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The Irish Heart Foundation has expressed its concern that people experiencing symptoms of heart disease and stroke are not presenting at hospital due to concerns about the coronavirus and not wanting to burden the healthcare system.

In an open letter to all third level students attending Athlone Institute of Technology, Professor Ciaran Ó Catháin, has reiterated the importance of maintaining health and safety standards amid the urgent need to control and limit the spread of Covid-19.

The Mayor of Galway city is urging the public to ensure they obtain information about Covid-19 from reliable sources as nationwide efforts are stepped up in the wake of a spike in the number of cases of the virus.

The creation of an Irish National Health Service and the hiring of more frontline staff is the only way to tackle that the overcrowding in UHG, where, as of last week, 47 people were waiting on a hospital bed.

The Infection Prevention and Control Team at Mayo University Hospital (MUH) has won two categories in the recent Hospital Professional Awards – the GSK ViiV Infectious Diseases Project of the Year Award and the Consultant-led Hospital Team of the Year Award.

Community and voluntary groups in Galway, which are involved in the provision of health and personal care services, are being encouraged to apply for funds under a grant scheme run by the HSE.

Community and voluntary groups in Galway, which are involved in the provision of health and personal care services, are being encouraged to apply for funds under a grant scheme run by the HSE.

Once an exclusive club, the number of people living to celebrate their hundredth birthday has grown exponentially across both the developing world to the point where centenarians are now the fastest growing demographic globally. In Ireland, the centenarian population has exploded, rising 20 percent in just four years. This number is expected to increase ten-fold by 2050.

Helping to prepare learners for a career in healthcare has been hugely rewarding for FRS. Graduates of the company’s QQI Level 5 major award in healthcare have gone on to work in hospitals, in residential care, childcare, and in communities around the country.

Tomorrow Friday (May 25) the Irish people will vote in the mosti mportant referendum in a generation.