Very interesting day World Conference on Tobacco Control a big focus on vaping and the push by the tobacco industry to increase e-cigarette use as tobacco use declines - tho its not declining in all countries as much as it is here

The lived experience for ☘️ patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer & the importance of financial & mental health supports Siobhan Gaynor Ann McBrien led Irish Cancer Society funded CancerTrialsIreland 🌈 BMJ Open Quality The Breast Online study 👇 irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4167… Niamh Griffin

Very interesting piece in today from Dr Colin Doherty Colin Doherty on concussion risks in team sports irishexaminer.com/opinion/commen…

A new 99-bed hospital opening in phases starting this week in Limerick, with Bon Secours built by Sisk Work started in Feb 2023 so no covid disruptions , does not have an ED but should be taking a lot of elective patients regionally ? irishexaminer.com/news/arid-4170…

Antoinette Burke spoke to Sarah Horgan about what comes next for her daughter Katie

The #Budget26 briefing on disability just about to start, €3.8bn so 20% up on last year, lots of expansion promises - heavily reliant on finding more staff

And some more detail on the Health budget today, lots of questions still #Budget26

Tens of thousands of children aged under five are suffering acute malnutrition in Gaza, recent estimates suggest. A thread on a new study, published in The Lancet: hubs.li/Q03MTY0h0 1/5

It's over three years since the Maskey review, but families are still dealing with the fall-out - "our children are shutting down" one dad told me irishexaminer.com/news/spotlight…