Continued support, guidance and flexibility are needed for those with mental illness while protective and restrictive measures are in place for the Coronavirus. With this in mind, and to alleviate the additional stress that families of young people with mental illness and neurodevelopmental disorders now face, the College of Psychiatrists […]
Health
The Coeliac Society of Ireland is to develop a “game-changing” alert system to help GPs diagnose the estimated 37,000 people in the state who are suffering from coeliac disease. The announcement comes at the start of Coeliac Awareness Week 2020 (11th-17th May), which is sponsored by Promise Gluten Free, as […]
CUH Charity’s Ambassador, Peter O’Mahony, has today, on World Ovarian Cancer Day, launched an urgent fundraising campaign to secure ground-breaking technology, which will significantly advance cancer testing, enabling patients to commence their highly targeted therapies and clinical trials earlier. The technology will have immense potential to improve cancer patient quality […]
An Irish first, Specsavers has launched a free nationwide sight and hearing consultation service offering access to vital advice and care from optometrists and audiologists, via video and telephone link. The service is designed to cover concerns ranging from eye health and changes in the quality of sight, to contact […]
The Asthma Society of Ireland today launched their new Sláintecare-funded, Beating Breathlessness WhatsApp messaging support service, which is available to patients with asthma and COPD, and their family and carers. 39,965 people have asthma in Cork, while 59,715 people have COPD. The current Covid-19 pandemic is a time of particular worry for […]
A national phone support service to help newly discharged stroke survivors make the transition back home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched by the Irish Heart Foundation in conjunction with the HSE’s National Stroke Programme. The check-in service is a ground-breaking response to significant reductions in […]
