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The George Institute for Global Health calls on the UK to show global leadership as it hosts the G7 Summit on 11-13 June, by making firm commitments to share surplus COVID-19 vaccines with the world’s poorest countries, and reversing devastating cuts to overseas aid.

An international survey that included 600 smokers in the UK has found that cessation messaging focused on easing the burden on our health system is most effective in encouraging people to quit.

Our study shows that current smoking status, diabetes, high levels of body fat, having had a prior stroke, and low socio-economic status were all associated with a greater risk of dementia to a similar degree in women and men. But when it came to blood pressure, the relationship with dementia risk between the sexes was different.