Younger people
224% more likely to suffer from Depression than colleagues over age 50 (1079)

 

Greater Manchester

48% of young people used illegal THC vapes in the last year
18% – 90% THC content varied

54% say easier to buy
39% say it’s got stronger (1080, 1081)

 

SIGNIFICANT INCREASE in Ketamine and Cocaine use

Ketamine use at a younger age, including high school age children
Self-Medicate for Anxiety and Trauma

INCREASE powdered Cocaine use
45% say easier to buy
40% say it’s got stronger (1080, 1081)

 

USA

Pandemic has created a nation of home bodies
Not going out has become the “New Normal”

Lasting consequences – will affect society on many levels
Key drivers – online shopping | streaming to watch movies (1082, 1083)

 

IRELAND

Dublin
CRACK COCAINE CRISIS

2017 – 2023
594% INCREASE

HIGHEST figures in Drug Treatment to date
Continued INCREASE in Cocaine use evident – especially females (1084, 1085)

 

UK

North-East England
HIGHEST rate of drug-poisoning and drug misuse deaths for past 11 years

Linked to deprivation – Early Childhood Trauma
Drugs like Heroin used to numb deep seated emotions – more appealing (1086, 1087)

 

UK Government raises and spends OVER £1 TRILLION a year

£350 BILLION Social Protection spending

2024/25
£251 BILLION for Health
Health spending has been rising for decades (1088, 1089)

 

SPAIN

Valencia
Floods – 214 killed
Numbers missing remain unknown

Worst natural disaster in Spain’s recent history
10,000 troops and police officers deployed (1090)

 

USA

Inflammation and Olfactory Loss associated with 139 Medical Conditions
Powerful link between smell loss and inflammation – not a minor inconvenience

Olfactory enrichment can improve the memory of older adults by 226%

Olfactory loss often precedes Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases (1091, 1092)

 

CANADA

History of Concussion
25% HIGHER risk of having severe Mental Health issues after childbirth

Without a pre-existing Mental Health diagnosis –
33% INCREASE in risk of developing severe maternal mental illness with prior concussion (1093, 1094)

 

USA

PANCREATIC CANCER – Common now in 40s

Dangerous gap in knowledge about Pancreatic Cancer among adults under age 50
Most believe the disease only affects the elderly

53% adults under age 50 would not recognise the early signs or symptoms
37% believe they cannot change their risk

20% lifetime risk INCREASED – Pancreatic Cancer with Obesity (1095)

 

CANADA

35% of newly diagnosed patients with Cancer –
at least one Emergency Department visit during the 3 months prior to diagnosis

51% ended up being admitted to hospital
Many of the visits were caused by symptoms related to the Cancer (1096, 1097)

 

UK

350 YOUNG ADULTS AGED 18 – 25 START SMOKING EVERY DAY

127,500 start regularly smoking each year

90% start before age 21

2012 – 2023
400% RISE in vape use (1098, 1099)

 

USA

‘SCROMITING’ EPIDEMIC – Reaction to Cannabis
Familiar site in emergency rooms – Condition not fully understood by medics

Surge in Chronic Cannabis users experiencing ‘screaming and vomiting’
Can cause seizures and kidney failure and prove fatal

RISE in cases where states have legalised Cannabis (1100)

 

SAUDI ARABIA

$1 TRILLION – Projects spending
21,000 killed working on several mega projects during construction

100,000 more migrants gone missing since 2017
650 deaths of Nepalese migrants remain unexplained

Migrant workers brought to Saudi from India, Bangladesh and Nepal repeatedly killed in work accidents or by poor conditions at the construction site (1101)

 

USA

1999 – 2000
BIG RISE IN DIABETES RATES

1 in 6 American adults now have Diabetes 

95% Type 2 Diabetes cases STRONGLY connected to Excessive Weight

24.2% Obese adults now have Diabetes (1102, 1103)

 

AI is used to predict Complex traits and Disease risks
Researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies

Warning
Artificial Intelligence tools gaining popularity in fields of genetics and medicine and can lead to flawed conclusions (1104, 1105)

 

UK

164% RISE IN DRUG DRIVING DEATHS IN THE LAST DECADE

170% INCREASE IN OVERALL COLLISIONS

Most common Drugs detected in Deceased Drivers –
Cocaine | Cannabis | Benzoylecgonine | Morphine | Ketamine

Aged 20 – 29 most likely to test positive for illegal drugs (1106)

 

Collapsed used Electric Vehicles
31% year on year pre-tax profits have fallen

UK Vehicle Leasing Industry facing existential threat due to collapse in used Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) values

75% of new EV registrations are Lease – the status quo is unsustainable (1107)

 

SPAIN

13 tonnes of Cocaine seized – intended to be distributed throughout Europe

2^nd LARGEST EVER recorded in Europe and one of the biggest worldwide (1108)

 

USA

Excessive daytime sleepiness or lack of enthusiasm in older adults linked to Dementia

Sleep-related daytime dysfunction showed a significant risk of Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome which can occur before Dementia develops (1109, 1110)

 

UK

1972
UK changed school secondary education age from 15 to 16
NO EFFECT of additional education on long-term brain structure

Findings strongly suggest the extra year of education did not lead to changes decades later (1111, 1112)

 

GLOBAL

Global Crisis Since 1990
Childhood Overweight and Obesity has surged across every continent Doubling in prevalence

• United States has HIGHEST prevalence
• Eastern European RAPID INCREASE
• Asia – half of all children under 5 Overweight
• Africa – 25% of children Overweight
• Latin America – 20% of children under 20 Overweight

Ultra-processed foods contributing to weight gain (1113, 1114)

 

USA

Manufactured chemicals used in a wide range of products are linked to kidney function and gut health – 1^st study of its kind
Called “forever chemicals” as they take a long time to break down

