Reports of false positives from Genrui antigen test to be examined by regulatorRapid testing kit is one of the most commonly used and is sold in supermarketsTue Jan 04 2022 - 16:33
Disruption to health services expected as over 6,000 staff on leave due to Covid-19Hospitals brace for sharp increase in patients infected with disease this weekMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:01
HSE hired five times more senior managers than doctors, report showsJust five extra medical and dental staff added to workforce in second quarter of last yearMon Jan 03 2022 - 01:00
Covid-19 close contacts to have period of restricted movement reducedPositive antigen test will be regarded as sufficient proof for illness benefitSat Jan 01 2022 - 01:00
Covid policy changes forced on Government by surge in infectionsAbout one in 50 test positive for coronavirus in past 10 days with true proportion probably closer to one in 25Fri Dec 31 2021 - 20:00
Children aged five to 11 can be registered for Covid-19 vaccine from MondayCohort due to be vaccinated shortly after registration and will receive Pfizer jabFri Dec 31 2021 - 16:36
Cabinet to consider shorter isolation for Covid cases and close contacts due to work absencesRecord number of new coronavirus infections reported as officials consider testing changesThu Dec 30 2021 - 01:17
Pass issues for those medically unable to take vaccine ‘under consideration’Number who cannot receive Covid-19 vaccine on health grounds unknown to HSEWed Dec 29 2021 - 20:28
Omicron wave of Covid-19 cases set to peak within a week or so, Varadkar saysIreland likely to 'overcome' Omicron wave more quickly than earlier waves, says TánaisteWed Dec 29 2021 - 05:01
Omicron driving coronavirus infections to staggering levelAnalysis: Too early to deduce if rise in hospitalisation the beginning of trend, or just a blipTue Dec 28 2021 - 18:05
Health Review 2021: The year of the variantPublic disappointed vaccination programme has not delivered us safely from Covid’s threatFri Dec 24 2021 - 06:00
Increase in Covid cases driven by Omicron variant set to ‘kick off’, says Paul ReidHSE chief says health staff anxious and fearful about period of uncertainty aheadWed Dec 22 2021 - 19:14
Barely half of positive antigen test results confirmed by PCR testingAverage of almost 4,000 antigen tests carried out on close contacts since end of OctoberWed Dec 22 2021 - 13:43
High-grade masks for vulnerable not recommended in Hiqa reviewImportance of existing guidance should instead be emphasised, says organisationTue Dec 21 2021 - 13:18
Psychiatrists come out against assisted dying Bill in new paperA dignified death is possible with good palliative care, College of Psychiatrists saysMon Dec 20 2021 - 00:01
Spread of Omicron variant must be curbed – and fastAnalysis: Howls of outrage over closing times are understandable but miss the pointFri Dec 17 2021 - 20:54
Covid: Numbers in hospital to reach between 650 and 2,000 next month, Nphet saysSurge in Omicron cases to see ‘even greater’ impact on ICU with numbers exceeding 200Fri Dec 17 2021 - 18:48
Taoiseach predicts ‘massive rise’ in Covid-19 cases as hospitality closing times moved to 8pmBooster vaccine doses to be made available to people aged 40-49 from SundayFri Dec 17 2021 - 17:43
Multi-channel booster rollout increases capacity for confusionNiac has been slated for speed of decision-making but it compares well with EU counterpartsThu Dec 16 2021 - 04:00
Boosters: Vaccine centre opening hours extended and 15-minute post-jab wait shelvedOlder and more vulnerable patients remain prioritised for Covid-19 vaccinationWed Dec 15 2021 - 19:24
New deals will cut up to €700m off State’s drugs bill, says DonnellyAgreements will improve access to new medicines, reduce cost of existing ones, according to MinisterWed Dec 15 2021 - 11:33
Poll shows public divided down the middle on additional restrictionsCompliance with public health measures rises, except among younger peopleWed Dec 15 2021 - 05:01
How big a threat is Omicron to Ireland?Analysis: Small fraction of serious cases would put health service under severe strainTue Dec 14 2021 - 17:50
HSE to redeploy staff to accelerate Covid booster rolloutGap between second and booster vaccine dose to be cut to three months, Minister saysTue Dec 14 2021 - 07:58
HSE seeks to use up Moderna supplies before expiry dateModerna confined to those aged 30 years and over while under-30s will be given PfizerMon Dec 13 2021 - 20:24
