Tag: Public Health Investment
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Bantry Opens €8m Endoscopy Unit as CUH Expands BowelScreen Services
New Endoscopy Facility in Bantry Opens Amid BowelScreen Expansion A new €8 million endoscopy unit in Bantry has officially opened, marking a significant milestone for Cork University Hospital (CUH) and its ongoing expansion of the national BowelScreen program. The state-of-the-art facility is designed to streamline bowel cancer screening and diagnostic procedures for residents across west…
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Emerging crisis: High youth death rates warn global health study
Warning signs from the Global Burden of Disease study A landmark Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study, drawing on more than 300,000 data sources and 16,500 scientists, warns of an emerging crisis: higher death rates among teenagers and young adults in many parts of the world. While overall global mortality has declined and life expectancy…