INCREASED risk for Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer and Chronic Kidney Disease
Biological mechanisms behind the risk are poorly understood (1115, 1116)

 

SWEDEN

Children’s BMI can affect their future Lung function –
Increases risk of Cardiovascular, Lung Disease and Diabetes – Largest study so far

1 in 10 have reduced lung function development in childhood and cannot achieve maximal lung capacity in adulthood (1117, 1118)

 

USA

Household Chaos linked with sleep quality among Teenagers with ADHD symptoms (1119)

 

UK

New Evidence
Lifelong Health Benefits of Exposure to Sugar Restrictions Early in Life

Reducing Sugar
Before Birth and Early Childhood greatly reduces risk of Chronic Disease later in life

World War II natural experiment
35% lower risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes
20% less risk of High Blood Pressure as adults (1120, 1121)

 

GLOBAL

Highest number of countries engaged in conflict since World War II

2023
$19.1 TRILLION – GLOBAL ECONOMIC IMPACT OF VIOLENCE
13.5% of Global GDP

• 56 conflicts currently
• 108 countries becoming more militarised
• 92 countries involved outside their borders (1122)

 

EUROPE

Stolen car parts worth millions of Euros recovered
Warehouse full of vehicle parts for German car manufacturer (1123)

 

ITALY & ALBANIA

29 Money Laundering Drug Traffickers Taken Down
Active in the wholesale distribution of drugs throughout Europe (1124)

 

UK

1 in 3 people born in UK today will develop Dementia in their lifetime

Connection between Alcohol and the advancement of Alzheimer’s leading to Dementia
Issues with – Memory | Reasoning | Language | Perception | Mood Changes (1125, 1126)

 

SOUTH KOREA

Light ex-smokers SIGNIFICANT reduction in Cardiovascular Disease risk within 10 years of cessation – similar to that of never smokers
5,391,231 participants – New cohort study

Heavy ex-smokers similar Cardiovascular risk equivalent to smokers
Takes 25+ years for residual cardiovascular risk of ex-smokers (1127, 1128)

 

USA

$15.3 BILLION PRESTIGE BEAUTY MARKET – 1^st half of 2024

Fragrance – fastest growing category so far this year

Make-up is the largest category

50% growth in dupe culture trend influenced by social media
Dupes – affordable duplicates of prestige and luxury brands (1129)

 

SAN DIEGO

Flavoured Vapes still easy for people to buy online
Pervasive non-adherence to age verification

93% Online purchases completed with no attempt to verify buyer’s age

80% Vape deliveries were handled by the U.S. postal service
Postal service should not have carried any of them – barred by Congress in 2020 (1130, 1131)

 

Rural residents more likely to die from Heart Disease than urban residents

Age 25-64
21% INCREASE in deaths from Cardiovascular Disease in rural areas

2020
After pandemic onset of Cardiovascular death rates INCREASED significantly more in rural areas – Consistent across All ages (1132, 1133)

 

OBESITY-RELATED HEART DISEASE DEATHS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 2 DECADES
Obesity risk RISING at an alarming rate

1999 – 2020
180% INCREASE in the number of people who died from Ischemic Heart Disease related to Obesity

Highest – Midwestern states (1134)

 

42% Adults have Fatty Liver Disease
Study on different forms of liver disease, including those linked to metabolic issues and Alcohol

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
47% higher prevalence in Hispanic adults

HIGHER rates of Diabetes and Obesity contributing to higher prevalence (1135, 1136)

 

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN TEENAGERS
U.S. CASE NUMBERS ARE RISING

Adequate sleep significantly reduces the risk – independent of environmental noise exposure

37% lower risk of Hypertension developing with healthy sleep patterns (1137, 1138)

 

Pandemic-era
INCREASE IN ALCOHOL USE PERSISTS
Alarming public health issue with severe health consequences

20% INCREASE in heavy drinking at peak of pandemic
Age 40 – 49 HIGHEST INCREASE in Heavy Alcohol use

Alcohol-related cirrhosis now the leading cause of liver transplants (1139, 1140)

 

GLOBAL

MEASLES CASES SURGE WORLDWIDE

2023
10.3 MILLION people infected
107,500 died – mostly children under 5

57 countries experienced outbreaks
60% INCREASE from previous year

Half of outbreaks occurred in African region – Inadequate immunisation driving surge (1141)

 

USA

1 in 3 patients admitted to hospital develop complications during or following surgery

Half of the complications result in serious life-threatening or fatal harm
60% OF COMPLICATIONS POTENTIALLY ARE PREVENTABLE (1142, 1143)

 

UK

Social Care costs for working age and disabled adults
£17 BILLION by 2030
50% increase compared to 2024

63% of Council budgets – Adult Social Care service
Increased Complexity of individual needs and Inappropriate and Insufficient Housing Options (1144)

 

 

USA

Link between Smoking and DNA changes across 6 racial and ethnic groups
New Large Scale study

Smoking changes the way genes are expressed, which later contributes to the development of Lung Cancer and other Smoking-related illnesses (1145, 1146)

 

UK

£268 BILLION – COST OF UNHEALTHY FOOD HABITS
TO THE NHS AND ECONOMY

• £67.5 BILLION – NHS
• £14.3 BILLION – Social Care Services
• £10.1 BILLION – Welfare system

All on tackling diseases linked to diet such as Type 2 Diabetes, Heart problems, Kidney Disease (1147, 1148)

 

AUSTRALIA

No clear link between the weather and common muscle and joint symptoms
Back, knee or hip pain

High temperatures and low humidity can double the risk of a gout flare up

29% Australians have Chronic Musculoskeletal conditions (1149, 1150)

 

