Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh are looking into the use of progesterone for early pregnancy bleeding in Scotland www.abdn.ac.uk/news/24539/

8/8 Read the full CervicalCheck Programme Report 2022–2023 here: 🔗 tinyurl.com/cc-report-20... #ChooseScreening #CervicalCheck #PublicHealth #CervicalCancer #TogetherTowardsElimination #CervicalCancerElimination

7/ 📣 Prof @russelln.bsky.social, #CervicalCheck Clinical Director: “Cervical screening is a vital tool in preventing cervical cancer. Early detection saves lives. We’ll keep working to help more women choose screening — and help make cervical cancer rare in Ireland.” #ChooseScreening

We're delighted to have won best poster at the #BSCCP2025 conference. Pictured is lead author Micheál Rourke, #CervicalCheck data analyst, with the winning poster - An analysis of screening results of first screened CervicalCheck attendees aged 63-69 and regular screened attendees aged 60-65.

We were proud to join international delegates at #ICSN2025 recently to share research and learning on cancer screening. Read all about it: tinyurl.com/nss-icsn2025 We're looking forward to welcoming the global screening community to Dublin in 2027. #ICSN2027 #ChooseScreening

Happy #Pride to the #LGBTQ+ community, our staff and allies. We're proud to work with all communities all year round to make our screening services accessible and inclusive to everyone. 🌐 www.screeningservice.ie #BowelScreen #BreastCheck #CervicalCheck #DiabeticRetinaScreen

Catch up with our latest news, including: 🔶 new guide to screening for carers 🔶 #ICSN2025 conference 🔶 #MensHealthWeek 2025 🔶 measuring our rates of interval breast cancers and more... 📖 tinyurl.com/nss-news-jun... #ChooseScreening #NationalCarersWeek #BreastCheck

This week we're taking part in meetings with the Expert Working Group of the European Commission Initiative on #CervicalCancer. Prof @russelln.bsky.social has joined the international team to share learnings and expertise from #CervicalCheck. More info: europa.eu/!RTw88g #ChooseScreening

🆕📄 Use of the Abbott i-STAT®1 point of care device for hCG quantification in early pregnancy ✍️ @carolinemjoyce.bsky.social, Paula O'Shea, Rebecca Lynch, Seán Costelloe, Tommie McCarthy, John Coulter, Deirdre Hayes-Ryan, @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social 🔗 obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Authors argue for "More comprehensive education in primary and secondary schools about the menstrual cycle to enhance the critical capacity of users when engaging with apps." - something we are doing in the #PLRG_SPRINGproject @lauralinehan.bsky.social www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

Looking for ceol agus craic this Easter? Check out this incredible programme that Ballincollig Comhaltas have put together for the Cork Fleadh! #Comhaltas #Ballincollig #FleadhCeoilChorcai

5 years ago, #CervicalCheck changed to primary HPV screening. In a new blog, Clinical Director Prof @russelln.bsky.social reflects on this change, why it's a better test and provides better outcomes for women who #choosescreening, and what we've learned. 📖 tinyurl.com/5-years-HPV-IE

Wonderful, engaged audience and great questions after … really enjoyed the evening

On this #8M #InternationalWomensDay, we launch our Bluesky profile as a reaffirmation of our commitment to improving maternity care through research and clinical audit dissemination. Welcome to our new Bluesky profile! Join the conversation—your insights matter. #PerinatalHealth #ClinicalAudit

Why were women absent from irish juries for 50 years? www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

Our free Lunch & Learn webinars are tailored for all healthcare staff involved in providing #cervicalscreening services. The next webinar on 12 March will be facilitated by Prof Nóirín Russell @russelln.bsky.social and will focus on enhancing cervical assessment. Register: tinyurl.com/tuw53kze

We’re inviting some women to come for #cervicalscreening a few months before their due date in 2025 - making sure that all women who #choosescreening can get their test, results and any follow-up treatment needed, in a timely manner. 👉 tinyurl.com/stcbhcac #CervicalCheck

Beth Wallace spoke with RSVP magazine about her experience of #CervicalCheck saying she's grateful she worked up the courage to go after initially being apprehensive. "Cervical screening saves lives." #ChooseScreening www.rsvplive.ie/life/health/...

Ahead of #HPVAwarenessDay tomorrow, we’ve put together 6 of our best blogs to get you up to date on #HPV, vaccines, #cervicalscreening and how together, we can eliminate #cervicalcancer. 👉 tinyurl.com/6-blogs-hpv-... #CervicalCheck #ChooseScreening #TogetherTowardsElimination

We know that HPV causes most cervical cancers - over 90% of cases. We also know we can prevent it: 👉 HPV vaccination 👉 cervical screening 👉 treatment for those who need it Let’s make cervical cancer rare: www.hse.ie/cervicalcancerelimination #HPVAwarennessDay #TogetherTowardsElimination

We’ve developed new resources with the HSE QUIT team and nurses in #colposcopy to support women to: 👉 understand the link between smoking, HPV and cervical cancer 👉 access stop smoking services if they choose to ➡️ tinyurl.com/nss-smoking-... #HPVAwarenessDay

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

fascinating - at least for surgeons we did ok this time "Female surgeons compared with male surgeons had higher odds of receiving an interpersonal manner comment and of receiving a positive patient comment for their interpersonal manner "#SurgSky #WomeninMedicine

Today is the international day of the Woman and Girl in Science. To all badass women, scientists keep doing what you do: discovery, mentorship, and hard work. YOU belong in SCIENE. To others, uplift the Women scientists you know, cite them, promote them, sponsor them, invite them - be an upstander.

Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science. Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM

Impact of maternal prepregnancy body mass index on neonatal outcomes following extremely preterm birth Charlotte Girard, Jennifer Zeitlin, Neil Marlow, Mikael Norman, Fredrik Serenius, Elizabeth Draper, Samantha Johnson, Valérie Benhammou, Karin Källén et al onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

More positive action from Scotland | Women can expect improved miscarriage care Public Health & Women’s Health Minister Jenni Minto has pledged, after unveiling a new framework, backed by £1.5 million funding This is not beyond us here in Ireland-similar needed www.gov.scot/news/improvi...

x.com/IARCWHO/stat... Great to be working with amazing colleagues on the working group of the European commission initiative on cervical cancer on #worldcancerday

This is a word of warning to all of us. Left, right, or anything else. Constantly reevaluating and learning.

Great to see work led by @escanuelatamara.bsky.social on #TheRELEVANTstudy* cited in the @publichealthaus.bsky.social Pregnancy Loss Policy Position Statement (www.phaa.net.au/common/Uploa...) 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social

#WhyMyBabyDied is a graphic narrative based on the research study “Bereaved parents’ involvement in maternity hospital perinatal death review processes" by Dr Änne Helps, Professor @keelinodonoghue.bsky.social, Orla O'Connell & Dr Sara Leitao 🔗 www.ucc.ie/en/pregnancy...

Thanks for all the contributions to my GoFunMe! It prompted a blog update, which clarifies that I don't currently need any outrageously expensive care, but many people do need to resort to actual GoFundMe, and I don't begrudge them one bit for it. adventuresofasickdoctor.blogspot.com/2025/01/stil...

The exponential expansion of preventive medicine over recent decades is a major contributor to the primary care crisis in many high income countries, argues this Analysis. Responsibility for primary disease prevention should return to public health www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Our commentary on commercial influences on patient & public involvement is out today @healthpromint.bsky.social as part of special issue on the #CDoH. We hope to stimulate discussion & debate (& hopefully meaningful action) in this area academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... @jameslarkin13.bsky.social

"there are many ways to ameliorate the impact of these losses, which are not difficult, expensive, or time consuming. Consumers, health practitioners, & policymakers could achieve a lot for many with just a little commitment to change" ✊ ping #ReCurrentStudy www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Prof @russelln.bsky.social talks about the “incredible” impact of the #HPV vaccine, combined with regular #cervicalscreening, saying that cases of young women in #colposcopy clinics with early signs of #cervicalcancer are now rare in Ireland. #ChooseScreening www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

The "incredible" impact of the HPV vaccine on pre-cancer cervical cancer rates on young women - @russelln.bsky.social from Cervical Check www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41...

Atul Gawande, recent head of USAID's health programs, lays out examples of the impacts Trump's 90-day stop work order will have on US & the world. It could be catastrophic for public health threadreaderapp.com/thread/18832...

Day 5 #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek #HPV is the virus that causes most #cervicalcancers –over 90% of cases.A combination of HPV vaccinations,HPV #cervicalscreening and access to treatment as early as possible will lead to #CervicalCancerElimination. 👉 tinyurl.com/7-things-cer... #ChooseScreening

Day 4 #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek Your #cervicalscreening appointment should take about 15 minutes. Taking your sample takes about 5 minutes and it’s sent to one of our quality assured laboratories for testing. #ChooseScreening

Cervical screening is free and so are any follow up tests as needed! #choosescreening

#CervicalCheck Clinical Director Prof @russelln.bsky.social “Cervical screening is the most effective way to prevent cervical cancer in women. Through screening we can find and treat pre-cancerous changes in the cervix." #ChooseScreening #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek her.ie/health/most-...

If you’re due your #cervicalscreening and you have not received an invitation from us,check your address details on our #CervicalCheck register. You can update it. Here’s our address: www.hse.ie/cervicalcheck What’s yours? 👉 tinyurl.com/7-things-cer... #ChooseScreening #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek

Are you eligible for #cervicalscreening? Here's what you need to know about checking the #CervicalCheck register, how long your test takes, and when you’ll get your results. 👉 tinyurl.com/7-things-cer... #ChooseScreening #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek

Cervical screening can prevent cervical cancer. Going for #cervicalscreening every time you’re invited is the best way to get the most from it. Here's your essential guide to free cervical screening: tinyurl.com/essential-gu... #ChooseScreening #CervicalCancerPreventionWeek @russelln.bsky.social

When people have a history of previous sexual trauma, accesing cervical screening can be difficult. The National Screening Service is supporting doctors and nurses in our community to overcome barriers that prevent women from getting screened. #choosescreening #cervicalcancerpreventionweek

Did you know that nearly half of all cervical cancers are diagnosed in women who have never been screened? The most effective action women aged 25 to 65 can take to prevent cervical cancer is to #ChooseScreening and come for follow-up appointments if advised. #cervicalcancerpreventionweek