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Fianna Fáil and European Election candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency, Senator Lisa Chambers has issued a resounding call to action in response to an open letter from Ireland’s leading cancer clinicians to Taoiseach Simon Harris, warning of the critical state of cancer care in the country.

U.S Ambassador Claire D Cronin visited Signify Health’s state-of-the-art technology centre in Galway’s Bonham Quay on Friday.

Organised by the Galway Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the emergency solidarity rally will take place in Eyre Square on Saturday, February 3, at 2pm.

The HSE is seeing an increase in people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments - 538 people with flu and 282 with COVID attended its EDs this week, an increase from 312 (flu) and 144 (COVID) the previous week. While our system is responding well, this increasing pressure requires all to play their part in using the right options for care.

A case study examining the business strategy behind Signify Health’s decision to open its first overseas hub in Galway is to become part of the syllabus for students based in third-level institutions around the globe.

The Frailty at the Front Door Service (FFD) in Galway University Hospitals commenced in 2021 and since then over 2,200 older patients have benefitted from targeted assessment and interventions to help them remain well at home.

Family Carers Ireland has launched its highly anticipated Netwatch Family Carer of the Year Awards 2023 which seek to recognise the exceptional dedication and selflessness of family carers and young carers in County Westmeath, the Midlands region and beyond.

In the midst of ‘ongoing instances of homophobia and transphobia in society’, local People before Profit candidates, Adrian Curran, Denman Rooke and Masie McMaster, have called on ‘all Galwegians’ to attend the city’s upcoming Pride march gathering taking place at City Hall on Saturday, August 12.

In Ireland, a nation with approximately 300,000 people living with diabetes, the incidence of amputations among diabetic patients has reached a concerning level.

In Ireland, a nation with approximately 300,000 people living with diabetes, the incidence of amputations among diabetic patients has reached a concerning level. Reports indicate that 671 patients underwent amputations due to diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) last year, which not only results in life-altering consequences for individuals but also poses a significant economic burden on the healthcare system. These statistics emphasize the importance of implementing this evidence-based treatment to tackle this growing crisis.