JAPAN

Persistent Pre-Natal Distress linked to SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED risk of Childhood Epilepsy

Pre-Natal stress affecting offspring’s central nervous system

Anxiety or depression linked to changes in foetal brain, structure and function (1151)

 

USA

Angry Outbursts Common among Children
Many parents struggle to manage their kid’s anger

70% parents feel that they sometimes set a bad example of how to manage anger

4 in 10 say in past year their child experienced negative consequences then angry (1152)

 

EUROPE

200% RISE in measles cases in European Region in last year
306,000 cases – Romania highest number

Due to INCREASED number of epidemics and stalled vaccinations (1153, 1154)

 

UK

Sitting too long can harm Heart Health even for active people
INCREASED risk of Cardiovascular Disease and death

10 hours or more of Sedentary behaviour per day SIGNIFICANTLY linked with future Heart Failure and Cardiovascular death – even in those who regularly exercise (1155, 1156)

 

USA

Transgender adults have DOUBLE the prevalence of Cirrhosis
compared to cisgender

60% – Alcohol leading cause Cirrhosis in transgender group

60% – have a diagnosis of Anxiety or Depression

5 times more likely to have HIV/Aids (1157, 1158)

 

UK & EUROPE

Small food producers are being targeted by organised crime gangs and rogue industry insiders to exploit national and global supply chains

Trend towards larger numbers of animals being taken

Increase in thefts of artisan cheese, smoked salmon and wine (1159)

 

FINLAND

Women with Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
GREATER risk of SEVERE autoimmune diseases

• Type 1 Diabetes
• Addison’s Disease
• Lupus
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Over-active Thyroids

Prevalence of (POI) of autoimmune origin ranges from 4% – 50% (1160, 1161)

 

EUROPE

2022
2.97 MILLION non-fatal accidents at work in the EU

3,286 Fatal work related accidents

Increased linked to Economic restart in 2022 that followed general slowdown related to Pandemic (1162)

 

2023
160.8 MILLION tonnes of raw milk produced in EU farms
149.3 MILLION tonnes to dairies – produce fresh and manufactured dairy products

45.4 MILLION tonnes of whole milk used to produce 2.3 million tonnes of butter
75 MILLION tonnes of milk to produce 10.6 million tonnes of cheese
Germany – largest producer of drinking milk and butter (1163)

 

USA

1999 – 2020
Alcohol-related deaths more than Doubled
Men had consistently higher rates

4 FOLD INCREASE age 25 – 34

Steepest RISE in mortality age 55 – 64

2.5 times – Deaths in women INCREASED
Alcohol industry targeting women through marketing campaigns (1164, 1165)

 

ITALY

2022
€1 BILLION SPENT ON MEDICINES THAT DO PATIENTS MORE HARM
new analysis

2023
115 “drugs to avoid” identified where side effects outweigh clinical benefits

75% of spending on drugs patients should avoid made up of 15 medicines (1166, 1167)

 

UK

Impact of Social Media
most pronounced challenge in girls’ schools

67% teachers said Social Media largest challenge in girls’ only schools
58% said Mental Health issues is a primary challenge in girls only schools (1168)

 

1.2 MILLION adults living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
40% RISE predicted by 2030

30,000 deaths annually linked to COPD
£2 BILLION NHS spends each year

3^rd biggest killer in UK
51% unaware they have COPD (1169)

 

Long A & E waits RISE – More pressure than ever before
amid warning of corridor care crisis and a very difficult winter

49,592 waiting 12 hours – 3^rd HIGHEST ever in England since records began 2010

October 2024
2.36 MILLION attendances – busiest ever for England (1170)

  

USA

1 in 3 Americans affected by secondhand harm from Alcohol and Drugs
Major public health issue

113 MILLION from Alcohol
46 MILLION from Drug use

Harms more than people think – Family ~ Relationships ~ Communities (1171, 1172)

 

Regular Exercise slows biological aging in people with Type 2 Diabetes
Regular moderate physical activity SIGNIFICANTLY reduces ageing due to cell damage

Type 2 Diabetes
Rapid decline in pancreatic function, muscle mass and muscle strength (1173, 1174)

 

11.4% of 12^th graders used psychoactive delta-8-THC last year
Even HIGHER in Southern and Midwestern states

New hemp-derived Cannabis products have intoxicating effects that resemble Marijuana including gummies and vapes (1175, 1176)

 

2019 – 2023 
47% RISE in All e-cigarette sales
E-cigarettes containing increasingly HIGH levels of nicotine

80% youth-friendly flavours – fruit, candy, mint and menthol

175% RISE in menthol flavour vape sales

2020 – 2023
872% RISE in unflavoured e-cigarettes but contain menthol

DECLINE IN SALES WHERE STRONG POLICIES EXIST (1177, 1178)

 

History of Endometriosis and Fibroids linked to risk of early death
New large study over 30 years

 

31% higher risk of dying in women who had Endometriosis   

Cancers of reproductive organs were the most common cause of death (1179, 1180)

 

UK

2024 January – June
£570 MILLION STOLEN IN PAYMENT FRAUD

97,344 cases of App Fraud
App – authorised push payment scams

39% RISE in cards not received – stolen in transit
32% RISE in Cheque Fraud Losses (1181, 1182)

 

ENGLAND

2.2 MILLION EX-SMOKERS CURRENTLY VAPE

2011 – SHARP INCREASE when disposable vapes became popular

59% age 18 quit smoking for a year then started vaping

35% INCREASE among ex-smokers who drank heavily and stopped smoking a year earlier reporting they are vaping (1183)

 

UK & USA

People with poorer mental health prone to browsing negative content online, which further exacerbates their symptoms

Browsing negative emotional content, mirrors mood – can also actively worsen it (1184, 1185)

