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There are thousands of rare diseases and conditions that have become effectively treatable in the past 20 years thanks to breakthroughs in medical technology. Stem cell treatment has been used to successfully treat some instances of paralysis, congenital teeth loss, blindness and others. Cancer and HIV survival rates are enormously better, but in most cases, if you don’t have those diseases and conditions, there’s no reason for you to hear about it.
The media sensationalises breakthroughs because journalists and the general public don’t understand anything related to the field, so there’s the impression that a new technology can immediately be used everywhere which is sadly not the case.
Landlords in the UK have a legal requirement to ensure that their property is safe for the occupants. In practice this means following a number of regulations set by the local authorities HHSRS (Housing health and safety rating system).
Most of these include a regulation on maximum window opening height to prevent people accidentally falling out of them, either purely by accident, or when in a “confused mental state” (this is mainly elderly people with dementia or something similar, and drunks).
Thousands of families who will never see justice for murdered loved ones.