Digital pathology company Deciphex raises $11.5m in funding
Irish company’s software is designed to help make pathology more efficient
One small change: An endocrinologist on how to make Ireland’s health system better
The stigma around obesity is the biggest barrier to getting resources for treatment
Galway coast past Offaly to set sights on Limerick next week
Four goal performance ensured an upset was never on the cards for Fennelly’s Offaly side
Huge increase in number of weight loss surgeries envisaged in plan
Dramatic expansion of service mapped out but not yet funded, says head of obesity programme
Five experts, five tips: How to manage disorders of the endocrine system
Endocrinology relates to hormones and related disorders, such as diabetes
Cork under-20s land their part of the bargain in hunt for hurling treble
Rebels prove too strong for Galway as they make it back-to-back titles
John Cooney’s goal helps Galway see off Dublin to take Leinster U20 hurling title
Result comes five weeks after Dublin won the delayed 2020 decider between the sides
Gender distress treatment in young people: a highly charged debate
More and more young people have gender dysphoria. How should the medical system respond?
Galway and Dublin set to attend to unfinished business
Leinster U20 final of last year finally down for decision in Tullamore
New ‘cohesive approach’ to tackling obesity is a milestone, Donnelly claims
Strategy will include community-based programmes and health interventions
Leinster U20 hurling: Donal O’Shea’s dozen sees Galway past Kilkenny
Cats will face Dublin in final after they prove too strong for Wexford in other semi-final
Irish molecular diagnostics company GlowDX raises €1.1 m
Company’s backers include a number of well-known angel investors and SOSV
Digital pathology start-up Deciphex raises $6.2m for R&D
Company using artificial intelligence to interrogate tissue sections from biopsies
Patients warned on ‘sitting out’ ailments not linked to Covid-19
Health system stuck in ‘paralysis mode’ for the past two months during pandemic crisis
Irish scientists confirm chemical in some vaping devices generates toxic gas
Discovery relates to Vitamin E acetate, which is often found in illegally-made devices
Seeking immunity from the ill effects of obesity
Research Lives: Dr Andrew Hogan, principal investigator with the Metabolic Immunology Research Group, Maynooth University
Childhood obesity: How parents can learn to say no
Socioeconomic factors and retailer tricks make it a tricky – but not impossible – puzzle to solve
One in five overweight mums had become obese by time they had second child
Call for health service to increase capacity to perform weight-loss surgery
Digital pathology start-up Deciphex raises €2.3m in funding
Company using artificial intelligence to accelerate the delivery of pathology services
Children’s hospital: cost grows as McDonald’s refused naming rights
Family accommodation block likely to be downsized as State faces extra €10m-plus bill
For whom the bell tolls: Ray D'Arcy tires of the Angelus
Radio Review: Presenter’s irritation at religious slot brings him to life, while Sean O’Rourke needs time to reflect on his show’s adversarial approach
Bringing pathology into digital era to speed up disease diagnosis
Startup Deciphex uses a mix of artificial intelligence and computer-aided diagnostics
Galway have something to cheer about as minors win again
Jeffrey Lynskey’s side cruise to a third All-Ireland in four years against Kilkenny
GAA lend their weight to drink awareness campaign
Involvement of country’s biggest sporting organisation welcomed by HSE
Galway march past Dublin and into All-Ireland MHC final
Holders one game away from defending their title after a dominant second-half showing
Galway impress to book place in All-Ireland minor hurling semi-final
Kilkenny lose by seven points and must now beat Limerick in Thurles next Saturday
Ultra-processed foods: beyond the global hype
Irrespective of bad press, industrially produced breakfast cereals fulfil an essential role here
Prof Donal O’Shea: ‘The shocking fact is that most ill-health now comes from our lifestyle’
Health Hero: ‘I try to keep in mind the mantra of everything in moderation – including moderation’
Irish families turn junk food into staples of shopping basket
Pricewatch: Average Irish family spends a fifth of its food budget on ‘treats’
Extra hospital beds ‘will not solve health crisis’
Prof Donal O’Shea says obesity levels are driving the current trolley emergency
Top 10 tips to save your life – or at least prolong it
Back pain is one of the main reasons why people take time off work but we now know that staying off work is unhelpful for back pain
Sponsorship in children’s hospital by McDonald’s charity condemned
Obesity expert Dr Donal O’Shea asks if Heineken would be allowed sponsor a liver unit
‘Fruit juice may be as bad or worse than soft drinks’
Experts defend the sugar tax and say parents should minimise all liquid calories for kids
Drinks industry body slams sugar tax plan as ill-conceived
Ibec trade body claims tax demonises certain foods and won’t lower consumption of soft drinks
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