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11 April 2018

Margaret Hawkins on 11 Apr 2018

Health - the latest news from the world of health

Heard about the baby seal robot that comforts people with dementia? Or the research that could lead to better anti-inflammatory medication for those with arthritis? Read on for all this and more.

Margaret Hawkins

11 April 2018

Photographer Paul Sherwood paul@sherwood.ie; 087 230 9096 www.sherwood.ie The Alzheimer Society of Ireland are delighted to announce the arrival of Paro baby seal and advanced interactive therapeutic robot. Paro will be based in The Orchard Day Care Centre and he will be used with our clients / service users. Paro is an advanced interactive therapeutic robot and a registered medical device. The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is the first organisatoin to deploy Paro in a Day Care setting in Ireland

COUPLE LOSE 13 STONE TOGETHER IN 8 MONTHS Alan and Deirdre Murphy are pictured with surgeon, Mr. William Robb, and the da Vinci Xi system which Mr. Robb used to perform gastric bypasses on the couple (three weeks apart). Alan and Deirdre have together lost 13 stones since they started on the Robotic Bariatric Weight Loss programme in Blackrock Clinic. Alan was the first patient to have received a robotic gastric bypass in Ireland, and his wife, Deirdre, had the same procedure 3 weeks later. Pic.

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Mary Byrne (X Factor, Operation Transformation), Brid O’Meara, director of services at Aware and Cassie Stokes (TV3 presenter) called on women throughout Ireland to participate in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon in aid of Aware, the national organisation providing support, education and information to those impacted by depression, bipolar disorder and related mood conditions. The largest female-only event of its kind worldwide, the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon will take place on Sunday 3 June.

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A cuddly, therapeutic robot in the shape of a white baby seal called Paro is making a difference to dementia patients.

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