Practice News

Around 30-40% of people living in Ireland have high blood pressure, but may not be aware of it. If left untreated, it can increase your risk of a heart attack, stroke and kidney failure. People who are most at risk would be: Someone who is overweight Eats a lot of...

Just a quick few first aid steps to help you in case of burns. Firstly, you need to stop the burning process so: 1. Remove the source of the burn, i.e soup, boiling tea etc, make sure to wipe it away as soon as possible. 2. Take away any clothing or jewellery from the...

MenB vaccine was introduced for children born on or after 01/10/2016. All children aged <2 years (those most at risk) have now been offered the vaccine.   It is very important that infants have their vaccines as scheduled at 2 and 4 months to give them protection...

A standard appointment with one of our doctors should last between 10 to 15 minutes. It is important that our appointments run on time. During this appointment our doctors can safely deal with 1 or 2 issues.Normally this will be something that has made you feel unwell...

Dementia is caused by a variety of brain illnesses that affect a person’s memory. It effects ones thinking, behaviour and ability to perform everyday tasks. Although it mainly effects the older generation, it’s certainly not a part of ageing. It can be completely...

Dr John Geaney, Dr Fiona Gallagher and all the team at Cahernane Medical Centre would like to wish all of our patients a Wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. During the Christmas Holidays our opening times are as follows: Friday 21st December: 9am to 6pm Saturday...

Come December, it’s pretty much a given to throw caution to the wind, max out the visa card and expand that waistline! Then come January 1st, the once online delivery boxes are now bills and the TV only seems to show never ending gym adverts and operation...

November, or Movember as it’s now known has become a month where the men of Ireland take on the challenge of growing a beard and in doing so raising funds to help in the battle against cancer. Fact! Men die an average of six years younger than women, and mostly for...

As we are approaching the winter months, it’s time to start planning on how to best prepare our bodies.  Outbreaks of influenza occur nearly every Over the last number of years there has been an increase in the number of cases of flu, so it’s more important than ever...