No plan to deploy surge capacity despite rise in Covid cases in ICU, as Nphet to meet todayTotal of 470 Covid-19 patients in hospital on Sunday night, including 74 in ICUMon Oct 18 2021 - 04:01
Parents urged to get children vaccinated against fluVaccine is free for children aged two to 17 and is administered by spraying in the nostrilsMon Oct 18 2021 - 01:00
Current Covid-19 situation is complex and future is hard to divineAnalysis: There are more moving parts to the pandemic equation than beforeSun Oct 17 2021 - 19:09
Coronavirus booster shots not necessarily the answerExpert opinion unsure if ‘a three-dose schedule will improve responses, or durability’Fri Oct 15 2021 - 04:15
Covid-19: Ministers to call for partial easing of restrictions next weekMove could see vaccine certs remain in place as a requirement for indoor hospitalityFri Oct 15 2021 - 03:45
Mild dose of Covid virus may boost protection for those vaccinated, says immunologistCan’t afford ‘luxury’ of booster jab when most of the world not vaccinated, Prof Mary Keogan saysThu Oct 14 2021 - 19:39
Unvaccinated placing ‘disproportionate burden’ on health service, says DonnellyMinister renews appeal for everyone to be immunised ahead of ‘really tough winter’Thu Oct 14 2021 - 16:56
Ministers defend decision not to extend free contraception to girls under 17Government could be open to legal challenges if it went below age of consent, Butler saysThu Oct 14 2021 - 16:55
Weekly Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes more than double, HSE reportsDeputy chief medical officer says all indicators point to deteriorating disease trajectoryThu Oct 14 2021 - 12:33
Further improvement needed in gynaecology services at Letterkenny hospital – HiqaWeaknesses remain in governance of services following extra funding, says reportThu Oct 14 2021 - 10:23
Full reopening in doubt as Covid numbers take a ‘wrong turn’Taoiseach says he can’t guarantee final unwinding of restrictions on October 22ndThu Oct 14 2021 - 04:19
Ireland goes into winter tackling Covid from higher floor than most of EuropeDespite having one of best vaccination rates, incidence rate of virus in among highest in EUWed Oct 13 2021 - 20:34
No single reason for high number of Covid-19 cases in Waterford, says doctorGP in Kerry questions if ending of restrictions prematureWed Oct 13 2021 - 16:03
Stephen Donnelly self-isolating after showing mild Covid-19 symptomsMinister for Health immediately arranged a test, which returned a ‘not-detected’ resultWed Oct 13 2021 - 15:35
Stillbirth and neonatal death inquiry urged by epidemiology centreState has perinatal mortality rate of one in every 166 births, NPEC reportsTue Oct 12 2021 - 20:08
Lots more cash for health, but any new ideas on which to spend it?Underspend in sector exceeds €800m – a striking contrast to the years of overspendingTue Oct 12 2021 - 19:14
Free contraception to be provided to women aged 17-25Budget 2022: Health spend to rise to €22.2bn with free GP care for children extendedTue Oct 12 2021 - 14:39
Doctors say they would emigrate rather than sign public-only contractSurvey finds 90% of trainees have concerns over Sláintecare draft consultant contractTue Oct 12 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Number in hospital hits 400 mark for first time since early March‘Challenging’ winter ahead for health service says Reid as further 1,358 cases reportedMon Oct 11 2021 - 18:58
HSE to provide treatment for fatal disease amyloidosisUp to 1% of Co Donegal population has been estimated to have the hereditary conditionMon Oct 11 2021 - 02:00
Further 2,002 Covid-19 cases reported as social and work visits increaseResearch shows 62.5% of workers went to their workplace at some point last weekFri Oct 08 2021 - 18:12
Urgent action needed to tackle ‘cancer’ of hospital waiting lists – Sláintecare councilTaoiseach urged to redouble efforts to implement Sláintecare and transform health serviceFri Oct 08 2021 - 12:12
Attitude towards obesity needs to change, expert tells online conferenceCondition is ‘complex chronic disease for which there are a lot of different causes’Thu Oct 07 2021 - 20:35
Regulator receives 80 reports of heart inflammation after Covid-19 vaccinesTotal of 15,424 suspected side-effects reported in period where 7.2m doses administeredThu Oct 07 2021 - 19:10
Study on ‘long Covid’ shows low rate of lasting heart damageHowever, many of those infected can experience residual cardiac symptomsThu Oct 07 2021 - 12:00