 

EUROPE

31% of women experienced gender based violence
Physical including threats or sexual violence in adulthood

32% had a violent partner in their lifetime

35% Age 18 – 29

Non-partner violence
47% Finland
38% Denmark
36% Netherlands
34% Luxembourg (1186)

 

2022
Number of Prisoners INCREASED in EU 483,593 prisoners

HIGHEST Prisoner rates – Hungary | Poland | Czechia | Slovakia
HIGHEST overcrowding in Cyprus (1187)

 

2022
10,093 registered victims of Human Trafficking
63% were women or girls (1188)

 

UK

England and Wales
Persistently Low Fertility rates

28% are not having children due to Financial reasons

Pandemic significantly altered working styles and patterns (1189, 1190)

 

USA

Dating apps popular to find partners and for casual sex or “hookups”

40% of couples met online by 2017

HIGHER rates of Substance Use, Alcohol Consumption and Prior Sexual Experiences

50% of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual communities have a high engagement (1191)

 

USA

Simplicity is key to understanding and achieving goals  New Study
Simple explanations of any situation – Faster and more effective

Preference for Simplicity arises because there is Value in completing actions efficiently (1192, 1193)

 

FDA TO REMOVE POPULAR DECONGESTANT IN ORAL COLD MEDICINES AS THEY ARE NOT EFFECTIVE

2023
Outside panel of experts unanimously voted against the effectiveness of orally administered Phenylephrine as a nasal decongestant (1194)

 

Early onset Type 2 Diabetes before age 50
SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES Dementia risk

Adults with Obesity
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER risk of Dementia especially pronounced (1195, 1196)

 

GLOBAL

1 in 5 with Type 2 Diabetes worldwide is under age 40 (1196)

 

USA

Time of day we eat crucial for our Health

45% of calorie intake after 5pm alters glucose levels
Serious consequences for Health – regardless of weight and body fat

Higher risk of Type 2 Diabetes | Cardiovascular risk | Increased chronic inflammation (1197, 1198)

 

Soccer heading damages Brain regions affected in Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy – MORE than previously thought

Linked to worse verbal learning and potential for delayed effects on brain function
Abnormalities were most prominent in frontal lobe area linked to trauma (1199)

 

FRANCE

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) linked to Autoimmune skin disease Psoriasis

Association between high UPF intake and active psoriasis status
36% more likely to be placed within the highest 3^rd of UPF intake (1200, 1201)

 

UK

Irregular sleep patterns linked to INCREASED risk of
Heart attack, Stroke or Death-related to Heart problems

Sleeping and waking at varied times day by day –
26% INCREASED risk of having a fatal heart-related health emergency

Elevated risk regardless of 7 – 9 hours sleep at night (1202, 1203)

 

USA

260 MILLION Overweight and Obese by 2050
Fastest growing risk factors for early death or disability (1204, 1205)

Texas
50% age 15 – 24 Obese or Overweight

Mississippi
80% adult women Obese or Overweight

North Dakota
80% adult men Obese or Overweight (1204, 1206)  

 

Common Thyroid medicine Levothyroxine linked to Bone Loss

23 MILLION Americans take it daily – marketed under multiple brand names

Significant proportion of Thyroid hormone prescriptions given to older adults WITHOUT Hypothyroidism – Not clear WHY it was prescribed or if still required (1207)

 

HIGH DISCONTINUATION RATES OF WEIGHT LOSS DRUGS
New Evidence (1208)

INCREASE in Cardiovascular risk if drugs are stopped

50% – 75% stop Weight Loss drugs within a year (1208, 1209)

45% interested in using the drugs for weight management

14% interested once informed about gaining weight back after discontinuing use (1209, 1210)  

 

 

WEIGHT LOSS DRUG USE SOARS AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

2023
31,000 aged 12 – 17
162,000 aged 18 – 25

2020-2023
600% INCREASE – Ages 12 – 25 using the drugs
including medications first approved to treat Diabetes in 2005 (1211, 1212)

 

UK

England
Lung Diseases ‘silently suffocating’ NHS

2023
66,524 Deaths from Lung conditions
13% of deaths attributed to Lung Diseases

2023/24
868,212 Emergency Hospital admissions for Lung Diseases
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma (1213)

 

England
Hair Salons recruitment Crisis
70% Decline over last decade – Hairdressing apprenticeships

2015
8,660 students completed training

2023
1,520 students completed training

£4.6 BILLION Hair and Beauty Industry (1214)

 

Botox for Feet – solution for stars in high heels

Stiletto lift procedure called ‘Louboutin Lift’
injecting Botox and dermal filler into arch and ball of the foot – relief from pain

£1,500 – £2,000 cost of procedure and effects last 4 months
Risk of infection or artery blockage if clinician gets it wrong (1215)

 

UK IN THE MIDST OF A SLEEP CRISIS
9 in 10 experiencing Sleep problems

 

14 MILLION – have an UNDIAGNOSED Sleep disorder   
1 in 6 suffer from reduced work or education performance following poor night’s sleep

75% workers cite workload, job security, out of hours messages and emails as cause of poor sleep

48% engage in HIGH RISK behaviours when unable to sleep

13% INCREASE in mortality risk due to insufficient sleep (1216)

 

54% Tenants rush to move in – prioritising location over heating and energy costs
51% received little or no information from landlord about costs prior to collecting keys

• 76% taken aback by unexpected fees
• 46% feel they have no control over their bills
• 34% forced to cut back on other expenses (1217)

 

GLOBAL

Fashion experts concern over industry’s return to ‘extremely thin models’
Size inclusivity regressed – Extremely thin models are once again dominating runways

208 shows | 8,763 looks presented
0.8% were U.S. 14+ plus-size
94.9% were U.S. 0 – 4 straight-size

