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Welcome to our latest edition of Vital Insights. Here we’ve put together a collection of articles covering some of the major issues of the day with a specific focus on how they could impact mortality and morbidity. From emerging drugs which battle obesity to a review of the effectiveness of new blood tests both to detect cancer and to help slow down Alzheimer’s, we hope these insights help keep you up to date with the latest in medical research.

In this issue:

• Slimming down How emerging drugs battle obesity 
• New screening technologies widen the MCED testing landscape
• Could we eliminate cervical cancer within a generation? 
• Alzheimer’s diagnosis Could blood tests be the answer? 
• Q-Day When quantum breaks the code 
• It’s a dog’s (long) life