The Check Up 7th September 2015
100,000 under-sixes not signed up for free GP visits & blood test could identify dementia risk.
100,000 under-sixes not signed up for free GP visits & blood test could identify dementia risk.
Nursing board chief to take up new position in Bahrain, HSE to fund MS drug for some patients & Mount Carmel Community Hospital opens.
Varadkar says moves to ease overcrowding not yet working, anti-cholesterol drugs cut post-op death risk by 43pc & stress levels are up for Irish workers.
Obesity affecting children as young as two, call for national overdose prevention strategy in Ireland & breakthrough on diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis.
Health overspend to spark Coalition crisis, nurse ordered 700 tablets for own use, Abbott prepare a bid for medical device maker, creativity has been linked with negative thinking and a business showcase with Vital Communications.
More women die from heart disease than breast cancer, most people live at least 10 years after a cancer diagnosis, GPs enticed to rural areas, IMNO wants services for intellectual disabilities shaken up and a plan for people with autism is on the way
Surgery that could cure and reverse Type 2 diabetes, MS society urges patients to assert their rights, Irish teens having weight loss surgery and Mainstay Medical has agreed a debt facility of $15m.
Department of Health will ‘monitor’ evidence on e-cigarettes, concern as hospitals run out of TB vaccine & long work hours increase stroke risk.
One drink a day raises breast cancer risk, study finds, research shows prolonged sitting is as bad for your health as smoking, Tallaght Hospital has image problem, Psychiatric Nurses Association suspends industrial action at Dublin care home & taxpayer to fund health checks of Department staff.
Town with 40,000 people had just one ambulance on Saturday, dentist claims teething problems are a ‘figment of parents’ imagination’