Progress at last in lung cancer battleMEDICAL MATTERS: Research offers hope to victims of the diseaseTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Progress at last in lung cancer battleMEDICAL MATTERS: Research offers hope to victims of the diseaseTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Success of surgery depends on where the twins are conjoinedTHE NEWS that the conjoined twins born six weeks ago are being prepared for surgery is good news for the boys’ parents and extended…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Success of surgery depends on where the twins are conjoinedTHE NEWS that the conjoined twins born six weeks ago are being prepared for surgery is good news for the boys’ parents and extended…Sat Jan 16 2010 - 00:00
Chemists urged to get more involved in primary carePHARMACISTS MUST consider moving away from the traditional chemists “shop” model and become more centrally involved in the primary…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Chemists urged to get more involved in primary carePHARMACISTS MUST consider moving away from the traditional chemists “shop” model and become more centrally involved in the primary…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Gory but gripping details of frontline medicsBOOK OF THE DAY: Medic By John Nichol and Tony Rennell Viking /Penguin, 408pp, £20: THE WAR in Afghanistan rumbles on, with …Wed Dec 30 2009 - 00:00
Weighing jokes in milli-titters and gigglebytesMEDICAL MATTERS : ’Tis still the season to be jolly, so let’s have a little light relief to see us into New YearTue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
New chief of HSE must be recruited from abroadWhoever takes up the reins at the HSE must have a remit to ignore the sacred cows in our health systemTue Dec 22 2009 - 00:00
Just one in five migrant nurses planning to stayJUST ONE IN five migrant nurses working in the Republic plans to stay here, with many planning to move to Canada or Australia…Tue Dec 15 2009 - 00:00
Giving your consent for students to get intimateMEDICAL MATTERS: Medical students need to learn how to carry out thorough but speedy examinations of real body systemsTue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Disabled 'not receiving adequate medical care'ADULTS WITH learning disabilities may not be adequately treated when they experience illnesses the rest of the population take…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Four in 10 women drink excessivelyMORE THAN 50 per cent of Irish people are drinking alcohol harmfully, with older people and women especially at risk, research…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
A sporting chance with depressionMEDICAL MATTERS: Professional athletes are no different from the rest of us when it comes to mental illnessTue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Withdrawal of nursing cover puts lives at risk, doctor warnsTHE LIVES of islanders and visitors could be placed in danger following the withdrawal of 24-hour nursing cover on Inis Mór, …Sat Nov 21 2009 - 00:00
ICGP has more to celebrate than its 25 yearsMEDICAL MATTERS: As the Irish College of General Practitioners (ICGP) celebrates its 25th birthday, its achievements for both…Tue Nov 10 2009 - 00:00
There's more to ultrasound than baby picturesIt can be use to detect all sorts of ailments in a non-invasive wayTue Nov 03 2009 - 00:00
Should God be available on prescription?MEDICAL MATTERS: Should our medicine be influenced by religious beliefs, either our own or those of our doctors?Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Finding time to be a patient is the hard partMEDICAL MATTERS: Increasingly, the burden of managing chronic illness is falling on patients and their familiesTue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
HSE letter claims extra barriers to recruitmentTHE DEPARTMENT of Finance is placing additional barriers to the recruitment of frontline staff by the Health Service Executive…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Spreading the stigma about infectionsMEDICAL MATTERS: Are we triggering a blame culture around swine flu, serving as a short cut to stigma?Tue Sept 15 2009 - 01:00
An innovative forum for gender disparityMEDICAL MATTERS: We men badly need a vociferous advocacy group to fight for us, writes MURIS HOUSTON.Tue Jun 23 2009 - 01:00
A new chapter in the healing ways of the brainMEDICAL MATTERS: Dr Harry Barry’s second book concentrates on how various treatments affect the brainTue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
Aspiring to use aspirin properly in heart casesMEDICAL MATTERS: The blanket treatment of heart problems with aspirin needs to be considered carefullyTue Jun 02 2009 - 01:00
Cancer deaths 4% lower in North than Republic - reportDEATH RATES from cancer are 4 per cent lower in Northern Ireland compared with the Republic, a major report published today has…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Ennis report cuts to heart of deficiencies in small unitsANALYSIS : The implications of the damning report into Ennis Hospital go beyond the midwest; similar small hospitals elsewhere…Fri Apr 10 2009 - 01:00
