Improving healthcare for people with dementia in England: good progress but more to do

Older Irish people with dementia in England

The Irish community is the oldest minority ethnic community in Britain. Despite an older age profile than general or minority ethnic populations, as well as excesses of mental and physical ill-health and socio-economic disadvantage, the age, poor health and social profile of the community is largely ignored by policy makers and providers. Several of these factors predispose the Irish community ...

Diabetic Kidney Disease: Much Progress, But Still More to Do

W hen I was a medical student in the 1960s, about one-third of patients with type 1 diabetes developed end-stage renal disease (ESRD) by ~30 years' duration of diabetes (1), and there wasn't anything that could be done for them. Medicare only started paying for treatment of ESRD (dialysis/ transplantation) in the United States in 1973. So, most of those patients died. Recently, the Diabetes Con...

Cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran: A qualitative study

Background: People with disability experience various problems to access to healthcare services. This study aimed to identify cultural barriers in access to healthcare services for people with disability in Iran.    Methods: We conducted a qualitative study using content analysis to identify the cultural barriers.  We used semi-structured interviews to collect data. Participants...

Addiction Studies in Iran Neuroscientists Need to Do More

Breastfeeding - Healthcare Professionals Need to Do More.