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Survivor puts focus on stroke for World Stroke Day
As many as one in five people in Galway will have a stroke at some time in their lives. A stroke which is a ‘brain attack’ - is to the brain, what a heart attack is to the heart, says local heart & stroke charity Croi, ahead of World Stroke Day on Thursday October 29.
New frailty intervention team appointed at Roscommon University Hospital
Roscommon Frailty Intervention Team (R-FIT) is a new, unique, fully staffed, clinical service introduced at Roscommon University Hospital (RUH) to provide a holistic assessment and brief intervention to patients over 65 presenting with frailty.
Asthma Society of Ireland calls on the government for subsidisation of life-saving asthma medications
The Asthma Society of Ireland this week released its Pre-Budget Submission 2021, which presents to the Government five asks to be considered in the 2021 Budget that it states could greatly improve the lives of people with asthma in Ireland.
Roscommon University Hospital makes prestigious clinical expert appointment
Roscommon University Hospital has made a prestigious clinical expert appointment with the ratification of Audrey Dalton Gleeson as the first Registered Advanced Nurse Practitioner (RANP) in Acute Medicine at the Medical Assessment Unit.
Asthma Society launches Back2Work checklist
The Asthma Society of Ireland has launched its Back2Work Checklist as part of its Life Alongside Covid-19 campaign.
Myhomecare awarded JCI Gold Seal
Irish company Myhomecare, part of Servisource Limited, has become the first nursing care provider within Ireland to achieve the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation, a feat which has only been reached by 24 other homecare companies globally.
Coronamona - the world’s first drama series on Zoom
IT IS very likely the world’s first drama series produced entirely on Zoom, and it is the brainchild of Galwegians on lockdown in Clapham Common, Buckinghamshire, An Spideal, Salthill, and Tenerife.
When your heart says go.... — What has been happening with heart attacks during Covid?
One of the first things we all heard about the Coronavirus was how those with underlying heart conditions had the worst outcomes. In the early days, as Dr Tony Holohan announced the daily death rate, he would make a special mention of the number of deaths with ‘pre-existing’ medical conditions. This messaging, together with probably the strongest public health messages of all time to ‘stay at home’ has struck fear in the hearts and minds of those living with or caring for those with heart and related conditions.
A hero’s welcome for ‘Miracle Man’ Paddy
Paddy Grant looked out of his bedroom window each day hoping to spot a seagull and a crow. All he usually saw was scaffolding and a blue sky peeping in between the gaps in the large steel frame.
