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China is now allowing couples to have three children - state media
The change is being made due to concerns over an ageing workforce and economic stagnation.
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The change is being made due to concerns over an ageing workforce and economic stagnation.
An ERSI report says that a 10% increase in the supply of home would increase hospital bed availability dramatically.
A new report looks into several areas of both the health of the nation and health services in general.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in both women and men.
Years of domestic turmoil and a health system in tatters has seen Myanmar abandoning its elderly to their fate.
But living and working in Dublin comes at the price of feeling that I’m causing rural Ireland’s problems, writes Lorraine Courtney.
The Assembly recently delivered its final report and recommendations on the Eight Amendment.
Social Justice Ireland said it is seriously concerned that adequate funding is not being provided to address the ageing of the population.
The magnitude of the impact of the recession on older people is as diverse as the ageing population itself.
A major new study has warned that urgent reform is needed.
A first of its kind report in the world shows that those with an intellectual disability are less likely to suffer from a heart attack
Ireland’s population is growing older and living longer – and the reality is we are not prepared for the fallout.
However, a review is taking place, something which Joan Burton makes “no apology” about it.
A study shows that more blood donors will be needed in the future to cater for the ‘grey tsunami of ageing populations’ and the complex surgeries they will be getting.