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BreastCheck, the HSE National Breast Screening Programme, which offers population-based breast screening to eligible women on an area-by-area basis every two years, lost a year of screening time due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The term 'soft surgery' is often used to describe Fibroblast /Plasma Skin Treatment because it delivers results similar to surgery without a scalpel, stitch or bandage. It is a low risk invasive procedure with minimal downtime and is available at a more affordable price than actual surgery.

Record waiting lists within our health service are resulting in delays in finding seven to 10 invasive cancers every day, local Independent Depputy Denis Naughten has informed An Taoiseach in the Dáil.

Fear of the unknown, cost, and a lack of awareness around preventative health screenings have been revealed as the top three reasons that a staggering one in two (50 percent) of the Irish public are putting off potentially life-saving tests and checks.

Subluxation means a vertebral joint of the spine is out of its normal position.

A childhood cancer diagnosis can cause an average hit of €15,300 to annual family incomes on top of other crippling added expenses, new research from the Irish Cancer Society reveals.

NUI Galway’s School of Psychology is seeking participants for a new study to investigate psychological factors that could contribute to medically unexplained physical symptoms and a sense of being disconnected from the environment.

Galway’s Palliare, an emerging company with the vision to create a safer operating room, this week announced the closing of an oversubscribed $8 million Series A funding round. The round was led by leading European Life Sciences Venture Capital firm Seroba Life Sciences, with participation from Luxembourg-based SCM AD Ventures, The Western Development Commission, and several private investors. The funds will be used to support US commercial launch activities related to Palliare’s EVA15 insufflator and smoke evacuation system, as well as new Research & Development activities.

Subluxation means a vertebral joint of the spine is out of its normal position.

Subluxation means a vertebral joint of the spine is out of its normal position. It's the same as a sprain because the ligaments are stretched when this occurs. But how does a joint get out of its normal position? Usually, the culprit is some sort of trauma but not necessarily at the level of a high fall or a major car accident (although these trauma do cause problems).