Cancer treatments that are catered to individual patients are known to improve survival rates
Clinical Times
Forty per cent of Irish adults over 50 could have metabolic syndrome according to study
Metabolic syndrome is the medical term for a combination of at least three of the following conditions: obesity, high blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, low levels of protective forms of cholesterol and high levels of harmful forms of cholesterol
Concerns as poliovirus found in UK and US wastewater
Poliovirus samples found in sewage in the UK and US have prompted fears of the return of this potentially fatal disease
Mild traumatic brain injury increases risk of behavioural and emotional problems in kids
Developing brains are more likely to impacted by any kind of trauma
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A regular series on the latest clinical studies from around the world – and what they mean ‘in practice’ – compiled and written by Clare GP Dr Ray O’Connor Antibiotic resistance is a global public health threat.
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A regular series on the latest clinical studies from around the world – and what they mean ‘in practice’, compiled and written by Clare GP Dr Ray O’Connor With the Covid-19 pandemic still raging, it is prudent to keep an eye on recent developments on the topic, especially with the easing of restrictions.
An evolving landscape for COPD care
Professor Tim McDonnell speaks to Dawn O’Shea about optimising the management of COPD A 2019 study by University College, Dublin and Cambridge University showed the level of frustration and distress patients experience with the traditional model of COPD care.
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Between 10,000 and 20,000 people in Ireland have this disease but most people are undiagnosed.
One in four kids hospitalised with Covid have long-term complications
Many reported exhaustion and neurological issues long after being discharged
Feeling blue? D answer could be vitamin-based says new study
New research suggests that a deficit of the vitamin may be a source of unhappiness