Regression attributed to the popularity surge in weight-loss drugs (1218)

 

USA

Farmers 3.5 times more likely to die by Suicide

Significantly HIGHER rate of Suicide deaths
Male farmers | Ranchers | Other agricultural managers

Major risk factors –
Financial pressures and Reluctance to seek Mental Health care (1219, 1220)

 

UK

£7 BILLION drugs hidden in cargo – unprecedented scale
Largest drug smuggling operation ever detected in UK (1221)

 

AUSTRALIA

Queensland
2.3 tons of Cocaine – Largest Cocaine bust in the nation’s history
$760 MILLION value

High demand and high street prices – lucrative target for organised crime

Australia has the highest per capita Cocaine use globally and is a key destination for traffickers (1222) 

 

GLOBAL

6 ‘narco subs’ with Cocaine captured
Bust involving 62 countries (1222)

1,400 metric tons of drugs seized
225 metric tons of Cocaine (1223)

 

PAKISTAN

Punjab
Health Emergency – smog blanketing
Lahore and Multan rank as most polluted cities in the world

1600 AQI (Air Quality Index) in Lahore
300 is considered dangerous to health

15,000 cases of respiratory and viral infections in 24 hours

 70,000 seeking treatment for smog-related illnesses daily (1224)

 

INDIA

Delhi
Air Pollution Crisis
Life expectancy reduced by up to 7 years due to air pollution

Primary Schools closed – shift to online classes
Hospitals – surge in breathing and gastrointestinal issues linked to the pollution

Blamed – Factories, traffic fumes and Farmers burning to clear fields (1225)

 

USA

Rapid RISE in Consumption of Fructose
Fructose in diet enhances tumour growth

Widespread use of high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener
Used in beverages and ultra-processed foods

Liver converts fructose into usuable nutrients for cancer cells (1226, 1227)

 

UK

DEBT 100% GDP – HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 1961
Collapse in consumer confidence

Financial year to August 2024
£64.1 BILLION borrowing

August 2024
Public Sector net worth excluding banks
£119.8 BILLION larger deficit than August 2023 (1228, 1229)

 

Domestic Abuse
1 woman killed every 5 days by partner or ex-partner

March 2024 year end
1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse

Figures tip of the iceberg –
Violence against women remains severely under-reported

72% domestic-abuse related crimes
64% domestic homicides were women (1230, 1231)

 

USA

Ice Hockey
3^rd major sport to show link between years played and CTE risk –
Largest Study ever

34% INCREASED odds of having CTE with each year played
CTE is caused by repetitive head impacts

96% of Professional players had Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy pathology (1232, 1233)

 

1 in 20 pregnant women face emotional and physical abuse

Emotional Abuse
3-fold risk of Depression
Risk of alcohol, smoking and marijuana use greatly INCREASED

Physical Violence
3-fold INCREASE
30% risk of gestational high blood pressure
50% risk of pre-term birth (1234, 1235)

 

New analysis related to 350 diseases and injuries
Past 30 years overall population Health has declined

RISE in Obesity rates signals public health crisis on unimaginable scale

1990 – 2021
Drug use disorders including Opioids, Amphetamine and Cocaine
878% INCREASE in mortality rate

Drug use disorders | high body mass index | high blood sugar | high blood pressure
Driving mortality and disability higher across the U.S. (1236, 1237)

 

75% U.S. adults are Overweight or Obese
50% age 15 – 24 fall into this category (1204)

Findings reflect long-term trends including the pervasive marketing and low price of unhealthy foods and beverages

Excess weight greater risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes and chronic diseases (1238)

 

UK

NUMBER OF HOLIDAYS TAKEN HAS REACHED RECORD HIGH
84% proportion of people going on holiday

3.94 – Holidays per year
6.49 Holidays per year – Families with at least one child under 5

48% Beach Holiday
43% City Break
Cruises with children doubled in 5 years

Holidays are the last thing consumers will reduce their spending on (1239)

 

54% book holidays with adventurous destinations
£1,000 average cost of holiday per trip

31% do not buy Holiday Insurance
Medical bills, lost luggage, cancelled flights

£3,208 average cost of a medical emergency (1240)

 

USA

Adults disproportionately affected by Healthcare Costs compared with other wealthy nations

1 in 4 spent $2,000 out-of-pocket on Healthcare last year
Some skipped needing care or medical treatment because of the costs (1241)

 

GLOBAL

Dual-use cigarette and e-cigarettes users less likely to quit often switch to just smoking

Over 8 – 16 months
47% dual users revert to smoking cigarettes only

24 – 48 months
55% switched to cigarettes only (1242)

 

USA

LONELINESS AND ISOLATION ARE BACK TO PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS

33% Age 50 – 80 felt lonely in the past year
Poor physical or mental health, not working, or on disability income

2018 – 2024
42% feel isolated often or some of the time

2024
29% feel isolated often or some of the time (1243, 1244)

 

GLOBAL

1 in 5 age 15 – 49 WORLDWIDE HAS A GENITAL HERPES INFECTION
$35 BILLION ANNUAL GLOBAL ECONOMIC COST

42 MILLION annually acquire a new genital herpes infection – no cure for herpes (1245, 1246)

 

UK

Young drivers illegal phone use – HIGHEST rate in 8 years

• 55% drivers under age 25 making and receiving voice calls
• 39% check messages manually
• 40% made or received a video call
• 30% take picture or record video (1247, 1248)

 

NHS ENGLAND FACING UNPRECEDENTED PRESSURE
95% Hospital beds full after flu cases skyrocket

December 2024
hospitals hit critical occupancy levels

“Quad-Demic” –
Covid | Flu | Respiratory Syncytial Virus | Norovirus – ALL Circulating (1249)

