The Check Up 3rd July 2015
Today’s Top Stories
Encouraging results from Cystic Fibrosis gene therapy trial – RTE.ie
An early-stage trial of a new gene therapy for people with Cystic Fibrosis has delivered what scientists claim are encouraging results.
Nurse struck off register after professional misconduct – Irish Times
A clinical nurse manager has been struck off after failing to ensure the heating system in her workplace was operating.
Alzheimer’s risk factors ignored, says report – Irish Independent
More than 1,000 people living with Alzheimer’s disease may have been spared the condition if more attention was given to key risk factors, such as low levels of education and unhealthy lifestyles, a new report has revealed.
Cantillon: Amarin faces down the mighty FDA – Irish Times
Small Irish pharma group sues US regulator over restricting its right to free speech.
Malin takes 38pc stake in Irish medtech company 3D4Medical for US$16.4m – Business and Leadership
Malin has bought a 38pc stake in Irish medical technology company 3D4Medical for US$16.4m. The deal also gives Malin a further call option to increase its stakeholding to 50pc.
Client News
Alliance Medical Opens new scan centre in Kildare
Alliance Medical, the European leader in diagnostic imaging, officially opened its full scan centre in Clane General Hospital.
Meet the Irish doctor giving African children their smiles back – Irish Independent
It’s rare that a doctor would be so happy to speak to a journalist that he’d clamber out of the river where he’d been fishing and stand chatting in his waders.