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Marking World COPD Day in Ireland
Written by COPD Support Ireland World COPD Day is almost upon us once again, when on Nov 15th we will once more recognise the reach that this progressive…
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Neoadjuvant Immunochemotherapy for Resectable Lung Cancer
Written by Dr Rachel Clarke, Oncology SPR, Dr Mark Doherty, Consultant Oncologist, St Vincent’s University Hospital Immune checkpoint inhibitors have improved the outlook of metastatic non-small cell lung…
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Wrong place, Wrong time: Improving Management of Obstetric Emergencies in Non-Obstetric Settings
Obstetric medicine is a time sensitive, unpredictable challenge for patients and practitioners. Skillsets unique to obstetric practice focus on the timely management of common emergency scenarios that are…
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Liver Cancer in Ireland
Introduction: Primary liver cancer is among the top five causes of cancer related death worldwide. 905,700 people were diagnosed with liver cancer worldwide in 2020. 830,200 people died…
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Smoking cessation: An Essential but Under-Utilised Pillar of Irish Healthcare
Abstract: Smoking remains the single leading cause of preventable disease, disability and death worldwide. Currently 18% of Irish adults are active smokers, and recent years have seen an…
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The cost-effectiveness of HCL in Ireland: closing the loop on a revolutionary new therapy
Type 1 Diabetes in Ireland: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) describes a group of metabolic diseases characterised by hyperglycemia. Once known as juvenile onset diabetes, type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM)…
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Ground-breaking Survey into Living with Diabetes
Diabetes Ireland launched the results of the first-ever survey highlighting the lived experience of people with diabetes in Ireland. An anonymous online survey of adults with diabetes or…
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Minister Naughton launches new Masters in Evidence-Based Future Healthcare at University of Galway
Government Chief Whip and Minister of State for Public Health, Wellbeing and the National Drugs Strategy Hildegarde Naughton T.D. has officially launched a ground-breaking new Masters in Evidence-Based…
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New RCSI-led study seeks to understand Cystic Fibrosis in young children in ‘new era’ of care
A major new study led by RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) has been awarded funding of €5.6M to work with babies…
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of sight loss in the over 50s in Ireland. More than 100,000 people in Ireland aged over 50 are…
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