Irish Medical Journal

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Current Issue

Vol. 119 No. 8 (2026): September 2026

Publication Date: September 28th, 2026.

Published: 2026-09-28

Full Issue

Table of Contents

Editor's Commentary

Coping with an Exam Failure

J F A Murphy

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Editorial

Closing the Mortality Gap: Cancer Inequities for People with Severe Mental Disorders

P D'Alton, I Gitonga, W M Gallagher, L Mullen, B O’Donoghue, A M Doherty, W Cullen, J V Lucey

148
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Occasional Piece

A Goldilocks Approach to Youth Psychotropic Prescribing

F McNicholas, R Parkin, L Bond, D Purper-Ouakil, J Hayden, J Walkup

149
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Short Reports

Clinical outcomes for emergency department patients diagnosed with pubic rami fractures

G Tan, A Nagel, D Fitzgerald, T Coughlan, A McCabe

150
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Original Papers

Socioeconomic Deprivation and Pertussis Incidence in Dublin and Midlands

C Murray, S Fennessy, D McGlacken-Byrne, M Ward, U Fallon, R Hurley O’Dwyer

151
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Vitamin D Testing Deviations in General Internal Medicine Inpatients

R Fagan, J Deegan, W Paine, S Hickey, C Sheil, M Kelly, K Malomo, J Browne, O Ntlholang

152
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Evaluation of the Impact of a Targeted Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign

S A Kelly, U Kennedy, Á Lyng, B Neville, T McCarthy, H Burns

153
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Staff Experiences in an Early Pregnancy Unit: Factors Impacting their Work and Quality of Care

D Synnott, D Hayes-Ryan, K O’Donoghue, S Leitao

154
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Evaluating the oncological value of extended colorectal cancer surveillance

E Pyne, M G Davey, W P Joyce

155
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Reducing Clinical Waste in Flexible Cystoscopy: A Prospective Quality Improvement Study

A Tittawella, C Bohonos, D Sugrue, J McDermott, D B Hennessey

156
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Trends in the Dispensing of Adult ADHD Medications

A Maher, M Cahill, A W Murphy, G Molloy

157
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Cholecystostomy Drainage - Current Practices in a Tertiary Hepatobiliary Unit

M Al Azzawi, C Drumm, C Cullinane, C Manole, A Coffey, D O'Neill, C O’Sulleabhain, A O'Sullivan, T Murphy

158
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Evaluating the Necessity of Routine Blood Type and Screen Testing Prior to Appendicectomy

N M Smyth, H Yadav, A M McDonough, D McGee, K Balogun, C Loh, J E Low, J Byrne, V Tewatia, A Begley, P Kiernan, D Beddy, D Kearney

159
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Case Reports

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Semaglutide use

M Kearney, N M Smyth, H S A Hassan, M S Khan

160
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Type A Insulin Resistance Syndrome Due to a Pathogenic Variant in the INSR Gene

S Afzal, E Brosnan, M S Sadiq, S R Rizvi, Z Wassem, F Iqbal

161
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Delayed cardiac conduction disease in a young adult following childhood Chagas infection

N Farrand, D McGuone, P Cuddihy, G McMahon

162
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Ventral Cervical Spinal Schwannoma Presenting as Progressive Myelopathy

M Helmi, E Dolan, F Farooq, M Ur-Raad, Z Jafar, M Weil, M Jansen, A Hegarty, O O'Toole

163
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Letters to the Editor

Bridging the Gap: What Paediatric Clinicians Want from Liaison Psychiatry Services

L Burke, M O’Sullivan, A Twohig, E Barrett

164
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Incidental Diagnosis of Septate Uterus in a Postmenopausal Woman

A Fatima, L Hussain, J Kumari

165
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Beyond Technology: The Unfinished Work of Breastfeeding Policy

K Eustace, F Sharif

166
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Irish Medical Journal

About the Journal

Current Issue

Full Issue

Editor's Commentary

Coping with an Exam Failure

Editorial

Closing the Mortality Gap: Cancer Inequities for People with Severe Mental Disorders

Occasional Piece

A Goldilocks Approach to Youth Psychotropic Prescribing

Short Reports

Clinical outcomes for emergency department patients diagnosed with pubic rami fractures

Original Papers

Socioeconomic Deprivation and Pertussis Incidence in Dublin and Midlands

Vitamin D Testing Deviations in General Internal Medicine Inpatients

Evaluation of the Impact of a Targeted Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign

Staff Experiences in an Early Pregnancy Unit: Factors Impacting their Work and Quality of Care

Evaluating the oncological value of extended colorectal cancer surveillance

Reducing Clinical Waste in Flexible Cystoscopy: A Prospective Quality Improvement Study

Trends in the Dispensing of Adult ADHD Medications

Cholecystostomy Drainage - Current Practices in a Tertiary Hepatobiliary Unit

Evaluating the Necessity of Routine Blood Type and Screen Testing Prior to Appendicectomy

Case Reports

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischaemic Optic Neuropathy Associated with Semaglutide use

Type A Insulin Resistance Syndrome Due to a Pathogenic Variant in the INSR Gene

Delayed cardiac conduction disease in a young adult following childhood Chagas infection

Ventral Cervical Spinal Schwannoma Presenting as Progressive Myelopathy

Letters to the Editor

Bridging the Gap: What Paediatric Clinicians Want from Liaison Psychiatry Services

Incidental Diagnosis of Septate Uterus in a Postmenopausal Woman

Beyond Technology: The Unfinished Work of Breastfeeding Policy

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