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Independent Ireland candidate for Galway West, Noel Thomas, has said that the group will give medical cards to all cancer patients and abolish the means test for carers.

The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has commenced a health technology assessment (HTA) of extending Ireland’s national colorectal cancer screening programme, BowelScreen, to those aged 50 to 54 years.

Galway-based Signum Surgical — a medical technology company developing innovative solutions to treat colorectal diseases, has confirmed that its BioHealxTM technology has been granted marketing clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as a first-of-its-kind medical device for the treatment of anal fistula.

Fianna Fáil and European Election candidate in the Midlands Northwest constituency, Senator Lisa Chambers has issued a resounding call to action in response to an open letter from Ireland’s leading cancer clinicians to Taoiseach Simon Harris, warning of the critical state of cancer care in the country.

U.S Ambassador Claire D Cronin visited Signify Health’s state-of-the-art technology centre in Galway’s Bonham Quay on Friday.

Organised by the Galway Irish Palestinian Solidarity Campaign (IPSC), the emergency solidarity rally will take place in Eyre Square on Saturday, February 3, at 2pm.

The HSE is seeing an increase in people with respiratory illnesses attending emergency departments - 538 people with flu and 282 with COVID attended its EDs this week, an increase from 312 (flu) and 144 (COVID) the previous week. While our system is responding well, this increasing pressure requires all to play their part in using the right options for care.

A case study examining the business strategy behind Signify Health’s decision to open its first overseas hub in Galway is to become part of the syllabus for students based in third-level institutions around the globe.

The Frailty at the Front Door Service (FFD) in Galway University Hospitals commenced in 2021 and since then over 2,200 older patients have benefitted from targeted assessment and interventions to help them remain well at home.