2025年1月3日 · “The entire system of GP and hospital health services should not come to a crisis point because of a predictable jump in illness from something like a seasonal flu,” said IMO president Dr Denis McCauley.. “We are pushing our health services too hard, for too much of the year and there is no spare capacity to cope with something like a flu outbreak.

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2024年11月8日 · A clear national policy on compliance with data protection regulations in the context of clinical trials has been recommended as part of a range of measures to support the expansion of such trials here.

2024年10月18日 · Another weight-loss medication – Saxenda (liraglutide) has been approved for reimbursement by the HSE since January 2023. Saxenda is thought to be less effective than Wegovy or Maoujaro, but is currently the only medicine for …

2024年10月15日 · Consultant oncologist Dr Austin Duffy is the director of research and principal investigator in START Dublin: “About 30,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in Ireland, many of whom will at some point need access to new breakthrough cancer drugs as they emerge,” said Dr Duffy. “Now that we have an early phase oncology clinical trials unit here in Dublin, we hope to offer ...

2024年10月1日 · The Government has allocated €25.76 billion to day-to-day healthcare spending in 2025. This is an increase on the €22.5 billion announced in Budget 2024 – however this figure increased by €1.5 billion as part of the Government’s summer economic statement. of the 2025 allocation, €1.46 billion will be spent on capital projects.. When broken down by programme, 39 per cent of next ...

2024年12月19日 · A fter years of neglect, menopause is finally having a moment. The Menopause Society of Ireland recently held its inaugural conference, bringing experts in the field together to discuss current levels of care and potential future treatment advances.

2025年1月24日 · Health unions have welcomed the appointment of Jennifer Carroll MacNeill as the new Minister for Health but warn of the challenges that lay ahead without urgent reform of services. The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) warned that the public health sector will continue to struggle to meet patient ...

2025年1月14日 · The results included 137 randomised controlled trials comprising 89,445 participants allocated to one of 17 active interventions or placebo. The conclusion was that, considering both efficacy and tolerability, eletriptan, rizatriptan, sumatriptan, and zolmitriptan showed the best overall performance for the acute treatment of migraine.

2024年10月11日 · Clonmel Healthcare, in conjunction with Opella, Sanofi pleased to announce that Cialis for men ® 10mg film-coated tablets tadalafil is now available over the counter (OTC), without prescription in Irish pharmacies for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). This marks a significant development in the management of ED, providing an accessible, pharmacist-supervised alternative to previous ...