 

1 IN 4 DROWNINGS IN WINTER INVOLVES ALCOHOL
3 in 4 young adults think it is ok to drink alcohol and get in the water

46% accidental drownings age 18 – 25 involving Alcohol and/or Drugs

73% occur in inland waters

90% do not intend to be in the water (1250, 1251)

 

USA

Opioid Use Disorder linked to widespread structural and functional alterations in the brain regions

80,000 deaths annually from Opioid overdose (1252, 1253)

 

Ultra-processed foods linked to INCREASED risk of Colon Cancer
Colorectal Cancer – 2^nd leading cause of Cancer-related deaths

Unhealthy Diet – INCREASED inflammation in the body
INFLAMMATION NOW SEEN IN THE COLON TUMOUR

Inflammation and suppression of the immune system allows the Cancer to grow (1254, 1255)

 

UK

Persistent tobacco smoking from childhood SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASES risk of premature heart damage by mid-20s
Largest and longest follow-up of active tobacco smoking and repeated echocardiography study in the world

Age 10 – 24
52% INCREASE in premature heart damage for active smoking

Age 17 – 24
30% direct effect of tobacco smoking on INCREASED heart size (1256, 1257)

 

Banned sweets from America sold in UK shops
Fail to meet UK Safety Standards

Staffordshire
3,300 unsafe items on sale

Mineral Oils used to increase shelf life | Chemically bleached flour

Social Media platforms amplify demand
Influencers showcasing colourful products in ways that appeal to children and teenagers (1258, 1259)

 

England and Wales
SHOPLIFTING – HIGHEST LEVEL ON RECORD
Third want to leave job or retail industry because of Abuse and INCREASE in violence

year to June 2024
469,788 offences reported to the police
29% INCREASE in one year

Gangs stealing large amounts to order (1260)

 

CHINA

Too much Screen Time harms pre-schoolers’ Sleep

Increased Screen time and Sleep disturbances exacerbate each other –
cyclic reinforcement heightening risk of Hyperactive Attention problems, Anxiety and Depression

Excessive Screen Time leaves the brains of pre-schoolers in an excited state (1261, 1262)

 

USA

RISE in Bike injuries seen in emergency rooms from e-scooter and e-bike users

2019 to 2022
Injuries from Micromobility devices tripled

Alcohol use is a factor in many injuries
Rates HIGHEST among teenagers and college age males

Legs and head – Common body parts injured (1263, 1264)

 

EUROPE

Criminal network taken down – Unprecedented VAT Fraud and Money Laundering

€297 Million VAT Fraud network | 400 companies
€47.5 million – Smartphones and Electronic Devices

2022
Same network
€2.9 BILLION – Largest ever VAT Fraud in EU (1265)

 

GLOBAL

Law enforcement agencies worldwide disrupted holiday tradition for cyber criminals

DDos – Distributed Denial-of-Service attacks to take websites offline
DDos attacks cause severe financial loss, reputational damage and operational chaos

Enable cybercriminals and hacktivists to flood targets with illegal traffic leaving websites and other web-based services inaccessible

‘Booter’ and ‘Stresser’ websites
27 most popular platforms shut down – used to carry out these attacks (1266)

 

ICELAND

Iceland Ranks HIGHEST globally in gender equality

40% of women sexually or physically assaulted – many struggle with PTSD
28,200 women – Major New Analysis

58% experience life threatening illness or injury
2 out of 3 women witnessed or were the direct victim of unwanted sexual experiences (1267, 1268)

 

EUROPE

Babies developing ‘werewolf syndrome’
Excessive hair growth linked to parents use of hair loss medication

Hypertrichosis – abnormal growth of excessive hair in areas other than scalp (1269)

 

CANARY ISLANDS

3,300 kilos of Cocaine seized on a fishing boat – Sailing without lights

Vessel unable to withstand being towed to port due to the precarious conditions (1270)

 

UK

261 county lines closed during one week used by drug dealing gangs
1,660 criminal arrests | £1.98 million in cash seized

1,434 people safeguarded
48% were children

557 weapons seized
Firearms | Bladed weapons | Knuckledusters | Nun Chucks | Hammers (1271)

 

51% Employees say career negatively impacted by caring responsibilities
Many use their sick days to look after family
68% want more support from their employer

Age 25 – 44
40% say their career suffered due to caring for parents, grandparents, siblings or children

35% lost Sleep due to Anxiety or Stress about a family members health

Age 35 – 44 
44% lost Sleep (1272)

 

UK Community pharmacies going into Debt and administration every day
Current underfunding is proving catastrophic

Many pharmacy owners re now considering whether to close, sell or make further cuts to staff and patient services before they collapse (1273)

 

UK

57% death or serious harm incidents of a child under 5
involved a parent or adult with a mental health condition

92% children who died by Suicide recorded having mental health condition

43% involved a parent with addiction or misuses, alcohol and/or drugs (1274, 1275)

 

USA

Gift of Money is the most desired Christmas gift

Cash or Bank transfer
45% women
34% men

Vouchers and gift cards
34% women
27% men (1276)

 

FINLAND

World’s most common heart valve disease linked to insulin resistance
Findings – 1^st to highlight previously unrecognised risk factor for the disease

Insulin Resistance
Cells fail to respond to insulin and the body makes more than is necessary to maintain normal glucose levels, leading to elevated blood insulin levels (1277, 1278)

 

USA

56% say very important to mental health to have adequate alone time

46% say they do not get the alone time they really need during the holiday season (1279)

 

51% younger black women with moderate or high caregiving Stress developed Hypertension

