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Giant cell arteritis after 50: the headache where treatment starts before the diagnosis

Giant cell arteritis is the one headache after 50 that cannot wait. Untreated, up to…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 30, 2026

Healthy Ageing

‘He’s Always Snored’: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea After 65 and the Risk Scores That Miss Older Adults

Obstructive sleep apnoea affects 20-40% of older adults, yet standard risk scores miss them. Ireland’s…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 30, 2026

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Old Before the Pension: What Homelessness Does to Ageing in Ireland

Ireland counted 271 people aged 65+ in emergency accommodation in August 2026, and 3,394 aged…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 29, 2026

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Buttons, Coins and Keys: Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Diagnosis That Takes 15 Months

Degenerative cervical myelopathy is slow spinal cord compression in the neck, and it shows up…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 29, 2026

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‘I Thought I Was Losing My Mind’: Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Sight Loss in Ireland

Charles Bonnet syndrome causes silent visual hallucinations in people whose sight is failing, and it…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 28, 2026

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Heel pain after 50: why that first step out of bed hurts, and what actually helps

Heel pain after 50 is usually one of three things, and they are treated differently.…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 28, 2026

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Nobody Mentions the Third Door: Dialysis, Transplant and Conservative Kidney Management After 70 in Ireland

Kidney failure after 70 has three answers, not one. Alongside dialysis and transplant sits conservative…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 27, 2026

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When the Walking Goes First: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus After 65 in Ireland

The walking changes first, then the thinking, then the bladder, and every piece gets filed…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 27, 2026

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When hearing aids stop being enough: cochlear implants after 60 in Ireland

Hearing aids make sound louder, not clearer. Who qualifies for a cochlear implant in Ireland,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 26, 2026

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Healthy Ageing

‘I Gave Up Years Ago’: Lung Cancer After 50 and the Risk That Does Not Reset

Stopping smoking lowers your lung cancer risk but does not reset it. Ireland's screening gap,…

Valentina Ní CríonnaSeptember 22, 2026

Giant cell arteritis after 50: the headache where treatment starts before the diagnosis

‘He’s Always Snored’: Obstructive Sleep Apnoea After 65 and the Risk Scores That Miss Older Adults

Old Before the Pension: What Homelessness Does to Ageing in Ireland

Buttons, Coins and Keys: Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy and the Diagnosis That Takes 15 Months

‘I Thought I Was Losing My Mind’: Charles Bonnet Syndrome and Sight Loss in Ireland

Heel pain after 50: why that first step out of bed hurts, and what actually helps

Nobody Mentions the Third Door: Dialysis, Transplant and Conservative Kidney Management After 70 in Ireland

When the Walking Goes First: Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus After 65 in Ireland

When hearing aids stop being enough: cochlear implants after 60 in Ireland

‘I Gave Up Years Ago’: Lung Cancer After 50 and the Risk That Does Not Reset

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