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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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6 days ago · Six Irish rheumatology units will pilot international EVEREST treat-to-target (T2T) patient tools. 6th November 2024. An international quality improvement initiative focused on supporting rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to reach their full potential for remission is to pilot the use of dedicated clinical resources across six Irish ...
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 ...
Diabetes - Irish Medical Times
7th September 2020. Dr Catherine Finnegan and Prof Fionnuala Breathnach, both in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, go through possible complications and how to minimise the adverse sequelae of diabetes in pregnancy mellitus, types 1 and 2 Incidence Pregestational diabetes mellitus, type 1 ...
DermView enables faster access to a specialist dermatologist …
Sep 30, 2020 · Ireland’s only rapid teledermatology diagnosis service, DermView, is a new service, which eliminates the stress and anxiety of waiting to get a diagnosis from a consultant dermatologist, for a mole, lesion, rash, or skin check. More than 300 patients have used the service since it was launched in July and the pre-pilot last year.
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One or two cigarettes a day viewed as less harmful but may be a …
Feb 2, 2021 · The paper also found that 85 per cent of the daily cigarette smokers were addicted to some extent to the habit and had either a mild, moderate, or severe addiction. “Surprisingly, almost two thirds of those smoking only one to four cigarettes per day were addicted, and around a quarter of those smoking less than weekly were addicted,” Prof ...