Conference
Breast cancer Review Meeting
The 13th Post San Antonio Breast Cancer (SABCS) Review Meeting took place on Thursday 7th February in the Herbert Park Hotel, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. As in previous years,…
Hospital Professional News
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General
Minister for Health publishes Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD has today welcomed the publication of the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2019. The Bill, which has been…
General
EAHP calls for protection against misuse of the Medical Device Regulations
The European Association of Hospital Pharmacists (EAHP) has called on the European Commission to ensure protection against the potential misuse of the Medical Device Regulations. Medical devices…
General
MFI highlights that wait for national strategy on affordable biosmiliars goes on
Medicines for Ireland (MFI), the organisation which represents over 60% of medicines supplied to the HSE has called for the Government to stop dragging its feet on biosimilars…
Innovation
RCSI researchers develop new treatment for bone infection using copper-rich glass implant
A team of researchers led by RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), have developed a new treatment for the particularly difficult-to-treat bone infection, osteomyelitis. Funded by Irish…
General
The Autoimmune component in COPD
By Dr. Maria Benito Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a pathological disorder characterized by deregulated chronic inflammation of the airways and persistent airflow obstruction, which lead to…
General
Blood clots: Hemostatic and pathologic Pathways
By Dr. Maria Benito The protective system of blood coagulation to prevent excessive blood loss after injury –in normal hemostasis– is based in a cascade of enzyme activations –proenzymes and…
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Pathogenesis and Differential diagnostic of Axial Spondyloarthritis. “Treatment to Target”.
By Dr. Maria Benito Axial spondylitis (AxSpA) is an umbrella term for non-radiographic AxSpA (Nr-AxSpA) –the earlier form of the disease–, and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) –the advanced…
General
Janssen announces European Commission approval of ERLEADA® (apalutamide) for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer patients who are at high risk of developing metastatic disease
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorisation for ERLEADA® (apalutamide), an oral androgen receptor inhibitor for the treatment…
General
Government approval to create national research ethics committee
The Government has approved proposals by Minister for Health Simon Harris TD to prepare a General Scheme of a Bill to provide for national research ethics committees. Speaking…
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