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# irish medical journal

Last year
2022
Woman perforates palate while eating a Pringle at Christmas
The woman was left with a two-centimetre hole in her palate.
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Dec 16th 2022, 8:26 AM
Pensioner goes to A&E with memory loss after day-time sex with wife
The curious case appears in the latest edition of the Irish Medical Journal.
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May 26th 2022, 12:17 PM
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Doctors discover Dublin woman (81) suffering stomach pains had swallowed chicken bone
The woman had no recollection of ingesting the foreign object.
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Jan 31st 2020, 6:05 AM
Mother helps save teenage son's life after sliotar blow stopped his heart beating
The boy was playing hurling when the incident occurred.
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Jun 17th 2019, 10:55 PM
Man receives hospital treatment after injecting himself with his own semen
The man had been injecting himself with his own semen for quite some time.
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Jan 16th 2019, 1:51 PM
Anorexia patients hide batteries in sanitary pads to appear heavier while being treated in hospital
Some also engage in “animated conversation” in an effort to burn calories.
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Sep 13th 2018, 4:00 PM
The percentage of 'perfect' births in first-time mothers is less than 1% - study
The study looked at over 8,000 pregnancies in women who hadn’t given birth before.
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May 10th 2018, 5:42 PM
Cows are by far the most dangerous animal for Ireland's most dangerous job
Two-third of injuries caused by animals to farmers were caused by cows.
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Jan 12th 2018, 10:00 AM
Woman presents to Dublin hospital after slicing through her hand cutting an avocado
The phenomenon of ‘avocado hand’ has reached Ireland.
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Dec 11th 2017, 4:21 PM
The number of heart-related deaths rose significantly in Ireland after the 2008 crash
A study found a 17.2% increase in cardiovascular-related deaths following the 2008 economic crash.
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Aug 9th 2017, 8:57 AM
Most schools with low uptake rate of HPV vaccine are disadvantaged - study
The study examined 577 schools across the country and analysed figures from the 2013/2014 academic year.
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Aug 8th 2017, 5:39 PM
Four people broke their wrist in a week in Galway last year... taking selfies
The four people in question all broke the opposite arm to that which was holding the phone.
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Jun 12th 2017, 10:58 PM
Study tracking the 20 people who attend the Mater emergency department most finds most are men, all are unemployed
This group of patients often have psychosocial, substance misuse and/or chronic illness issues.
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Apr 13th 2016, 7:49 PM
Two Cavan mushroom pickers got really sick because of bird poop
It all ended up okay, in the end.
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Apr 15th 2015, 7:00 AM
Could virtual reality help reduce child road deaths?
16 children under the age of 15 died on our roads in 2014.
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Jan 10th 2015, 7:15 AM
Childhood asthma rates linked to black smoke in Galway
A study has suggested that a drop in black smoke levels in the mid-nineties improved overall air quality and helped reduce hospital admissions for asthma.
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Jul 31st 2014, 11:53 AM
1 in 4 HSE general support workers are smokers
A new report found a huge decrease in the numbers of nurses smoking.
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Apr 16th 2014, 11:15 AM
Study finds 42 children in Ireland diagnosed with HIV
The research in the Irish Medical Journal found many of the children’s illnesses were diagnosed at an advanced stage.
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Aug 17th 2013, 8:15 AM
One teen under age of 17 dies by suicide each month
New Irish study raises concern over 15- to 17-year-old age group while British study links recession and unemployment to rise in overall suicide rate.
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Aug 16th 2012, 9:07 AM