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There are approximately 300,000 people with diabetes in Ireland, and it is estimated that one in 10 adults in Ireland aged 50 and over has type 2 diabetes

After a scheme to try to tempt people to move to some of Irelands remoter islands generated headlines from the US to Australia, the government has clarified exactly what it is offering.

The inaugural Clinical Innovation Awards saw four Irish healthcare teams awarded €15,000 each for their tech inventions aimed at improving patient outcomes.

Novo Nordisk are delighted to announce the launch of NovoPen® 6 and NovoPen Echo® Plus in Ireland – smart insulin pens that offer digital connectivity for

The project aims to use state-of-the-art tech to deliver virtual care to Clare Island and make it a beacon for digital health delivery.

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The Home Health project combines video consultations with remote physiological monitoring, including blood pressure, weight, blood sugar, to deliver more

Prof Derek O’Keeffe is looking at how healthcare can be improved by embracing tech, bringing together the worlds of engineering and medicine.

You are reading 1 of 15 free-access articles allowed for 30 days Pictured l-r: Steven Flynn, Skytango; Prof. Derek O’Keeffe, NUI Galway; Wayne Floyd, Survey Drone Ireland; Santiago Montenegro UAV Specialist, Wingcopter; and Marc Daly, Vodafone Ireland with the world’s first diabetes drone. The drone completed the first autonomous, beyond visible line of sight delivery of insulin in a drone, connected by Vodafone IoT, from Connemara Airport to Inis Mór on the Aran Islands. The diabetes dr...

Some bite victims experience symptoms very similar to the true black widow spiders and some severe cases require hospitalisation, new Irish study ...