At a special satellite symposium at ECTRIMS 2011, attendees heard how the first oral agent approved for relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis represents a new era in the disease’s management

Arthritis Ireland announced a major step forward for the Irish medical research sector recently, with the establishment of world-class centres of rheumatology research at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD). The Chairs of Rheumatology were first announced in May of this year as a way to further Irish research in all areas of the specialty.

His single-minded determination to cure cancer led to a battle for research funding and the eventual development of a revolutionary breast cancer treatment. Sandra Ryan speaks to leading American oncologist Professor Dennis Slamon

Last week the Irish Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ISPEN) held their annual, well-attended study day for SpRs to educate and update on all areas of clinical nutrition, a specialty that in the past has not been as well developed in Ireland as abroad.