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The HSE Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme (SHCPP), Health and Wellbeing, has launched a free national online service which provides people living in Ireland aged 17 and older, the option to test for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) at home.

More than 18,000 Galway people could be suffering from Long Covid, a term used to describe Covid-19 effects that continue for weeks or months after the initial illness, according to statistics released by the Independent Roscommon/Galway TD, Denis Naughten.

Local Independent Deputy, Denis Naughten, has called on Government to treat the surge in long Covid patients with the same urgency as the initial Covid-19 infections.

Rosacea is predominantly an Irish skin problem, but although it is so commonplace, remarkably there is no relevant knowledge as to how the disorder is caused.

Could hyperbaric oxygenation help speed up your post-surgery recovery? Hyperbaric oxygenation is a recommended treatment for inflammation, tissue injury, non-healing wounds, skin flaps, skin grafts, burns, and some infections. Treatment for these conditions is covered by certain healthcare insurers at OxyGeneration in Galway city.

On March 2 1875, the medical officer of the Athenry Dispensary District, Dr WJ Leonard, wrote an urgent letter to the Local Government Board (LGB) in Dublin, regretting to report a ‘very bad case of smallpox’ which had come into his district the previous day. He briefly described how it was discovered:

With Halloween around the corner, those who plan on dressing up are being urged to look after their eyes when choosing their ‘spooktacular’ eye accessories.

Visiting restrictions are once again in place in UHG, as the hospital deals with a Covid-19 outbreak, increased numbers of Covid admissions, and a significant return of non-Covid patients.

Visiting restrictions are once again in place in UHG, as the hospital deals with a Covid-19 outbreak, increased numbers of Covid admissions, and a significant return of non-Covid patients.

Hand hygiene has never been more important than now – especially when it comes to touching our face and eyes.