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Stopping heart failure
Following a stroke a number of years ago, John Donovan was asked if he would like to participate in the STOP Heart Failure trial. This involved a...
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Improving outcomes after heart attack
Owen Casey suffered a heart attack and was urgently transferred to Cork University Hospital where he was given the opportunity to participate in a new...
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Unlocking a lifetime of silence
People with intellectual disability are now living longer. As they get older their needs and their lives change and it is important that we understand...
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Restoring sight
In an attempt to restore his deteriorating sight, Patrick Godfrey recently had the first cornea-limbal stem cell transplant in Ireland.
The...
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Improving breast cancer treatment
When Anne-Marie Meenan was diagnosed with Breast Cancer her oncologist gave her the opportunity to participate in the breast cancer clinical trial...
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Mother and baby health
Grainne Foley, whose baby was diagnosed with a potentially dangerous growth restriction in the womb said she was delighted to have the comfort of...
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Stroke
Paul Lambe was driving through the Dublin Port Tunnel when he experienced a massive stroke.
He was rushed to hospital where he received a new...
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Immune system plays major role in regulation of body weight
New research involving a team of Irish, American and Canadian researchers reveals that the immune system could be responsible for as much as 40% of...
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