Croí launches ‘Listen to Your Heart’ campaign to promote Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week Croí will listen to over 1,000 hearts at free stethoscope checks across the country Croí calls...

Hosted by Pharmacist and owner of Milltown Totalhealth Pharmacy Sheena Mitchell, The Irish Pharmacy Podcast launched in March of this year. Pharmacist and owner of Milltown Totalhealth Pharmacy Sheena Mitchell....

Community pharmacists are the front door to the health service. Pharmacists are the most critical member of Ireland’s health service family, embedded in the heart of every community. Irish Pharmacy...

As the summer draws to a close, podiatrists and pharmacies alike are inundated with patients. From a podiatrist’s perspective, it essential to maintain a good working relationship with our local...

Introduction In disease control, prevention is superior, safer, and generally more cost-effective than treating illnesses after they develop. Vaccination, which is the administration of antigenic material to produce immunity to...

Written by Michele O'Brien, CEO, The Irish Osteoporosis Society The disease Osteoporosis is commonly considered to affect just “Old” women, and many people do not appear to be aware that...

Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of sight loss in the over 50s in Ireland. More than 100,000 people in Ireland aged over 50 are living with...

With greater access to contraception now open for consultation by the HSE, and the recent news that PrEP is to be made available through community pharmacy in Ireland, pharmacy teams...

Opioid Prescribing Updates from the Updates CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines. Written by Dr Cormac F. Mullins, MB, BAO, BCh, FCAI, FFPMCAI, DPMCAI, MSc Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, Cork...

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease, with a complex aetiology involving genetic, environmental, and immunological factors. It is characterised by recurring episodes of inflammation, ulcerations, and...