September 11, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 1 min read Mater Private announces agreement has been reached with all insurance providers to cover COVID-19 testing General The Mater Private Healthcare Group have reached agreement with all health insurance providers to cover the cost of COVID-19 screening, Read more
September 9, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 2 min read HIQA publishes first overview report on significant events of accidental or unintended medical exposures reported in 2019 General The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today published an overview report on the lessons learned from notifications of Read more
September 9, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 3 min read NUI Galway Announce New Appointments General New director and associate director for the HRB Clinical Research Facility Galway NUI Galway today announced the appointment of Professor Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 2 min read NUI Galway Researcher is First Irish Recipient of Prestigious International Award General Award winner is also part of a research team working with NPHET to understand why people do or do not Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 3 min read Asthma in Over-50s in Ireland General Asthma affects over 300 million people worldwide, and is the world’s most common chronic respiratory condition. New collaborative research sheds Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 4 min read Why a rights-based approach is essential to the Covid-19 response General On October 20th 1987, Director of the World Health Organisation’s Special Programme on AIDS Dr. Jonathan Mann gave an address Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 2 min read DCU launches survey to appraise PPE produced for front-line workers during pandemic General Call for front-line workers using PPE to share their experiences A new survey from DCU is being carried out to Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 4 min read Involvement of blood clots in Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and cardiovascular disease General Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) takes place when a thrombus also known as blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually Read more
September 8, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 3 min read Polyadenylation of mRNA as a novel regulatory mechanism of gene expression in temporal lobe epilepsy General Researchers have identified a critical new step in how brain cells function in people with one of the most common Read more
September 7, 2020 Chantal Thurlby-Alexander 4 min read Student Pharmacists’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic General Intern Pharmacist Edel Burton discusses below, the impact of Covid-19 on learning. The APPEL Experiential Learning Placement Programme is a Read more