Electric love – e-bikes
Dr Alan Moran looks at the increasingly popular world of e-bikes About four years ago I wrote an article on e-bikes that made me a…
Life and death (and the absurd) in a modern hospital
Many years ago, a physician with whom I trained stopped in the middle of a ward round, turned to the assembled team and made one…
Covid stress causes one-in-five Irish people to spend less time on teeth & oral health
A new study has highlighted the effects on patients’ oral health due to the psychological impact of the pandemic Covid-19 has impacted Irish people’s oral…
Management of Allergic Rhinitis
Eamonn Brady MPSI provides an overview of allergic rhinitis, including diagnosis and treatment options Allergic rhinitis is inflammation of the nasal passages caused by an allergen,…
Current treatments in hypertension
Eamonn Brady MPSI provides an overview of the various factors to be considered in assessing and managing hypertension Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number-one cause…
Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eamonn Brady MPSI looks at the clinical considerations in treating rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis is a general term used for the condition; however, there are over…
Reasons to be cheerful — or fearful
Ultan Molloy tries his best to be positive about the end of lockdowns and the pharmacy sector I feel like my brain has been in…
Ireland shot itself in the foot, not in the arm
When politics interferes with the vaccine surveillance process, we move to emotion informing beliefs and decisions, writes Terry Maguire In the 1960s, US President Johnson…
Is the Lethal Fat-Burner DNP Another Case of Paracelsus Being Right?
Dr Des Corrigan weighs the evidence against DNP with the musings of the historical ‘father of toxicology’ Media reports at the beginning of February referred…
State of the Union
Because of human nature, being at the head of the IPU is something akin to coaching the Irish rugby team, writes Fintan Moore It often…
The rocky road to OTC ED medication
It’s a welcome development that medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) is now approved for OTC sale in Ireland. It is another recognition…
Play to your strengths
Sometimes the apparently obvious candidate for a job in the pharmacy may not be the best choice after all, writes Séamus Ruane MPSI Have you…
Almost 877,000 people now waiting to see a specialist or receive care
Recent figures show a dramatic increase in hospital waiting list numbers and patients waiting with chronic pain for long periods before receiving hospital treatment The…
Study uncovers relationship between travel and spread of SARS-CoV-2 variants
Anna Wedderburn reports on a recent Irish study that demonstrated the link between the second wave of Covid-19 and international travel A study led by…
Falsified medicine directive aiding pharmacy management — IMVO
Medicines scanning under the Falsified Medicines Directive (FMD) is making a positive difference to pharmacy management, according to a recent survey by the Irish Medicines…
Trinity scientists find that binding iron improves the effect of the anti-tuberculosis drug
Although tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as Covid-19 (approx 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public…
Findings of health behaviour in school-aged children shows fewer children using substances
Minister of State with responsibility for Public Health, Wellbeing and National Drugs Strategy Frank Feighan TD recently launched the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC)…
Call for pharmacists to be utilised to stop vaccine targets being missed
As the HSE struggled to meet its Covid-19 vaccine campaign targets, the Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) urged the Minister for Health to boost vaccination capacity…
RCSI School of Pharmacy researchers discover new way to halt excessive inflammation
RCSI researchers have discovered a new way to ‘put the brakes’ on excessive inflammation by regulating a type of white blood cell that is critical…
EAHP issues opinion focused on the application of medical device regulations
Medical devices are an essential part of the delivery of high-quality healthcare to patients all across Europe. In many countries, their procurement and management in…
New research offers hope for improved treatment of infants with eczema
from Trinity College Dublin and Children’s Health Ireland, Crumlin, offers hope for the improved treatment of infants with eczema. The research showed that corticosteroid treatments…
Irish digital pharmacy launches first payment plan for long-term contraception methods
Digital pharmacy service Healthwave has launched Ireland’s first pharmacy-led payment plan for long-term contraceptive methods. The launch marks the first year of Healthwave’s female-focused initiative…
Covid-19 risk increases with airborne pollen — research
Increased pollen concentrations correlate with higher SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, recent research has concluded. When airborne pollen levels are higher, increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates can be…
M.Pharm students
Call for expressions of interest to facilitate placements for M.Pharm students APPEL (Affiliation for Pharmacy Practice Experiential Learning) has announced it is now seeking expressions of…
Forever in electric dreams with the ID.4
Dr Alan Moran reviews VW’s new all-electric SUV offering For many years, saloon cars have dominated the car market. Whether it is the VW Beetle,…
Strains, pains and muscle relief
As the weather improves and people venture out more often for exercise, increased presentations with muscle aches and strains in the pharmacy can be expected…
Diverticular disease and diverticulitis
Eamonn Brady MPSI presents a clinical overview of diverticular disease and diverticulitis and how they affect the large intestine Diverticular disease and diverticulitis are two…