Just 60 people who died with confirmed Covid-19 had postmortemsAutopsies in Covid cases restricted to two sites in Dublin and Cork due to infection riskTue Oct 05 2021 - 04:30
Man (40s) dies following assault at house in Dublin’s Blanchardstown areaWoman and two men taken to hospital following incident in Ashfield Park areaMon Oct 04 2021 - 22:02
Sláintecare advisers seek meeting with Government before disbandingGroup wants to discuss concerns over future of health reforms with party leadersMon Oct 04 2021 - 21:39
Donnelly hails ‘significant milestone’ as less than 1,000 new Covid cases reportedIncidence of disease among children now lower than it was prior to schools reopeningMon Oct 04 2021 - 20:05
No drop in quality of care for hip fracture patients despite Covid-19 – reportSome areas saw improvement, such as faster admission times and more falls assessmentsMon Oct 04 2021 - 00:01
Vicky Phelan returns from US after scan shows new tumoursPhelan advised to spend time with family before starting down ‘chemotherapy road’Sun Oct 03 2021 - 18:17
Sláintecare: Three new elective hospitals and plan to tackle waiting lists set to be announcedGovernment attempts to restore confidence in reforms amid turmoilSat Oct 02 2021 - 01:00
No Covid-19 deaths recorded among vaccinated under 50s, HPSC saysFurther 1,059 cases reported while data shows over 100 breakthrough infections among fatalitiesFri Oct 01 2021 - 17:32
Pandemic revealed extent of ageism in society, says Mike RyanWHO official urges focus on home care in rethink of how older people are looked afterThu Sept 30 2021 - 21:00
Another high-profile resignation from Sláintecare implementation advisory councilProf Anthony O’Connor’s resignation letter claims the original culture of Slaintecare has been ‘bulldozed’Thu Sept 30 2021 - 19:55
Over-60s should get booster shot of mRNA vaccines, says Luke O’NeillVaccinating children against Covid-19 unethical given global inequality, says academicThu Sept 30 2021 - 18:45
Risk of autumn Covid surge in countries without vaccination coverage – ECDCFurther 102 deaths recorded in September, marking highest monthly figure since MarchThu Sept 30 2021 - 18:28
Sharp drop in transplants and organ donations since pandemic, figures showOrgan transplantation rate fell by 32% last year compared to 2019Thu Sept 30 2021 - 13:34
HSE sees ‘marked improvement’ in staff wellbeing after €2.8m spendAlmost €180,000 spent on mindfulness training and €89,000 on yoga in three yearsTue Sept 28 2021 - 05:00
Big week for Sláintecare as doubts remain over Government appetite for planMinisters may ultimately conclude health sector can be reformed without SláintecareMon Sept 27 2021 - 03:19
Nphet should not ‘abandon’ routine contact tracing for people with Covid-19 - Kingston MillsFurther 1,335 coronavirus cases reported on Saturday, says Department of HealthSat Sept 25 2021 - 13:53
Routine coronavirus contact tracing to end next month under Nphet planTaoiseach urges support for vaccine rollout to developing countries in UN speechSat Sept 25 2021 - 01:14
‘Access and security’ key to electronic sharing of health dataNational survey of 1,300 people carried out as Sláintecare envisages move to e-health systemsThu Sept 23 2021 - 21:57
One in five nursing home residents still in multi-occupancy roomsDespite Covid infection risks, about 22% of residents live in rooms of up to fourThu Sept 23 2021 - 19:18
Q&A: Why is contact tracing changing for children when case numbers are going up?Health editor Paul Cullen explains the Covid policy shift for primary pupils from MondayThu Sept 23 2021 - 16:26
Free online counselling to begin nationally for people with anxiety and depressionSome 88% of patients experienced significantly reduced symptoms, pilot study foundWed Sept 22 2021 - 06:30
Nine healthcare workers hospitalised with Covid-19 in recent weeksMore than 260 health staff contracted virus at work over four weeks, HSE report showsTue Sept 21 2021 - 12:44
Physical activity may increase heart attack risk, study suggestsNew findings do not outweigh health benefits of exercise, researchers emphasiseMon Sept 20 2021 - 23:30
Covid-19: Men post worse outcomes than women in earlier wavesFresh research reveals severe obesity as most extreme risk factor across all models reviewedMon Sept 20 2021 - 21:59
Covid: 1,154 more cases as Hiqa advises caution on antigen testsNo change to mask rules for schools as Hiqa says it is ‘premature’ to consider removing requirementsMon Sept 20 2021 - 19:15
