Today’s Top Stories
One cancer death a day is blamed on excess weight – Irish Independent
Almost one person a day is now dying of cancer in Ireland due to being overweight, according to a new study.
Stroke victim ‘spent 34 hours waiting for bed’ in Mater Hospital – Irish Independent
A young Dublin woman has spoken of how she spent 34 hours in the Mater Hospital emergency department without a bed after suffering what she described as a minor stroke.
Nurses’ industrial action to hit seven hospitals – The Irish Times
Patients may be told as early as this weekend not to attend emergency departments in seven hospitals to be hit by next Tuesday’s planned industrial action by nurses.
Varadkar says industrial action will not help emergency department bedlam – RTE.ie
The Minister for Health has said while some emergency departments are bedlam, industrial action will not help.
Drinking beer could help prevent death in early stage Alzheimer’s – The Irish Times
Drinking up to a pint-and-a-half of beer a day may reduce the risk of death for people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, a study has found, although it is possible that the survivors are simply more sociable.