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A local TD is calling for a unified approach to heart failure to be adopted throughout the country, which takes on board best practice and best models.

A  retired nurse who developed a condition - which is the leading cause of blindness in over 50s in Ireland - is appealing to the public not to take their eyesight for granted.

Psychology at NUI Galway, with the support of Cancer Care West is currently recruiting people experiencing persistent fatigue since the completion of cancer treatment (treatment completed at least three months ago).

Outback Jacks with Peter Forde personal trainer are giving their support to Breast Cancer Research this October. In partnership with Breast Cancer Research in Galway they have organised a new Couch to 5K from their premises in Ballybane.

Places are still available for a new community exercise programme, Exercise4Health designed for those who due to health issues are reluctant to engage in exercise. The programme is a collaboration between NUI Galway, Croí and the Kingfisher Fitness Club.

Researchers, including four Irish researchers, while based at the Wyss Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Boston Children’s Hospital have jointly designed a fundamentally different way to implant an innovative patch to close a heart tissue defect that eradicates the need to place a patient on bypass. Their work was published recently in Science Translational Medicine, and features as the cover article.

Westmeath Wellness week starts on October 4 and focuses on positive steps you can take to look after your mental health.

The Chiropractic Association of Ireland [CAI] has launched the seventh annual Straighten Up Ireland Week, which runs from Monday October 12 to include World Spine Day on Friday October 16.

Spirulina is often referred to as a ‘Superfood’ as it contains all eight essential amino acids plus more than 100 nutrients and antioxidants.

This October, Centra retailers are urging the people of Westmeath to put on their runners and take to the streets for Centra’s ‘Walk the World’ initiative.