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Living with a diabetic foot ulcer that is not healing can be exhausting, painful, and stressful.

A free Living Well programme will begin in Oughterard on Thursday, September 10, running weekly from 10.30am to 1pm for six weeks. This evidence-based programme is designed to support adults living with long-term health conditions — such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, COPD, or chronic pain — to take control of their health and improve their quality of life.

Researchers have found new evidence that a single stem cell therapy treatment called ORBCEL-M could better preserve kidney function.

What is the leading cause of women’s deaths worldwide? Many would mistakenly say breast cancer.

This June, during World Haemochromatosis Awareness Week (1st–7th June 2026), the Irish Haemochromatosis Association (IHA) is calling on the public to recognise the symptoms of haemochromatosis, also known as iron overload, and seek testing earlier. Haemochromatosis is Ireland’s most common genetic condition.

Ireland has one of the highest rates of type 2 diabetes in Europe, with more than 225,000 people currently diagnosed. Among the most serious complications are diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). DFUs are wounds that are slow to heal, and around 15 per cent of people with diabetes will develop a DFU during their lifetime. DFUs can significantly impact quality of life, and, in some cases, result in admission to hospital or amputation.

Sixteen patients attending the Diabetes Outpatient Clinic at University Hospital Galway were honoured at a special awards ceremony recently held in Croí.

Thriveabetes 2026, Ireland’s only volunteer-led national Type 1 Diabetes conference, is organised by volunteers from across the country. Galway has a significant presence at this year’s Thriveabetes conference, with both speakers and volunteers contributing lived experience, advocacy and professional expertise.

World Kidney Day, which takes place today (March 12), marks a worldwide initiative aimed at raising awareness of kidney disease and the importance of prevention and early detection. This year’s theme, 'Kidney Health for All: Caring for People, Protecting the Planet', highlights the connection between environmental sustainability (air pollution, heat stress) and kidney disease, promoting eco-friendly, equitable, and accessible kidney care.

More than one in two people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. It can occur at any age but it is rare in the young. Half of those diagnosed with the condition in Ireland are aged 68 or over.