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‘Sudocrem’ is a trusted and familiar name to parents of babies, care workers, nurses and the general public. In 1931, Dublin Professor of Pharmacy Thomas Smith created an antiseptic healing…

You can now read the latest article on ‘What is Preventing Gypsies and Travellers From Accessing Person-Centred Care?’ in this week’s Carer by our contributor, Barry below. You can find…

It’s National Patient Participation Awareness Week (31 May – 6 June 2021), so what is patient participation and why is it important? Dr Phil Hammond, GP turned hospital doctor, journalist…

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disorder causing stiff and painful joints. Exercise is challenging for those with this condition – but not, it seems, just because of painful joints.…

I have to admit that I was skeptical when I was first approached by a company that was keen to show me their ‘Magic Table’. Is this another expensive piece…

Friday 28 May is World Blood Cancer day. Blood cancer is a type of cancer that affects blood cells. Over 40,000 people are diagnosed with a blood cancer each year…

Cyberattack on the Health Service Executive (HSE) Early last Friday, the HSE announced it had temporarily shut down IT systems, after it was targeted in a ransomware attack, causing major…

COVID-19 Indian Variant Can we rely on mass vaccination to negate the harm this new variant might inflict? The answer to this question is unknown. Data from Britain suggests that…