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Male daily smokers aged 20 were expected to lose eight years of life and incur an additional €28,000 in healthcare costs over their lifetime compared to a non-smoker

Irish Medical Times

Current smokers costing healthcare system here €20 billion ↗

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New insights into the role of inflammation in cardiovascular disease on mortality and major cardiovascular events in people living with inflammation in the heart vessels

Irish Medical Times

Novo Nordisk to present Wegovy and Ozempic data showing life-saving cardiovascular benefits for people living with obesity and type 2 diabetes at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025 ↗

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One-in-three patients on trolleys yesterday were being treated in the west and north west

Irish Medical Times

Overcrowding in west requires urgent response – INMO ↗

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POEM surgery was carried out on paediatric patient in Mercy University Hospital in Cork

Irish Medical Times

‘Immediate and significant benefits’ for first patient to undergo new procedure for rare swallowing condition in Ireland ↗

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Snaige AB refrigerators are engineered to meet and exceed stringent EU and WHO cold chain standards

Irish Medical Times

Medguard announces exclusive partnership with Snaige AB to bring premium medical refrigeration to the Irish market ↗

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Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland document says that price of professional services provided in pharmacies should be displayed ‘on a clear notice’ and included as separate cost on receipts

Irish Medical Times

Pharmacists should display dispensing fees clearly to public – draft guidelines ↗

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The approval for ibrutinib is supported by data from the open-label, randomised, Phase 3 TRIANGLE study conducted by the European MCL Network

Irish Medical Times

European Commission approves IMBRUVIC (ibrutinib) as the first targeted therapy for patients with previously untreated mantle cell lymphoma who would be eligible for autologous stem cell transplant ↗

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Dr Seamus O’Dea, who carried out vital services for patients with rabies, botulism and diphtheria on national level for several years, retired in July

Irish Medical Times

Risk of gaps in rabies treatment due to transfer of services ↗

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