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The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) Annual Scientific Meeting will take place in the Castleknock...

The failure to invest in essential acute hospital services and the blatant breach of the 2008...

I am once again very happy to contribute to the <strong><em>Medical Independent</em></strong>’s IHCA Annual Conference Preview....

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The Government plans to introduce an abortion service in Ireland from January, with legislation paving the...

  <div style="background: #e8edf0; padding: 10px 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;"> On 4 November 2015 Dr Hadiza Bawa-Garba,...

Every September, World Alzheimer Month raises awareness and challenges the stigma that surrounds dementia. Internationally, two...

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