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Most people who contract Covid-19 get better very quickly, but unfortunately, some continue to experience symptoms and even have additional symptoms develop in the weeks and sometimes months following their infection.

Radiation therapy is used to kill cancerous tissue, however it may also cause injury to nearby healthy tissue in up to 20 percent of patients - this is called “radiation tissue injury”.

The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI), the independent statutory body responsible for the regulation of the practise of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the public interest and in the interests of animal health and welfare, has appointed Vivienne Duggan as President of the Veterinary Council and Rachel Brown as Deputy President of the Veterinary Council.

In a first for Ireland, a patient at St James’s Hospital in Dublin has received a cell therapy treatment for lymphoma. This is a significant development for blood cancer patients and is the first time Chimeric Antigen Receptor –T cell (CAR-T) therapy is being delivered in Ireland.

Changing the way pharmacy service works, Pure Pharmacy, now open at The Crescent, Athlone, under the ownership of Rory Donnellan, is your one stop store for all your healthcare requirements.

Changing the way pharmacy service works, Pure Pharmacy, now open at The Crescent, Athlone, under the ownership of Rory Donnellan, is your one stop store for all your healthcare requirements.

After being hit by a bus in June of 2014, Giada Labrecque became well acquainted with chronic aches and pains, and the stresses that come along with them. Luckily for her, she was already enrolled in Canada’s #1 school of massage therapy, Sutherland-Chan, and got to experience the healing magic of massage therapy first hand.

A pharmacy retail counter assistant course that is exempt from course fees, will start on November 1 at GRETB Training Centre in Mervue, Galway.

The QQI Level 5 retail pharmacy assistant course at Galway Community College Further Education will equip learners with the relevant knowledge and experience to work as a pharmacy counter assistant or pursue a pharmacy technician qualification in the future. From dispensing over-the-counter medications, and helping clients choose medical aids and appliances, to demonstrating and selling products, this course will also focus on a range of health related subjects relevant to employment as a pharmacy assistant.

Greece and China are often referenced as nations that celebrate ageing and respect elders. But a new survey by Hidden Hearing, marking Positive Ageing Week next week, (27 September - 1 October) shows that eight in 10 adults in Ireland (79%) believe they learn lots from older generations.