Experiences implementing a Radiation therapist-led oncology prehabilitation program during COVID-19.

•Multi-modal prehabilitation prior to radiotherapy is valuable and achievable.•Radiation Therapists can be instrumental in developing prehab programs.•Multi-disciplinary care influences the patient's experience of cancer.

Termination of pregnancy services in Irish general practice from January 2019 to June 2019.

Objective: To describe how a general-practitioner-delivered community medical abortion service is provided in Ireland, including a description of the unique model of care delivered within the framework of new legislation. To investigate the characteristics and contraceptive choices of women attending in the first six months of the service.

Study Design: Twenty-seven general practitioners conducted a retrospective chart review.

MicroRNA analysis of childhood atopic dermatitis reveals a role for miR-451a.

Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs), important regulators of gene expression, have been implicated in a variety of disorders. The expression pattern of miRNAs in paediatric atopic dermatitis (AD) has not been well studied.

Objectives: We sought to investigate miRNA expression profiles in different blood compartments of infants with AD.

Improving workplace productivity--it isn't just about reducing absence.

Employers must get more aggressive in their health and productivity strategies. A comprehensive strategy includes data analytics across health and lost-time programs, absence policies that meet today's needs for both employer and employee, health and wellness programs targeting modifiable health behaviors, and absence program administration that is aligned to operational goals. This article targets key aspects of a comprehensive long-term health and productivity strategic vision.

Influence of ethnicity on presentation and outcome of first episode psychosis.

We describe a young African male presenting to an Irish psychiatric service with first episode psychosis with an acute onset, no prodromal features and early and complete remission. Migrant and ethnic minority groups may differ in their clinical presentation, course and outcome of psychosis compared with the Caucasian population. This has implications for assessment and treatment of ethnic minority patients in an Irish context given the recent migration into a previously homogeneous population.