Age 21 – 44 INCREASED risk of developing High Blood Pressure

7 year follow up
43% of All study participants developed Hypertension

Hypertension – major risk factor for Cardiovascular Disease among reproductive-age Black women (1280, 1281)

 

1 in 4 parents have threatened pre-school age 3 – 5 children with no Santa or gifts

When behaviour becomes challenging parents
Take away toys
Say that Santa will skip their house
Threaten to leave an activity or place
Not get dessert

50% of parents have used bribes

Empty threats are not effective
Many parents struggle with consistency in disciplining their child (1282)

 

UK

Social Media influencers earning thousands illegally advertising Weight Loss injections
Scammers posing as pharmacies online

Side effects reported
74% Gastrointestinal symptoms
48% Adverse side effects
36% Nausea and Vomiting

Diarrhoea | Fatigue | Constipation (1283, 1284)

 

GLOBAL 

Worldwide Issue – potential dark side to digital working
Many experience techno-strain from demands of working online

Workers report often feeling overwhelmed by digital technology and the need to always be connected online – Hyperconnectivity (1285)

 

USA

Late Stage Breast Cancer Diagnoses have INCREASED Significantly
Women presenting more frequently with stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer
48% of U.S. population – data represents

2004 – 2021
INCREASE in ALL ages and ethnicities
31% Metastatic Breast Cancer 5 year survival rates (1286, 1287)

 

1 in 3 Retail Pharmacies have closed in U.S. since 2010
Contributing to unprecedented decline in availability of pharmacies

Risk of closure HIGHER in predominantly Black and Latino neighbourhoods
Neighbourhoods at risk of becoming pharmacy deserts (1288, 1289)

 

Amid growing donor shortages – tired of waiting for transplants
Xenotransplantation – using pig kidneys or hearts to try and save lives human lives (1290)

Private equity’s for hospitals linked to patients being put at risk
$5 TRILLION industry

‘Capitalism on Steroids’ – For-Profit Business in its most aggressive form
Seek returns on investment – High as possible and quickly, then rush to sell (1291)

 

UK

Promise of ‘glass skin’ drives surge in sales of K-Beauty products

83% up year on year – Korean skincare searches
10 steps or more for daily skincare routine

$18.3 BILLION K-Beauty businesses by 2030 (1292)

 

EUROPE

338,800 tonnes of Spice
114,000 tonnes ginger
110,600 tonnes paprika
50,300 tonnes of pepper
16,000 tonnes Turmeric (1293)

 

USA

Lower rates of death from Alzheimer’s Disease among taxi and ambulance drivers

New National Study
443 Professions – 9 million people

Frequent spatial and navigational processing – taxi and ambulance driving (1294, 1295)

 

EUROPE

€10 MILLION worth of seafood seized
30 tonnes illegally-fished, contaminated molluscs
6 tonnes of glass eels

€25 for 1kg seafood
€1 euro paid by criminal networks – exploiting fishers originating from Asian countries

First-ever connection between human trafficking and environmental crime proved in EU (1296)

 

USA

Deaths related to Cold INCREASED since 1999
Driven by an increase from 2017 to 2022

Oldest age group had the highest cold-related death rate – age 75+

HIGHER burden in American Indian and Alaska Native people and Black people (1297, 1298)

 

LATVIA

300 MILLION Cigarettes – Large scale illegal cigarette factory dismantled

47 tonnes of shredded Tobacco leaves – enough to produce 68 million cigarettes (1299)

 

EUROPE

86% of EU’s most threatening criminal networks abuse Legal Business Structures

Used to support, disguise and facilitate illicit activities and launder their proceeds

Conceal illegal activities at every stage of operations (1300, 1301)

 

GLOBAL

Leading chatbots show signs of cognitive decline in Dementia tests

“Older” chatbox versions perform worse on the tests and challenges assumption that
Artificial Intelligence will soon replace human doctors (1302, 1303)

 

CONGO

Southwestern Province
143 deaths – Severe Malaria in the form of a respiratory illness
Numbers continue to RISE – half deaths recorded children under age 5

Women and children were the most seriously affected – severely malnourished (1304, 1305)

 

 

AUSTRALIA

KETAMINE USE AT AN ALL-TIME HIGH
Drug of choice in party scene (1306)

2022 – 2023
300,000 in the general community had used Ketamine in the previous 12 months
Triple since 2016

400,000 people using MDMA (1306, 1307)

 

USA

Injury rates among transgender women significantly HIGHER than cisgender women

• 36 times as many facial injuries
• 8 times as many head injuries
• 5 times chest injuries

42% with visible injuries reported from interpersonal violence
28% reported intimate partner violence (1308)

 

ITALY

Multi-Million Euro Public Fund dedicated to combat the Obesity problem
Critics unconvinced

Obesity added to country’s Chronic Disease Plan
€44,000 – Obesity health spending

HIGH rates of inactivity especially among teenagers (1309, 1310, 1311)

 

USA

Sleep Apnea linked to direct effects on Brain Health
Accelerated aging of brain’s white matter

Increasing risk of cognitive decline and Dementia
Hispanic community – higher rates of Dementia (1312, 1313)

 

Ultra-processed foods associated with faster biological ageing

Chips | Chocolate | Biscuits | Ice Cream | Sausages | Burgers | Chicken Nuggets Fish Nuggets | Carbonated Drinks | Instant Noodles | Sweet and Savoury Snacks | Energy Bars | Ready to Eat Meals (1314, 1315)

 

GLOBAL

61.8 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE HAVE AUTISM
Significantly more common in boys and men

Japan
HIGHEST prevalence

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Top 10 cause of non-fatal health burden for people under 20 (1316, 1317)

 

UK

48% self-diagnosed in the last year using online Health information
30% go to Social Media platforms

52% age 16 – 24 self-diagnosed with a Mental Health condition

78% asking for more regulation of Health information online (1318)

