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Shane O'Hanlon

@drohanlon.bsky.social

Geriatrician. Healthy ageing, dementia, medicolegal, informatics, humanities #HeForShe

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Kristrún Frostadóttir - Wikipedia

Meet Kristrún Frostadóttir, Iceland's newest Prime Minister!

21.12.2024 13:37 — 👍 213    🔁 23    💬 11    📌 9
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The surprising jobs that LOWER your risk of Alzheimer's A new study from Mass General Brigham investigated how common it was for people in different professions to die from Alzheimer's disease. They found two ranked among the bottom.

What is behind the observation that taxi and ambulance drivers are less likely to die from Alzheimer’s and should you switch off your satnav?
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...

17.12.2024 06:23 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 6    📌 0

Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

01.12.2024 20:27 — 👍 25    🔁 17    💬 1    📌 2
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Appropriate management of heart failure in older people with frailty Guideline directed medical therapy for heart failure for older people with frailty may do more harm than good, say Henry Woodford and colleagues The management of heart failure is evolving. Recent c...

Very nice piece considering how #frailty should impact on #heartfailure treatment in older people
@lucypgeridoc.bsky.social @bmj.com
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

27.11.2024 08:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Irish Cycling Campaign unveils the Strong, Mediocre and Weak Parties in Active Travel as per the #GE2024 Manifestos Irish Cycling Campaign unveils the Strong, Mediocre and Weak Parties in Active Travel as per the Manifestos for General Election 2024 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MON 25 NOV …

@irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social has published its analysis of the political parties #GE24 manifestos in relation to #Cycling4All #Allocate4Cycling #ClimateCrisis
The big three parties??
@fiannafailparty.bsky.social @finegaelparty.bsky.social @sinnfeinireland.bsky.social
cyclist.ie/2024/11/iris...

25.11.2024 17:20 — 👍 4    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

I guess I should start off with this pretty massive piece of news:

25.11.2024 11:29 — 👍 1715    🔁 140    💬 98    📌 15
A square graphic with icons depicting conversation. The text says: Hello Bluesky! Follow us for updates form the world's largest nursing union and professional body.

A square graphic with icons depicting conversation. The text says: Hello Bluesky! Follow us for updates form the world's largest nursing union and professional body.

Hello Bluesky 👋

We’re the Royal College of Nursing, the world’s largest nursing union and professional body.

We represent over half a million nursing staff and students in the UK and internationally.

Hit follow to hear from us, and find out more about what we do: www.rcn.org.uk/About-us

25.11.2024 11:55 — 👍 189    🔁 64    💬 18    📌 5
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Women are under-represented at senior levels in #academia globally, & across all #science 🧪 disciplines, as shown by these "scissor-shaped curves" ✂️

So how can we ever achieve #gender #equality?

We discuss various strategies in this #Cell Commentary

#WomeninSTEM

www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
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25.11.2024 12:38 — 👍 1194    🔁 598    💬 35    📌 44
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A liberal transfusion strategy compared with a restrictive strategy resulted in a lower rate of unfavorable neurological outcome among patients with acute brain injury.

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25.11.2024 02:26 — 👍 34    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 3
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Commuting to work by bicycle is an easy way to mitigate for transport emissions.
Good to see modal-share in Dublin City area now at c. 12%.

25.11.2024 12:54 — 👍 47    🔁 16    💬 3    📌 2
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Meet the 90-year-old cyclist keeping fit with brand-new electric bike 'We get a lot of customers in their 80s but he's the oldest we've had yet'

How's this for a bit of positivity? 90-year-old Joe has gone from High Nelly to e-Bike. Fantastic.

www.corkbeo.ie/news/local-n...

24.11.2024 09:24 — 👍 30    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Hi Emma! Seems nice here, I think I'll stay 😀

24.11.2024 15:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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