Sarah Joyce O'Malley, Irish anaesthetist (1896–1959)

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Family Planning Perspectives Through the mid-1980s, Medicaid eligibility requirements included very low income thresholds established by the individual states. Between 1987 and 1991, eligibility standards for poor and near-poor pregnant women were expanded dramatically. The 1986 Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act (OBRA) permitted states to extend eligibility (and receive reimbursement for se...

Joyce the Playwright

The ageing anaesthetist

Our population is ageing. The World Health Organization’s European Health Report 2012 describes a five-year rise in life expectancy between 1980 and 2010, with projections of a life expectancy of nearly 81 years by 2050. At that point, more than a quarter of Europe’s population will be over 65 years [1]. In response to these demographic changes, the normal pension age is set to rise in many cou...

Sarah Browall

Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive bacterium that can be found in both healthy carriers as well as in people that have developed disease. One of the major virulence factors of pneumococci is their polysaccharide capsule. Based on the capsule that surrounds the bacteria, pneumococci are divided into at least 90 different serotypes. Some serotypes seem to be more related to virulence tha...

Neurofibromatosis: Challenge for Anaesthetist.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is an autosomal dominant neurocutaneous syndrome which is characterized by formation of neurofibromas all over the skin and various other body systems. The anaesthetic management of these patients requires attention to all possible abnormalities and associated disturbances to prevent any peri-operative complication. NF-1-associated complications of the musculoske...