Case study 1

A 62-year-old woman was recalled by the BreastCheck screening programme due to a suspicious 0.9cm abnormality in her right breast on a screening mammogram

This abnormality was not palpable on clinical examination. She had a background history of hypertension only. She had no family history...

Diabetes mellitus is an umbrella term for a group of metabolic disorders that are universally associated with hyperglycaemia and affect one in every six pregnancies.¹ Pre-gestational diabetes refers to diabetes diagnosed prior to pregnancy and includes type 1 and type 2 diabetes, while gestational diabetes...

The recent Women in Medicine in Ireland Network (WiMIN) inaugural conference in Dublin was a great success, attracting over 100 female doctors and medical students from all over the country.

The idea to establish WiMIN came to me in December 2017, on a whim. I am a big fan of Twitter and spend far too much...

Neural tube defects (NTDs) comprise a group of congenital malformations associated with the failure of closure of the neural tube, which is normally complete by day 28 of embryonic development. NTDs include anencephaly, encephalocele and spina bifida. They are the second most common major congenital anomaly and,...

General practice is severely challenged at present. We have manpower shortages, high workload and low morale. Many of us have financially unviable practices, while simultaneously our specialty is threatened by financial exploitation from outside providers and those who would cherry-pick parts of what has...