Mayo man first in Ireland to receive groundbreaking cell therapy for cancerPatients requiring CAR-T immunotherapy previously had to travel to UK for treatmentMon Dec 13 2021 - 14:08
New restrictions being considered to control Covid-19 over ChristmasNphet to meet ‘mindful of Delta and the uncertainty around the Omicron variant’Thu Dec 02 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Schools warned against ‘over-ventilating’Further 3,793 new cases reported and 55 newly notified deaths in last weekWed Dec 01 2021 - 18:03
‘Blind luck’ finds first case of Omicron variant in Ireland, Nphet saysCase involves person who travelled from southern Africa before travel restrictionsWed Dec 01 2021 - 14:44
Lack of prompt Covid decision-making exhausting public’s patienceAnalysis: Covid testing maxed out while booster programme stuck in second gearWed Dec 01 2021 - 02:45
Covid-19: 5,471 new cases reported with 579 patients in hospitalICU admissions rate almost 30 times lower than last January, before mass vaccinationTue Nov 30 2021 - 18:23
Mandatory Covid-19 vaccination of healthcare workers considered by NphetCountries including France have introduced mandatory vaccination for health staffTue Nov 30 2021 - 11:32
Omicron: South Africa's treatment means scientists might balk at revealing next variantsCaught napping before, we must take basic precautions to slow spread of latest variantTue Nov 30 2021 - 04:25
GP acknowledges failures in assessing toddler at Medical Council hearingDoctor found guilty of five counts of poor professional performanceMon Nov 29 2021 - 15:48
Seizures of illegal medicines grew by almost 60% in 2020Erectile dysfunction medicines 30% of items seized along with large amount of sedativesMon Nov 29 2021 - 14:44
Risk of Omicron variant: Additional Covid testing for arrivals into State under considerationPre-travel PCR result may be required as test system here under strainMon Nov 29 2021 - 03:24
Q&A: As people queue for booster vaccines, when can I get mine?Almost 630,000 booster doses have been administered, many to older people and healthcare workersSun Nov 28 2021 - 18:43
Travel restrictions imposed across Europe as Omicron becomes Covid-19 variant ‘of concern’Pfizer indicates it can produce a vaccine against the variant in about 100 daysSat Nov 27 2021 - 02:00
Omicron Q&A: How concerned are scientists about the new Covid-19 variant?WHO assessing significance of new variant as EU and UK suspend flights from southern African countriesFri Nov 26 2021 - 19:45
Nphet to discuss requirement for primary schoolchildren to wear masksChildren of primary school age have highest Covid-19 incidence of any age groupThu Nov 25 2021 - 03:26
Covid: 145 deaths due to outbreaks in nursing homes and hospitals since JuneReport shows 24 new outbreaks reported in schools in a week, an increase of eightWed Nov 24 2021 - 16:23
Covid: 5,800 HSE staff off work due to infection or close contact statusSome 1,000 procedures cancelled due to surge in cases, HSE chief saysWed Nov 24 2021 - 12:07
Overtime rises almost 760% for top HSE executives during pandemicAudit finds 10 biggest recipients on staff were paid €631,608 in 156 claimsWed Nov 24 2021 - 01:00
HSE audit highlights major flaws in recruitment of junior doctorsOne-quarter had not fully completed all occupational health assessments – reportTue Nov 23 2021 - 21:42
HSE’s rental of Citywest hotel during pandemic an ‘impressive achievement’ – auditPublic bodies should have power to requisition private property in any future national emergency – reviewTue Nov 23 2021 - 16:58
Pioneering procedure uses glue to avoid open-brain surgeryTreatment is of particular benefit for older patients suffering brain bleeds due to traumaTue Nov 23 2021 - 01:00
Sláintecare information ‘severely lacking’, says costs watchdogFiscal plan and budgeting for healthcare reform criticised as spending keeps spirallingTue Nov 23 2021 - 00:03
Organ for cancelled transplant could not be sent for use elsewhereShortage of ICU beds at Mater hospital triggered by the current wave of Covid-19 casesMon Nov 22 2021 - 18:01
First flu death of the past two winters reportedData shows levels of RSV, which mostly affects young children, remain highMon Nov 22 2021 - 15:57
Paul Cullen: This wave of the virus, like the others, will passSerious illness and deaths are down, and boosters will get us through winter – at leastSat Nov 20 2021 - 01:09
