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Medicines shortages continue to increase on previous record highs

The number of medicines currently out of stock in Ireland has risen again, latest figures show. Approximately 350 medicines are out of stock or in short supply in Ireland at the moment, according to latest figures from the Health Products Regulatory ...

13 Sept 2023 at 15:00

Local News

Doctors begin balloting for industrial action following damning survey

Junior doctors across the country have begun balloting for industrial action following the release of concerning findings from a recent survey. In response, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said that it will consider various steps to have ...

12 Apr 2022 at 21:15

Local News

WATCH: Cork mum Vera Twomey reaches Kildare on her walk to Dáil to get medicine for her sick daughter

“What would you do if it was your child, and if there was a solution out there that could ease your child’s suffering? What would you do to go and get it?” Cork mother Vera Twomey had those heartbreaking words for politicians as her marathon ...

05 Mar 2017 at 17:13

Naas

Two days of industrial action this week announced by Naas medical scientists in Kildare

Medical scientists in Naas will be continuing their industrial action this week – in frustration over long-standing pay and career development issues. Two days of action are taking place on Tuesday May 24 and Wednesday May 25, following an ...

23 May 2022 at 14:00

Local News

Kildare researcher behind breast cancer treatment findings

A cancer researcher from Kildare has helped developed a potential new treatment approach for a form of breast cancer which can be difficult to treat. The BREAST-PREDICT researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland focused on a ...

02 Oct 2019 at 11:55

Arts & Entertainment

Nobel Prize for medicine goes to scientist for research on evolution

This year’s Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to Swedish scientist Svante Paabo for his discoveries on human evolution. Thomas Perlmann, secretary of the Nobel Committee, announced the winner on Monday at the ...

03 Oct 2022 at 22:20

Local News

Kildare GAA to partner up with well-known American medical group

Kildare GAA has announced that it partner up with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). It follows after the organisation opened up a sports medicine outreach clinic in Kildare at the Vista Primary Care Building on the ...

18 Jul 2022 at 11:30

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Kildare councillor says people ‘shouldn’t settle for watered-down alternatives’ when it comes to medical care

A councillor based in Kildare has said that people 'shouldn’t settle for watered-down alternatives' when it comes to medical care. Social Democrats Cllr Chris Pender made the comments in relation to the expansion of the GP ...

13 Aug 2023 at 13:00

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NEWS BRIEF: Music for Medicine returns to Kildare town to raise money for Syrian refugees

A night of music in aid of Syrian refugees will be held in Kildare town next week. Atlantic Humanitarian Relief - Music for Medicine Autumn Concert returns to Kildare town for 2023 next Friday. The description for the ...

05 Oct 2023 at 13:00

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Barriers to blood donation among ethnic minorities in Ireland revealed in new report

The biggest barriers to blood donations in ethnic minority groups in Ireland include lack of information and a history of living in a malaria-endemic region, a report has found. Factors that motivated people among ...

17 Jun 2022 at 13:23

National News

New study suggests any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase breast cancer risk

Any type of hormonal contraceptive may increase the risk of breast cancer, new research suggests. The study indicates that use of progestogen-only hormonal contraceptives is associated with a higher risk of ...

22 Mar 2023 at 14:36

Arts & Entertainment

Nobel Prize for medicine goes to scientist for research on evolution

03 Oct 2022 at 12:01

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