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Ireland had world’s highest Covid-19 infection rate last week

Ireland has the highest Covid-19 infection rate in the world after more than 45,700 cases were recorded in the State last week. The disease spread faster in Ireland than in any other country in the seven days to January 10th, with 1,323 daily cases recorded per million people, according to

By |2021-01-12T12:43:35+00:00January 19th, 2016|COVID-19|0 Comments

Can socialising protect against dementia?

A study has found people who socialised more with friends at the age of 60 were less likely to develop dementia later in life. We look behind the headlines. News reports claimed that socialising every day in midlife could help protect against dementia, although it is not clear whether the

By |2021-01-12T13:11:03+00:00January 19th, 2016|Dementia Care|0 Comments

Living with epilepsy: One young woman’s story

Clara Sequin is one of thousands of young people in Ireland living with epilepsy. She has had to grow up quickly, says Áilin Quinlan. UNLIKE many of her more happy-go-lucky peers, 20-year-old Clara Sequin has to think carefully before going out two nights in a row. The same goes for

By |2021-01-12T14:20:06+00:00January 19th, 2016|Epilepsy|0 Comments
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