More than 55 million people worldwide are believed to be living with dementia, according to the World Health Organization. And women are likely to be twice as affected by dementia as men. Dementia i… [+1771 chars]
The big red flag was shortness of breath. Gerry Fitzgerald would be out walking and have to stop for a rest.Id always been extremely active. If I wasnt busy in the workshop, Id be out for a walk, say… [+8624 chars]
Our function is dependent upon and intimately interwoven with the function of our environment, says Bland. Just like you have trillions of bacteria residing in your gut, the ecosystems around you hav… [+1074 chars]
The two elderly women lay side by side on the stony beach, one of them nut-brown and thin as a whippet with long grey hair that she sat up to plait and then let fall over one mahogany shoulder. Looki… [+4363 chars]
Conflicting advice from public health officials has been a frustrating (if understandable) aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic since day one, so it's important to understand risk assessment in daily life… [+3728 chars]
Faye Miley is a funny, happy, excited seven-year-old from Dublin, sister to Lucy and daughter to Robert and Sandra. She suddenly developed headaches and periods of vomiting, but it was thought origi… [+5305 chars]
More than one in four adults ages 18 to 24 experience insomnia every night; it's the highest rate of insomnia out of any age group in the U.S., according to a recent survey from Norwegian health and … [+5553 chars]
Caroline Martin has had cancer, endured miscarriages and seen life from the perspective of her severely disabled sister. Yet, for all that, she considers herself abundantly fortunate. A happy person … [+6349 chars]
Chinese health officials are warning that the countrys focus on eradicating Covid-19 has left it unprepared for a possible flu epidemic that risks killing tens of thousands of citizens. At President… [+2912 chars]
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Thousands of children across England and particularly in London are not fully protected against polio, data shows.Official figures analysed by the PA news agency show that of the 693,928 children in … [+3958 chars]
An assessment is underway on whether to include the chickenpox vaccine in the States childhood immunisation programme. The Health Information and Quality Authority (Hiqa) has published the protocol … [+1497 chars]
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