40% of dementia preventable – highlighting need to resource prevention
Particular focus needed on preventing dementia among people with intellectual disabilities Up to 40% of dementias are preventable highlighting the
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Minister Donnelly announces Death in Service Ex-Gratia Scheme for Healthcare Workers
The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly secured Government approval for a scheme to make a tax-free payment of €100,000. It
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Researchers investigate contamination risk for wells
DERIVE project aims to manage toxic E. coli threat to private water supplies Researchers at NUI Galway are to carry
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Ireland needs to almost double the number of Orthopaedic Consultants to reach a national target set nearly 20 years ago and meet demand, says IHCA
The Hanly Report, published in 2003, recommended that Ireland needed 4 Orthopaedic Consultants per 100,000 population – today, there are
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Nursing home residents and their families to share their experiences of care in new national survey
The National Nursing Home Experience Survey — the first ever national survey of nursing home care in Ireland — gets
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THE ASTHMA SOCIETY CHALLENGES YOU TO ‘TAKE A BREATH’ WITH THEM THIS ST PATRICK’S WEEKEND 17-20TH MARCH
Comedian and Asthma Ambassador Rory O’Connor to lead Sunset ‘In Memory’ Walk in the Phoenix Park on 19th March The
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Minster for Health officially opens world-class medical training facility at NUI Galway
Clinical simulation and interprofessional education facility developed in partnership with Saolta University Health Care Group Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly
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SPRAVATO ®▼ (esketamine) nasal spray approved for reimbursement in Ireland for adults with treatment-resistant major depressive disorder
The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that SPRAVATO®▼ (esketamine) nasal spray has been granted reimbursement in
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Medical Help Ukraine: Ukrainian doctors lead initiative to deliver medical aid from Ireland to Ukraine
The emergency initiative is supported by the Ukrainian Embassy of Ireland, Lifeline Ambulance Services, the HSE, Private Hospitals and Ryanair
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Oesophageal Cancer
Interview with Theresa Lowry Lehnen (GPN, RNP, PhD) – Clinical Nurse Specialist and Associate Lecturer Institute of Technology Carlow Oesophageal
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