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No clear direction or strategy has been given by Department of Health
The media and public need to redirect their outrage over hospital overcrowding
Division and parsing of human suffering by age and condition can be a hazard of advocacy
The Hapsburg empire was a powerhouse of industry, science and technology, third in the world at the time only to the US and Germany
Pressure on nursing home residents to rent their homes is impractical and unfair
Development of electronic patient record will be a huge aid in new era of telemedicine
Twitter is a powerful tool for sharing experiences of ageing and techniques for enhancing the longevity dividend
Many are cemented to old-fashioned mindsets on ageing, unable to respond to its new realities
We must open our eyes to the vulture culture of the for-profit health insurance market
While huge sensitivity is taken with terminology relating to race and gender preference, it remains open season for attitudes and descriptors related to ageing
The danger is the Citizen's Assembly will replicate or amplify negative attitudes towards the complex subject of ageing
Empathy sways us towards the needs of the one rather than the many
Both are part of a grand tradition of musical performance to raise funds for healthcare and the needy
We should avoid self-congratulation and reflect as to whether we give due recognition to our own conflicts of interest