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Antidepressants after 50: what changes, what to ask, and how to come off them safely

Antidepressants work at any age, but doses, side effects and monitoring change after 65. A…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 1, 2026

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Sick Day Rules: The Medicines to Pause When You’re Ill After 50

A vomiting or diarrhoea bug can strain your kidneys. Which medicines to pause during a…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 29, 2026

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Do You Still Need That Daily Aspirin? What the Evidence Now Says

Irish research shows aspirin for primary prevention is now the most common inappropriate prescription among…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 29, 2026

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Cold Homes and Health After 60: Get Ahead of Winter Before It Arrives

A cold Irish house is a health risk, not just an uncomfortable one. Fuel Allowance,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 28, 2026

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Ticks and Lyme Disease After 50: A Practical Guide for Walkers and Gardeners in Ireland

Ticks are active across Ireland from spring to autumn. What Lyme disease looks like after…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 28, 2026

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Farming Past 65: Health, Safety and Succession for Ireland’s Older Farmers

Almost 70% of Ireland's 2025 farm deaths involved people aged 65 or over, and 37.8%…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 27, 2026

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RSV After 60: Ireland’s Overlooked Winter Virus, and What the Vaccine Advice Actually Says

RSV puts hundreds of older adults in Irish hospitals every winter. What NIAC now recommends,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 27, 2026

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Earwax and Ear Care After 50: Why Your Hearing Goes Muffled and How to Get It Sorted in Ireland

Muffled hearing after 50 is often earwax, not hearing loss. A practical Irish guide to…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 26, 2026

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Restless Legs Syndrome After 50: Why It Happens and What Actually Helps

Restless legs syndrome is a common, treatable cause of broken sleep after 50. The iron…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 25, 2026

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Sciatica After 50: A Practical Guide to Nerve Pain and Recovery in Ireland

Sciatica is common after 50 and widely misunderstood. What causes it, the red flags that…

Valentina Ní CríonnaAugust 25, 2026

Antidepressants after 50: what changes, what to ask, and how to come off them safely

Sick Day Rules: The Medicines to Pause When You’re Ill After 50

Do You Still Need That Daily Aspirin? What the Evidence Now Says

Cold Homes and Health After 60: Get Ahead of Winter Before It Arrives

Ticks and Lyme Disease After 50: A Practical Guide for Walkers and Gardeners in Ireland

Farming Past 65: Health, Safety and Succession for Ireland’s Older Farmers

RSV After 60: Ireland’s Overlooked Winter Virus, and What the Vaccine Advice Actually Says

Earwax and Ear Care After 50: Why Your Hearing Goes Muffled and How to Get It Sorted in Ireland

Restless Legs Syndrome After 50: Why It Happens and What Actually Helps

Sciatica After 50: A Practical Guide to Nerve Pain and Recovery in Ireland

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