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On a quiet stretch of Galway’s Ballymoneen Road, patients are arriving for MRI scans just minutes from their homes rather than making the familiar journey across a congested city to one of the region’s major hospitals. It is a small change in geography, but one that reflects a much bigger ambition.

Researchers at the University of Galway are inviting adults with Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel diseases), or irritable bowel syndrome, who have experienced ongoing or recurrent abdominal pain within the past 3 months, to take part in a research study.

This Saturday, July 18, more than 150 swimmers will take on the 13km crossing of Galway Bay in the 21st Annual Frances Thornton Memorial Galway Bay Swim, raising vital funds for Cancer Care West.

Employees from one of Galway’s leading medical device employers, Boston Scientific once again took on the Peak2Peak Challenge in support of their charity partner, the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI), which involved climbing Crough Patrick in Mayo before traveling to Connemara to take on Diamond Hill all in one day.

World Head and Neck Cancer Day, which is observed on July 27, is a day dedicated to raising awareness of cancers affecting the mouth, throat, voice box, sinuses, middle ear and salivary glands. The day is also a reminder that challenges can remain even after cancer treatment ends.

Almost 10 months after funding was approved, recruitment for an out-of-hours mental health crisis nursing team in Galway city has begun.

A framed drum head signed by Phil Collins, famous English musician, has raised €3,032.35 for the Sunflower Children’s Hospice, Ireland’s first children’s hospice on the Western Seaboard.

Mental health difficulties rarely begin as emergencies. More often, they develop gradually through persistent anxiety, overwhelming stress, poor sleep, burnout, low mood, or a growing sense that everyday life has become harder to manage. Yet many people delay seeking help, uncertain where to turn or discouraged by lengthy waiting times.

Eating less, skipping treats and trying to exercise more, yet the weight still refuses to move, is becoming an increasingly common frustration for many according to local weight loss coach Grace Joyce, the issue is often not lack of willpower, but a slowing metabolism.

Galway Hospice has thanked the people of Galway for another extraordinary show of community support during this year’s Hospice Sunflower Days campaign. Thanks to the generosity of the public and the dedication of more than 500 volunteers, the annual fundraising campaign raised €118,716.63 to support specialist palliative care services across Galway.