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February 16, 2018

Nurses training to work as junior doctors in hard-to-staff hospitals

CORK: Nurses are being trained for roles that would usually be performed by doctors, as… read more

February 16, 2018

Almost half of older people depressed in months before death claims study

DUBLIN: Almost half of older people who died were depressed in the months before their… read more

February 15, 2018

‘Home hospital’ halves costs in small randomized trial

CORK: Findings from the first pilot randomized controlled trial of in-home, hospital-level care show sharply… read more

February 15, 2018

83-year-old designs senior housing project for himself

DUBLIN: An 83 year old was unhappy with the prison environment of existing retirement villages… read more