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Donegal Live Poll: Have you put off medical care due to the cost of living?

Our recent Donegal Live readers survey showed that seven out of every eight respondents were suffering the effects of the cost of living crisis to some degree. Now we want to look more closely at a particular area of concern, namely that people feel ...

28 Apr 2023 at 18:33

‘AI finds twisting of eye vessels could cause high blood pressure’

Artificial intelligence (AI) has found that twisting of eye vessels could cause high blood pressure and heart disease. Research led by scientists at St George’s, University of London discovered 119 areas in the genome (complete set of DNA) that ...

09 Feb 2023 at 19:00

‘Lazy eye’ in childhood linked to diabetes and heart disease risk later in life

People who had “lazy eye” in childhood may be at higher risk of diabetes, heart disease and other serious health conditions later in life, a study suggests. An analysis of data from more than 126,000 UK adults suggests those diagnosed with ...

07 Mar 2024 at 23:30

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Mum who spent 10 years with migraines medics thought were from menopause finds 7.5 inch brain tumour after eye test

A mum who spent 10 years battling painful migraines, which medics believed were a symptom of menopause, discovered she has a 7.5 inch brain tumour after attending her first routine eye test in a decade. Sarah Kelly, 42, a social worker, ...

10 Jan 2024 at 06:30

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Parents of six-year-old girl thank Specsavers for saving her life after brain tumour found during routine eye test

The parents of a six-year-old girl whose brain tumour was discovered thanks to a routine eye test have thanked Specsavers for saving their daughter’s life after a six-hour operation was required to remove the potentially deadly mass. ...

13 Jul 2023 at 07:00

Almost quarter of drivers have not had eye test in past two years – survey

Nearly one in four drivers (24%) have not had an eye test in the past two years, a new survey suggests. The poll, commissioned by insurer Churchill, comes amid growing concern over the lack of checks on drivers once they pass their ...

06 Jun 2025 at 08:53

AI healthcare model to ‘supercharge’ detection of illness from eye tests

An artificial intelligence (AI) model trained like ChatGPT to allow clinicians to predict a person’s risk of having a heart attack by looking at their retina could have “huge public health implications”, according to its ...

19 Sept 2023 at 11:12

Health

Short-sighted woman assumes debilitating headaches mean she needs new glasses but discovers she has multiple sclerosis

A short-sighted woman who assumed her persistent and debilitating headaches meant she needed stronger lenses was shocked when she discovered she had multiple sclerosis. Prescribed glasses when she first experienced ...

27 Jun 2022 at 10:42

Health

Seven-year-old diagnosed with brain cancer after ‘seeing spots’ had tumour so big it distorted the shape of her brain

The mum of a child diagnosed with a brain tumour so large it distorted the shape of her brain said it “opened (her) eyes” to the importance of children’s eye tests. Sophie Evans, 35, from Tean, near Stoke-on-Trent,...

25 Apr 2025 at 09:55

Health

Mother whose daughter’s weight plummeted in mystery illness before eye test showed tumour celebrates remission news

A mother whose daughter lost two-and-a-half stone in weight due to an illness which mystified doctors before a routine eye test revealed a deadly cancerous brain tumour is celebrating her teenager being in ...

25 Oct 2023 at 07:00

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