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Themba Mngomezulu stood on a hillside on his family’s land, in Ingwavuma, in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province, not far from the border of Swaziland, and told us his story. Not far away, his grandmother sat on a straw mat on the floor of her one-room…

Social Development Minister, Margaret Ritchie today welcomed the hard work that has been done to improve the quality of life for people affected by dementia. Speaking at the first ever conference in Northern Ireland dedicated to addressing the housing needs of people with dementia, the…

Nicole Browne, Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity Northern Ireland is on the edge of the United Kingdom in more ways than one. Brexit has led to the contested Irish Sea Border which puts a trade barrier between Great Britain and these six counties.…

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[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="650"] The goal of the UCSF Helen Diller Family Cancer Research Building: Always Be Curing Cancer.[/caption] Atlantic invested heavily in UCSF’s Mission Bay campus—providing $290 million in grants—which helped realize many of the buildings on the site. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300"] Camella…

Dementia affects about 50,000 people in Ireland today and that number is expected to triple by 2041. For the first time, the Republic of Ireland has published a centralised and coordinated national strategy aimed at improving the lives of people living with dementia. The strategy's…

MEDICC today announced co-founder Gail Reed’s inspirational TEDMED talk on the Latin American Medical School (ELAM) has been selected and featured as a TED Talk. The popular TED Talks platform widely shares "Ideas Worth Spreading" and has attracted more than 1 billion views since 2006. Reed’s…

Crusader Barbara Young helped nannies get better pay and benefits. Her new goal: better working conditions for aides to the elderly.When is the last time you worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for total pay of $225? My guess is probably never.But…

A South Tipperary disability and mental health project has received funding which will enable a number of people to receive special care, suited to their needs.The grant, from the Genio Trust, will fund a project in St. Luke’s Hospital in Clonmel, helping them to provide…

By Sam Scott.  Al and Marshae Rivera keep their home stocked with candy—all the better to stop their kids from venturing out to buy some themselves. No one knows better than they do that in East Oakland, Calif., even short trips can turn violent. Their…