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On December 3, OxyGeneration will be marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. This is a time to recognise resilience, raise awareness, and improve access to care. For many people living with mobility challenges or using wheelchairs, crutches, or prosthetics, pressure sores and chronic wounds are a daily risk that can have a huge impact on comfort and independence.

As we mark International Men’s Day on November 19, it’s a good moment to highlight an area of men’s health that’s less often discussed: recovery after surgery, injury or cancer treatment.

Ireland’s onshore wind sector is “trapped in an eternal Groundhog Day,” according to the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA), which has warned that persistent delays in the planning system are jeopardising the State’s 2030 renewable energy targets.

When people think about skincare, they often imagine expensive serums, moisturisers or in-clinic treatments. Yet according to skin health experts, the single most effective product for protecting and rejuvenating your skin is also the most affordable: SPF.

Foot Health Podiatry Claregalway is proud to introduce a new chapter in podiatric care, real-time Foot and Ankle Ultrasound Imaging. This advanced diagnostic service allows the clinic’s experienced podiatrists to view soft tissues and joints instantly, offering fast and accurate insights into a wide range of conditions.

Radiation therapy plays a vital role in cancer treatment – but for some, the effects don’t stop when treatment ends. Long after the cancer has been treated, patients can be left managing difficult side effects: pain, swelling, poor healing, or tissue damage that’s not improving.

Fatigue, a sensation of exhaustion or lack of energy, is a?common complaint for which many people visit their doctor each year.

Blackrock Health, combining Blackrock, Hermitage, Galway and Limerick Clinics, has announced €1.5 million investment in the Philips Spectral CT 7500, at Galway Clinic. The new system began scanning patients on 4th March 2025, offering innovative diagnostic capabilities.

July 27 is World Head and Neck Cancer Day. It’s a day dedicated to raising awareness of cancers that affect the mouth, throat, voice box, sinuses, middle ear and salivary glands. The day is also a reminder that challenges can remain even after cancer treatment ends.

Cancer patients in Galway are facing dangerous delays in diagnosis and treatment, contributing to avoidable deaths, the Irish Cancer Society has warned.