Hundreds of elderly people risk being “marooned” in public hospitals this Easter due to a long-term lack of step-down facilities which costs the State over half a million euro nightly. The claim was made by a home help group which warned that the situation was needlessly adding to the country’s deepening health debts and causing damage to lives. According to Home and Community Care Ireland, […]
Dementia, regardless of its cause, is a progressive condition, with deterioration likely to occur in all domains. It is a distressing and often frightening illness for the individual and can be perceived as stigmatising and heartbreaking for family members. The disease impacts on memory, language, ability to communicate, mood and personality. Currently there are approximately 42,000 people with dementia in Ireland. By 2036 however, it […]
A 94-year-old-woman outshines those less than half her age There is a common phrase that you are only as young as you feel. It might have a lot more to do with than just feelings. Bruce Grierson an author for The New York Times Magazine, recently covered a story about Olga Kotelko, a 94-year-old woman who owns more world records than probably anyone you know. […]
Patients affected by the most common cause of blindness in Ireland may enjoy a brighter future after an important discovery by scientists in Dublin. They have identified a potential treatment to slow or halt vision loss that relies on a drug that has already been used safely in human trials. “We probably have skipped over years of drug development. It is very exciting that the […]
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