Long-Term Benefit of Rituximab in Systemic Sclerosis A small cohort trial of rituximab (RTX) in 29 systemic sclerosis patients showed significantly improved skin sclerosis and lung function after a follow-up of 96 weeks. bit.ly/3l1n7Or

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Congratulations to Dr Cathal O'Connor, ICAT Programme PhD Fellow INFANT Centre Cathal won the prestigious Burrows Cup for best oral presentation of scientific research, with his "SPINDLE" study, Irish Dermatologists Spring Meeting. 👏👏 UCC Research #EEG #eczema #sleep

Delighted to see EPITOPE study published in NEJM Congratulations to INFANT's JOBH, Juan Trujillo & all involved in this international trial of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy in Toddlers with Peanut Allergy👏 UCC Research #Allergy Read here nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Free Skin Cancer Screening in the South Infirmary this Saturday, May 27th from 8:30AM to 11:30AM.

#Euromelanoma irishexaminer.com/news/munster/a…

🎓 The highest rates of those aged 25-34 with tertiary #education in 2022 in the EU in: 🇮🇪 Ireland (62%) 🇱🇺 Luxembourg (61%) 🇨🇾 Cyprus (59%) Lowest in: 🇷🇴Romania (25%) 🇮🇹Italy (29%) 🇭🇺Hungary (32%) 👉 europa.eu/!rjgYYV

Today in 1844, the Irish inventor of the hypodermic needle used it on a human for the first time in the Meath Hospital, Dublin Dr Francis Rynd injected his patient Margaret Cox with morphine to treat severe agony.

JAMA: cutaneous hallmarks of dermatomyositis. Printable Patient education overview. bit.ly/452tVws

📢Delighted to announce that INFANT Director Prof Geraldine Boylan has been awarded the 2023 Tom Connor Distinguished Investigator Award from Neuroscience Ireland. 🏅This award recognises her exceptional impact in neuroscience research. An incredible achievement 👏#uccresearch

💚 Today on #WorldCerebralPalsyDay, UCC Ireland has announced the appointment of Prof DeirdreMurray as the new Chair in Early Brain Injury & Cerebral Palsy, as part of a new programme of excellence to revolutionise the delivery of cerebral palsy care in Ireland. 👏 🤝Cerebral Palsy Foundation

Honoured to receive a Future Leader of the European Society of Dermatological Research award ESDR and present my PhD research in Madrid. Many thanks to INFANT Centre ICAT Programme Royal College of Physicians of Ireland South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital Cork University Hospitals as always!

Minister for Health appoints Professor Mary Horgan, UCD Professor of Infectious Diseases, to design a dedicated, emerging health threats agency. Congratulations Prof Horgan 👏 ow.ly/aOTB50Q9XXW

📣Newborn brain screener(NBS) awarded €6.7 million INFANT, CergenX & Evervault were awarded funding for the NBS project which will develop a platform to detect abnormal brain activity in infants soon after birth through an automated AI assessment. 🔗infantcentre.ie/2023/11/28/new…

Incredibly proud to hear that Prof Edel O'Toole has now received her prestigious Moxon Medal from Royal College of Physicians! Edel is the first woman to receive the medal since it's inception in 1891 and the first Dermatologist to receive the award in almost a century. Congratulations, Edel!

Next up is Lisa Kiely #ICATRetreat23 presenting her project plan to investigate advanced imaging for diagnosis& evaluation of morphea HealthResearchBoard Royal College of Physicians of Ireland NDTP @COAIrl Dept of Agriculture, Food and the Marine RCSI UCC Ireland University College Dublin Trinity College Dublin Ollscoil na Gaillimhe | University of Galway Queen's University Belfast 🎓 #dermatology

The widespread adoption of vaccines has reduced infant deaths by 40% over the past 50 years. What an incredible live saving measure! And there are very many more lives to be saved thanks to new vaccines and even wider adoption in the years ahead. 👏 #WorldImmunizationWeek

Professor Mary Horgan has been appointed interim Chief Medical Officer at Department of Health The appointment was approved by Cabinet this morning and follows the departure of former CMO Prof Breda Smyth. Professor Horgan is Professor of Infectious Diseases at UCD &the Mater Hospital

Ireland stands apart from other European countries in educational attainment. The majority of adults in every region of Ireland have a higher education qualification. That's unlike any comparable country in Europe. 🇮🇪🧑‍🎓👍 oecd.org/en/publication…