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‘You Didn’t Declare It’: Travel Insurance After 70 and the Irish Law That Rewrote the Rules

Irish law no longer lets an insurer void a travel policy over an honest mistake.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 6, 2026

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Housing Adaptation Grants in Ireland: The €40,000 You Have to Spend Before You Get It

Ireland's three home adaptation grants now pay up to €40,000, but only after the work…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 5, 2026

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When Iron Tablets Don’t Work: Myelodysplastic Syndrome After 70 and the Blood Cancer Ireland Doesn’t Count

Anaemia that iron will not shift is the commonest first sign of myelodysplastic syndrome, a…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 5, 2026

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The Knee, Not the Big Toe: Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease After 65 and Ireland’s Missing A to Z Entry

Calcium pyrophosphate disease is a common cause of a hot swollen joint after 65, but…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 4, 2026

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‘Your Calcium Is a Bit High’: The Blood Result That Often Goes Unnamed After 60

A mildly raised blood calcium after 60 is often primary hyperparathyroidism, and in a Stockholm…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 3, 2026

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‘We’ll Keep an Eye on It’: Aortic Stenosis After 70 and the Advice That Changed in 2025

The 2025 European guidelines on aortic stenosis lowered the TAVI age threshold to 70 and…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 3, 2026

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Four Centimetres Shorter: Spinal Fragility Fractures After 70 and the Referral Ireland Keeps Missing

Spinal fragility fractures are the commonest fracture caused by osteoporosis and the most often missed:…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 2, 2026

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‘It’s Only Slightly Low’: Low Sodium After 70, the Medicines That Cause It, and the Falls That Follow

A blood sodium of 129 rarely triggers a phone call, but mild hyponatraemia is linked…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 2, 2026

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Bullous Pemphigoid After 70: The Itch That Arrives Months Before the Blisters

Bullous pemphigoid is the most common autoimmune blistering disease and overwhelmingly affects people over 70.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 1, 2026

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Both Wrists, Then the Heart: Cardiac Amyloidosis After 70 in Ireland

Carpal tunnel in both hands can precede cardiac amyloidosis by a decade. The red flags,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaOctober 1, 2026

‘You Didn’t Declare It’: Travel Insurance After 70 and the Irish Law That Rewrote the Rules

Housing Adaptation Grants in Ireland: The €40,000 You Have to Spend Before You Get It

When Iron Tablets Don’t Work: Myelodysplastic Syndrome After 70 and the Blood Cancer Ireland Doesn’t Count

The Knee, Not the Big Toe: Calcium Pyrophosphate Disease After 65 and Ireland’s Missing A to Z Entry

‘Your Calcium Is a Bit High’: The Blood Result That Often Goes Unnamed After 60

‘We’ll Keep an Eye on It’: Aortic Stenosis After 70 and the Advice That Changed in 2025

Four Centimetres Shorter: Spinal Fragility Fractures After 70 and the Referral Ireland Keeps Missing

‘It’s Only Slightly Low’: Low Sodium After 70, the Medicines That Cause It, and the Falls That Follow

Bullous Pemphigoid After 70: The Itch That Arrives Months Before the Blisters

Both Wrists, Then the Heart: Cardiac Amyloidosis After 70 in Ireland

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