Tag Archives: Elderly

Any negative impact of recession on health and well-being may be overstated in popular discussion, a new study published in the latest ESRI Research Bulletin shows.

Gary Culliton reports on changes to the system of risk equalisation credits which are designed to protect community-rated health insurance for all, which is key to the introduction of universal health insurance.

By Pat Kelly.

Two new papers published in the British Journal of Psychiatry are calling for specialist assessment and care for older people who self-harm, as they say they are a high risk group for suicide.

With news of a 99-year-old Italian filing for divorce, Dr Muiris Houston wonders why couples in their later years are increasingly calling it a day.

Dear Editor, I can still see the anguish on the face of my 79-year-old mother after she opened the post from the Revenue the other week.

By Aoife Connors aoife.

By Lloyd Mudiwa lloyd.

Elderly women assigned to an exercise programme for 18 months appeared to have denser bones and a reduced risk of falls, but not a reduced cardiovascular disease risk, compared with women in a control group, a new study has found.

Moderate or high physical activity appears to be associated with a lower risk of developing cognitive impairment in older adults after a two-year period, a new German study has found.