Broken heart syndrome is no fairy taleMEDICAL MATTERS: We all know couples who have died within weeks of each other – and now we know whyTue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Medical Council scarred by first public inquiryANALYSIS: The tabloid farce of the ‘rumpy pumpy’ case and general media shyness inspire little confidenceThu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Herbal remedies can interact with other drugsMEDICAL MATTERS: Herbal treatments can interact with medication with unintended resultsTue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
All not well in the psyche of the baby gloomersMEDICAL MATTERS: When a nation is under collective stress, it can lead to some odd occurrences writes MUIRIS HOUSTONTue Mar 03 2009 - 00:00
Working to stay happy while unemployedHard Times: MEDICAL MATTERS: Being out of work can be damaging to physical and psychological health but a good frame of mind…Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00
Had Connors got medical help it might have saved man's lifeANALYSIS: The questions raised by the Connors case are much too serious to be dealt with by an internal HSE inquiry, writes …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Prevention of heart disease is still a challengeMEDICAL MATTERS : The Score system estimates our 10-year risk of dying from cardiovascular diseaseTue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
HSE took nine months to acknowledge reportIT TOOK the office of the chief executive of the Health Service Executive some nine months and three reminders to acknowledge…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
When a generalised itch is more than skin-deepMEDICAL MATTERS: Itching can signal an underlying problem, but usually it is not a sign of serious disease, writes Muiris Houston…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Exaggerated concept of a medical emergencyMEDICAL MATTERS : Cabin crews flying in the face of appropriate actionTue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Irish-born doctor named GP of the year in AustraliaAN IRISH-born doctor and Trinity College Dublin graduate has been named general practitioner of the year in Australia.Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Can ill health in the economy make us unwell?MEDICAL MATTERS : Historically, recession has been shown to be bad for human healthTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Is weight still a big issue when it comes to cardiac disease?MEDICAL MATTERS: Being overweight may not be as bad for heart health as originally thoughtTue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Teenagers put a price on the cost of never having acneTEENAGERS SAY they would pay up to $300 (€203Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
GP/public health nurse liaisons poorGENERAL PRACTITIONERS and public health nurses communicate poorly with one another, with one in five saying they have never had…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
€200,000back pay for A&E doctorsEMERGENCY MEDICINE consultants are set to receive back-payments of up to €200,000 after the decision of an arbitrator that they…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Cholesterol, an altered gene and the divine fruit in LimoneMEDICAL MATTERS: Making sense of good and bad cholesterol and the changed thinking on the horizonTue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Tailoring the medicine to fit the patientMEDICAL MATTERS We would be wise to choose drugs based on the individual, not the affliction, writes Muiris HoustonTue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
What's in a name? That which we call a rose . . .MEDICAL MATTERS: Eponyms - the practice of naming diseases after their discoverer - helps us trace the factsTue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Prostate screening for men over 50MEN AGED 50-70 years are most likely to benefit from screening for prostate cancer, newly published guidelines suggestTue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Abject failure of HSE to carry out basic elements of patient care exposedANALYSIS: ANY HOPES that the significant management failures revealed by the Fitzgerald inquiry into the Portlaoise breast cancer…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Better way to manage HSE needs to be foundANALYSIS GROWING ANECDOTAL evidence that the Health Service Executive is a dysfunctional organisation delivering a service insensitive…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Waiting lists could be cleared, clinic boss claimsMost of the 140,000 public patients on waiting lists for a consultant appointment could be seen within 12 months if a successful…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Kids are not small adultsMedical Matters: "The adult may be safely treated as a child; the converse can lead to disasterTue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
