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For those affected by dementia, the pandemic has been especially grim – The Economist
But new research offers some faint glimmers of hope
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IT IS WELL KNOWN that the pandemic has been especially dangerous for people already suffering from conditions such as heart disease, respiratory problems, diabetes and so on. But government statistics show that the most common pre-existing condition among those who died from covid-19 in England and Wales in March and April was not a…
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