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A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations caused a threefold increase in annual measles cases, a new study found.
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics are leading to a dangerous resistance.
Zion Harvey is the first person to undergo a double hand transplant.
“The boy wanted to be able to climb monkey bars and grip a baseball.”
First human trial of the ‘microneedle patch’ that ‘punctures skin painlessly’ can be self-administered.
Africa and Pakistan contribute the highest number of non-Irish doctors here.
The decision stems from the case of a man who developed MS shortly after being vaccinated against hepatitis B.
The medication has shown promise in mice.
Some 40,000 people are living with foetal alcohol syndrome in Ireland.
The Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM is happening in Galway.
Experiments using lab mice found the rodents showed no sign of pain once injected with the fish venom.
Bill Kochevar says the device is “better than I thought it would be”.
People over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of medicine.
The recall affects around 1,000 units.
Twomey says nothing will happen until the law is changed.
The mesentery is now being classified as a single structure.
Companies wishing to sell CBD can apply for a licence from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
The Dáil has been debating a medicinal cannabis bill this evening.
The bill, which is due to be debated on this Thursday, aims to regulate use of cannabis for medical purposes.
Pharmacists have said misusing and overusing antibiotics is “one of the most significant threats to patient safety in Ireland”.
The industry’s payments to both doctors and healthcare institutions here is under the spotlight at present.
The drug, which costs about €160,000 per patient per year, is giving some people with cystic fibrosis a new lease of life.
Following the death of the first face transplant patient, some experts say the risks are too great given the surgery is not life-saving.
The state entered into negotiations to reduce the price of medicines to the Irish taxpayer.
The NAGP says the plan would work, the IPU says it would harm patients.
The results are a major breakthrough in the field of regenerative tissue.
I used to dread bringing an inhaler out to a patient and asking for €85, writes Shane O’Sullivan.
Separately, a healthcare company has announced 200 jobs in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary.
“Dried geckos are used as an aphrodisiac; monkey skeletons are used to treat general pain”.
Martin Shkreli, who unapologetically raised the price of a life-saving drug 50 times over, later called the politicians “imbeciles.”
Severe vomiting affects 2% of pregnant woman, but some say there is not enough awareness about it, even among the medical profession.
Jackson Taylor’s recovery following a car accident has been described as “a miracle”.
Irishman William Campbell shared one half of the prize with Satoshi Omura of Japan.
“Kind of like a hoodie…”
Animals used in scientific procedures included rabbits, dogs, pigs and ferrets.
Physician Associates support doctors in their diagnosis and management of patients.
A new EU logo will be shown on all legally-operating pharmacies and retailers.
The incredibly rare phenomenon is known as “lithopedion”.