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Oct 30, 2024 · Climate change led to additional 50 days of health-threatening temperatures in 2023 – Lancet study. Minister O’Donovan launches Institute for Health Discovery and Innovation. Next government should appoint chief pharmaceutical officer – IPU. Irish-Kenyan agreement aims to address healthcare staff shortages. 1.
GPs can now send prescriptions electronically to pharmacies
Apr 3, 2020 · The change has been introduced by way of the Medicinal Products (Prescription and Control of Supply) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 allowing for the electronic transfer of prescriptions to a pharmacy via an approved electronic system: the HSE’s Healthmail system. [email protected]. Tagged with: coronavirus Covid-19 electronic prescriptions ...
Assessment and management of male LUTS - Irish Medical Times
Apr 20, 2017 · Consultant urological surgeon in King’s College London Mr Gordon Muir and Mr Paul Hegarty, Consultant Urologic Surgeon at the Mater Private Hospital, Aut Even Hospital and the Whitfield Clinic, examine the latest treatment advice on the management of male lower urinary tract symptoms, and how best to identify those at risk of developing serious complications
Beyond the Surface: Comprehensive approaches to plaque …
Sep 27, 2024 · Topical treatments are often the first-line therapy for mild to moderate plaque psoriasis: Corticosteroids reduce redness, swelling, and itching, with varying potency based on the treatment area. Low-potency forms are for sensitive areas like the face, while stronger ones target thicker plaques. Due to potential side effects like skin thinning ...
New world-class National Rehabilitation Hospital opens doors
By Lloyd Mudiwa 2nd July 2020. Patients and staff celebrate opening of new National Rehabilitation Hospital on old Dún Laoghaire campus. All patients have now moved into Phase One of the long-awaited new rehabilitation hospital, the Board of the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) has announced. Commenting in the last few days as Health ...
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5 days ago · Climate change led to additional 50 days of health-threatening temperatures in 2023 – Lancet study. 30th October 2024. Rainfall and flooding could have critical implications for Ireland’s infrastructure, Irish contributing author says.
The Bons Secours Cork hospital completes a €77m expansion
Nov 26, 2019 · The opening of the new Cork Cancer Centre has marked completion of the wider €77 million expansion of the Bons Secours Cork hospital. The cancer centre offers technologically advanced radiotherapy services in the south of Ireland through a partnership between the hospital and UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre, part of US-based academic medical centre UPMC which is affiliated with the University of ...
Medical Council releases new telemedicine guide for doctors
Dec 22, 2020 · The Medical Council has released a new online resource for medical practitioners on telemedicine which underlines that, as with a face-to-face consultation, the principles of care are the same. The guide, which is available on the Medical Council’s website, contains information and practical advice for doctors now employing telemedicine ...
Managing dysphagia in dementia — can we do better?
Dec 14, 2017 · Dysphagia management tends to focus on compensatory strategies rather than rehabilitation. Postural adjustments, alterations to consistency of food and/or fluids and behavioural strategies involving alterations in how the person takes food and fluid orally are the mainstays of intervention. Postural adjustments.
Understanding oral cavity cancer - imt.ie
Jul 31, 2015 · Oral cavity cancer includes tumours of the buccal mucosa, retromolar triangle, upper and lower alveolus, hard palate, anterior two-thirds of tongue, floor of mouth and the mucosal surface of lips. More than 90 per cent of these are squamous cell cancers (SCCs); minor salivary tumours, lymphomas and melanomas account for most of the remainder.