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Twin babies can continue to experience the closeness they had in the womb now after birth thanks to the introduction of twin cots at University Hospital Galway's neonatal unit.

The Home First Team in Mayo University Hospital is a specialist team supporting patients over the age of 75 who are treated in the Emergency Department (ED) and the Acute Medical Assessment Unit (AMAU) of the hospital.

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.

There was a sense of déjà vu about the whole thing. After more than of year of pain, a refreshing air of calm pervaded Professor McCabe’s surgery. After an extremely short conversation, he asked me to walk the length of his office. “Your problem has nothing to do with sciatica it has everything to do with your hip”.

I was a county gymnast at 19 when my knee swelled up. I could only walk with crutches. Over the next 20 years I had six operations, took heavy painkillers, and was often bed-ridden with pain. After the sixth operation my consultant said, “No more operations, I’m referring you to the rheumatology clinic.”

Bearing the conscience of that dreadful feeling of sneezing or coughing suddenly while having coffee with friends or while out shopping and how humiliating and embarrassing it is to be caught short and leak urine. Imagine the awful feeling with an overwhelming urge to empty your bladder and not making it to the bathroom on time. Worse still is the fear of faecal incontinence. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without that fear of leaks.

Bearing the conscience of that dreadful feeling of sneezing or coughing suddenly while having coffee with friends or while out shopping and how humiliating and embarrassing it is to be caught short and leak urine. Imagine the awful feeling with an overwhelming urge to empty your bladder and not making it to the bathroom on time. Worse still is the fear of faecal incontinence. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without that fear of leaks.

Scoil Naomh Bríde in Tullykyne, Moycullen, has been named Healthy Heroes School of the Month for May, thanks to the students’ efforts in promoting healthy eating, sharing the honour with a school in Co Cork. It is among hundreds of primary schools across the island of Ireland that are participating in the Healthy Heroes Lunch Club initiative from the Irish Bread Bakers' Association and Bord Bia, which aims to educate children on how to improve their lunchtime habits.

We all know the dreadful feeling of sneezing or coughing suddenly while having coffee with friends or while out shopping and experiencing incontinence. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of leaks.

We all know the dreadful feeling of sneezing or coughing suddenly while having coffee with friends or while out shopping and experiencing incontinence. Help is available to give yourself back your freedom without fear of leaks.