HIQA commences HTA on birth cohort testing for hepatitis C
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has commenced work on a health technology assessment (HTA) of offering testing for
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Pfizer to acquire Array Biopharma to boost Cancer Drug Portfolio
Pfizer Inc.and Array BioPharma Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Pfizer will
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Professor in Infectious Diseases to lead €5 million project to tackle major parasitic diseases
John Pius Dalton, a renowned scientist in Infectious Diseases, has joined NUI Galway as Professor of Molecular Parasitology to tackle
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Minister for Health welcomes appointment of Mr Keith Synnott as National Clinical Lead for Trauma Services
Minister for Health Simon Harris TD today (Sunday) welcomed the appointment of Mr Keith Synnott as National Clinical Lead for
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Taoiseach and Ministers for Health announce €450K funding to boost response to HIV
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, Minister for Health Simon Harris and Minister of State for Health Promotion Catherine Byrne have today signed
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Judge’s ruling in Morrissey case a threat to ‘viability’ of Irish cancer screening programmes
The President of the Royal College of Surgeons said a judge’s ruling in a case concerning the cervical check scandal
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Beacon Hospital now has Ireland’s most advanced Radiotherapy machine, The Varian Edge
Beacon Hospital has announced that it now has Ireland’s most advanced radiotherapy machine, The Varian Edge. Having offered radiotherapy since
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RCSI Researcher receives grant to reduce maternal mortality rates
An RCSI researcher, Dr Michelle Lavin, has received a grant to reduce bleeding during childbirth by diagnosing undetected bleeding disorders.
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Over 100 Da Vinci Robotic Colorectal Cancer Operations have now been carried out at Beacon Hospital
Beacon Hospital’s colorectal robotic team has now completed over 100 major robotic surgical procedures, more than any other hospital in
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Research project will harness new microbiome knowledge
The MASTER project is a Horizon 2020 Innovation Action being coordinated by Dr Paul Cotter at Teagasc, which has received
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