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Transplant recipient Val Kennedy, from Laois-Offaly, is supporting organ donation at the national launch of Organ Donation Awareness Week 2023. Val, who now lives in Portarlington but was originally from …

The Health Information and Quality Agency also found there was no evidence that Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin, the HSE or the National Ambulance Service understood or managed the risks …

By Marie Louise Connolly BBC News Northern Ireland Health Correspondent October 10, 2019 Image caption, Amy had been in hospital since January. An 11-year-old girl has died after spending nine …

Introduction Polyphenols are one of the numerous groups of metabolites distributed in the plant kingdom, mainly in fruits, vegetables, and red wine (1). Chemically, polyphenols are defined as aromatic compounds …

In April this year, Ciaran Campbell was one of 115 people on Northern Ireland’s organ transplant waiting list. When he was six …

Expert: Professor Roger Williams A surgeon who treated Northern Ireland football legend George Best during his battle with alcoholism has died aged 88. Professor Roger Williams CBE was part of …

The family of a Belfast child who had been on the heart transplant list for five years say their child has been “temporarily removed” from the list. Daithi Mac Gavan …

“The gift of my life is a gift that will continue to live on. Not a day goes by that I don't think about my donor.” Aged just 19, she …

Introduction Many physiological properties of the renal system influence nutrient metabolism, elimination, and electrolyte homeostasis. Kidney failure poses a significant challenge to maintaining adequate nutrition and muscle mass. Protein-calorie malnutrition …

“Every day I look at my two children I think of their donors. Without them I wouldn't be here.” Those are the words of miracle mother Deirdre Roche-Doherty, who is …