Clinical Features
End of Year Review: HPRA
Written by Dr Lorraine Nolan, Chief Executive, Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) Excelling in Health Product Regulation The Covid-19 pandemic continued to affect every facet of life in…
HPN
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Clinical Features
IHCA: End of Year Review
Ongoing Shortages of Concern – Written by Professor Alan Irvine, President, Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has warned that Irelands ongoing shortage…
General
Report examines barriers to inclusion experienced by NUI Galway postgraduate students
“In order to improve inclusion, we first had to understand the barriers to inclusion and participation.” – Inclusive Learning at NUI Galway Researchers at NUI Galway have revealed…
Respiratory
Asthma Society of Ireland: End of Year
Talking Strategy in Asthma Care – Written by Sarah O’Connor, CEO, Asthma Society of Ireland In December 2019, the Asthma Society had an operational plan agreed for the…
Clinical Features
Immunotherapy Update in Lung Cancer
Written by Dr Iseult Browne, Oncology Specialist Registrar and Dr Mark Doherty, Consultant Medical Oncologist, St Vincent’s University Hospital Lung cancer is the fourth most common type in…
General
Health Products Regulatory Authority publishes 2020 annual report
The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) today published its 2020 annual report. It detailed its activities to regulate medicines, devices and other health products for the benefit of…
Research
Research reveals 1 in 2 people put off potentially life-saving health checks
Climate of fear and lack of understanding surrounding preventative health screening in Ireland. One in two people putting off potentially life-saving health checks One in two (50%) people…
General
New link found between disrupted body clock and inflammatory diseases
New research has demonstrated the significant role an irregular body clock plays RCSI research shows how an irregular body clock drives up inflammation in the body’s immune cells.…
General
Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) respond to comments made by Minister for Health Simon Harris before the Oireachtas Health Committee on Wednesday 11 December 2019
IHCA welcome the commitment from Minister Harris to further engagement in order to address the ongoing consultant recruitment crisis. The Government’s discrimination against consultants since October 2012 has…
General
HIQA: TAVI is a safe and cost-effective alternative to open heart surgery for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis
Thursday 5 December 2019: The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has today published a health technology assessment (HTA) recommending that the Minister for Health and the Health…
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