 

GLOBAL

CHILDHOOD TYPE 1 DIABETES RATES RISING GLOBALLY
Burden remains substantial

40% RISE worldwide since 1990
Eastern Europe bigger increase than any region

Finland
HIGHEST rate worldwide
HIGHER incidence rates – Ireland | Italy | Malta | Norway | Spain (1319)

 

SYRIA

$5.6 BILLION annual value of illegal Captagon drugs trade
Biggest Captagon producer in the world

2 major parties have hands in the trade
Extended family of president and the country’s armed forces (1320)

 

UK

England
80,000 people are using illegal drugs in Kent

32,000 are users of Class A substances like Heroin

15 synthetic Opiates ban in force this year (1321)

 

INDIA

Living in higher altitude linked to INCREASED risk of childhood stunting
Robust evidence especially living in rural areas

40% more risk children living 2000+ metres above sea level

36% overall prevalence –HIGHEST amongst age 18 – 59 months (1322, 1323)

 

USA

Body Image pressures boys experience from Social Media can damage Mental Health and push dis-ordered behaviours

Images of hyper-muscular bodies – not achievable

Obsessive weight training | Influencers push dietary supplements | Skipped meals (1324)

 

SWITZERLAND

Broken Sleep is a hallmark sign of the most common Liver Disease

MASLD – Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Long-lasting Liver condition caused by too much fat in the liver

ALL STUDY PATIENTS WITH MASLD WERE OBESE
80% had Metabolic Syndrome

55% woke more often at night and slept more often and longer during the day (1325, 1326)

 

SWEDEN

Sweetened beverages show stronger links to Cardiovascular Disease than any other form of sugar – New study 70,000 participants

26,000 diagnosed with Cardiovascular Disease after 22 years

SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED RISK
Ischaemic Stroke
Heart Failure
Atrial Fibrillation
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (1327, 1328)

 

UK

Doctors quitting jobs due to Stress and cost of childcare

93% struggled to find suitable childcare for their work schedule
Biggest issue for all doctors – finding care for the length of their day

75% – Cost biggest problem
For some – bigger than their mortgage or more than they earn (1329)

 

Men at risk of Cardiovascular Disease face decade earlier Brain Health DECLINE than women

Cardiovascular risk and Obesity linked to lower brain grey matter
The strongest on reduced brain volume was age 55 – 64 in males (1330, 1331)

 

USA

Industrially Produced Foods Impair Muscle Quality

HIGHER levels of fat in thigh muscles – linked to knee osteoarthritis

• Breakfast cereals
• Packaged snacks
• Margarine/spreads
• Hot dogs
• Sodas
• Energy drinks
• Candy and Desserts
• Frozen pizzas
• Ready-to-eat meals
• Mass-produced packaged breads and buns (1332)

 

UK

Even nicotine-free vapes can harm the lung
Causing damage similar to those found in patients with lung injury

INCREASING inflammation | Oxidative Stress in the lung | Breakdown of blood vessels (1333)

 

USA

SINUSITIS associated 40% HEIGHTENED RISK of Rheumatic Disease

Association strongest in 5 – 10 years before the start of Rheumatic symptoms

Risks greatest for blood clotting disorder and Sjogren’s Syndrome (1334, 1335)

 

UK

£376 MILLION porch pirates stole in last 12 months
Higher value items stolen

52% RISE in value of the average stolen parcel

3.69 MILLION homes – 1 or more parcels stolen
1 in 333 thefts reported to the police (1336)

 

£2.2 BILLION extra spending on Christmas celebrations
Fancy party food | Decorations | Trivia games

47% intend to enjoy Christmas more than ever
30% eager to indulge in luxury
29% looking for bigger and better gifts
32% plan to spend more on presents (1337)

 

Private Equity groups collecting millions to run Government funded sexual assault referral centres

£1.5 BILLION taken from Care Home sector each year in returns for investors and share holders

80% of children’s Care Homes are on a for-profit basis (1338)

 

SWEDEN

Perinatal Depression linked to INCREASED risk of death
Largest cohort study in its field

Twice as likely to die from natural and unnatural causes
6 times more likely to commit Suicide

During the month after diagnosis
INCREASE in risk peaks and remains elevated for as long as 18 years afterwards (1339, 1340)

 

USA

Vaping causes IMMEDIATE effects on vascular function
Even when e-cigarettes are nicotine free they immediately affect blood flow

Detrimental to Vascular function and overall health
Chronic use can cause Vascular disease (1341, 1342)

 

EUROPE

Consistently exercising 2-3 times a week over the long term
Ability to sleep 6-9 hours every night
10 year International Study

42% less likely to find it difficult to fall asleep
22% less likely to have any Insomnia symptoms

Consistently Active
55% more likely to be normal sleepers (1343, 1344)

 

GLOBAL  

Loneliness – INCREASED risk in Health deterioration in older adults

INCREASE in physical frailty and INCREASED risk of adverse health outcomes
Depression | Falls | Cognitive Decline

Frailty – INCREASING Medical Problem Worldwide
Weight Loss | Reduced Walking Speed | Decrease In Muscle Strength (1345, 1346)

 

CANADA

Physician work hours especially male and married doctors
DECLINED since 1987

20% more hours worked compared general population in 2021

Average hours DECLINED markedly from early 1997
No differences in Age | Urban or Rural settings | with or without Children (1347, 1348)

 

 

USA

40% RISE IN FAMILY HOMELESSNESS
New RECORD HIGH in 2024

 

18% surge in Homelessness

770,000 Homeless during a single night
number undercounts unhoused people (e.g., living with friends or family)

30% Income is spent on Rent (1349, 1350, 1351)

 

 

 

 

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