Boylan says NMH sought 27 more staff before providing abortionsformer master of hospital says his ‘jaw dropped’ when he heard of requestThu Nov 14 2019 - 19:45
Nursing home places and home help hours focus of HSE planTargeting of State’s hospital overcrowding crisis does not include extra beds or staffThu Nov 14 2019 - 17:08
Rotunda Hospital urgently needs decision on plan to provide additional beds€49 million price estimate equivalent to cost of ‘two or three adverse medicolegal awards’Thu Nov 14 2019 - 03:00
Lives of babies are at risk due to Rotunda overcrowding, master saysProf Fergal Malone issues warning over a ‘crisis’ at the maternity hospitalThu Nov 14 2019 - 03:00
Sepsis death rate rises again after falling for a decadeAlmost one in five people with sepsis last year died, with mortality rate up 10.1% on 2017Wed Nov 13 2019 - 17:55
E-cigarettes damage brain, heart, lungs and blood vessels, study findsCardiologists call for ban on vaping as study finds arteries stiffen after one vaping episodeWed Nov 13 2019 - 00:05
Non-invasive prenatal testing of babies under increased scrutinyCouple terminated pregnancy after receiving incorrect results from such a testTue Nov 12 2019 - 01:00
Pregnant women must be told of foetal anomaly test limitationsInstruction prompted by case of termination last March after test results proved incorrectTue Nov 12 2019 - 01:00
Over 25% of hip fracture patients wait more than two days for surgeryRecording of reason for delay in performing surgery needs to be improved, study saysTue Nov 12 2019 - 01:00
Women suffering after vaginal mesh implants call for auditGroup representing 500 women to meet Harris in call for specialist treatment centreMon Nov 11 2019 - 01:31
Doctors should be paid more to work in provincial hospitals, conference toldSmaller hospitals need same level of funding earmarked for Dublin facilities – surgeonSun Nov 10 2019 - 19:01
Breast cancer survival rates improve by 15% since 1990sRisk of dying from breast cancer has halved since 1994, according to National Cancer Registry reportThu Nov 07 2019 - 20:39
Ireland relies heavily on foreign-trained doctors, report showsOECD study shows Ireland produces most medical graduates relative to populationThu Nov 07 2019 - 11:49
South Dublin dementia nursing home faces closure over funding crisisImpact of proposed closure of Shankill facility described as ‘potentially catastrophic’Wed Nov 06 2019 - 09:39
Public patient waits 120 days more than private one for brain scanThose unable to afford private medical insurance disadvantaged over tests – reportWed Nov 06 2019 - 02:54
Boil water notice reissued for greater Dublin areaIrish Water says heavy rainfall has caused contamination at Leixlip treatment plantMon Nov 04 2019 - 20:51
New laws to allow same-sex parents register both names on child’s birth certCourts could be given power to change parentage in surrogacy casesMon Nov 04 2019 - 02:14
Man hospitalised after shots fired at house in TallaghtMan (30s) has leg wounds and his injuries are not life-threatening, gardaí saySun Nov 03 2019 - 22:21
Student in a critical condition after kayaking incidentTwo members of UL club taken to hospital after getting into difficulty on river in KerrySun Nov 03 2019 - 20:03
Safety, sustainability of smaller hospitals at risk – HSEDoctor staffing has ‘consequences’ for patient care, says director generalSat Nov 02 2019 - 01:19
Cystic fibrosis drug could make disease a manageable conditionImprovement in lung function of patients treated with Trikafta described as ‘striking’Fri Nov 01 2019 - 18:03
‘We’re going to make hepatitis C a rare diagnosis before 2030’While the HSE says Ireland is on track to get rid of the disease not everyone agreesThu Oct 31 2019 - 06:01
Dentists critical of dental care for primary school childrenCutbacks in HSE services mean children’s teeth are not being checked until sixth classTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:52
Doctor who created fake Dublin clinic found guilty of misconductUK-based doctor tried to gain employment in Irish hospitals dishonestly – Medical CouncilThu Oct 24 2019 - 17:11
Patients waiting six months for certain surgeries to be treated this yearNational Treatment Purchase Fund pledges to cut waiting lists for common proceduresThu Oct 24 2019 - 01:00
Over 250 patient deaths from adverse reactions to medicines reportedLast year saw big increases in number of adverse reactions with 10,398 reportedWed Oct 23 2019 - 21:29
CervicalCheck: Dismay among health service staff over Varadkar’s ‘deceit’ admissionTaoiseach makes remark in State apology to women affected by CervicalCheck scandalWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:37
Questions remain about the extent of CervicalCheck’s failingsLeo Varadkar’s apology was welcome but there are many details about the scandal that are still unclearWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:33
Children as young as eight being diagnosed with anorexiaNew study reveals that 11 Irish pre-teens are diagnosed with the eating disorder each yearWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:25
Man undergoes Ireland’s first liver and double-lung transplantLimerick man Robert Sheahan (29) on the road to recovery after operation in JuneTue Oct 22 2019 - 11:42
Irish healthcare shifting from public to private, study showsUCD reveals growing number of private hospital beds as public facilities dwindleTue Oct 22 2019 - 01:00
Ireland beating global trends on digestive system cancersWorldwide increase in incidence and mortality is related to obesity and diabetesMon Oct 21 2019 - 23:30
Martina Fitzgerald appointed to screening committee by Simon HarrisNew group will consider proposals and revisions to existing programmesMon Oct 21 2019 - 14:44
One-third of older Irish adults say they feel lonely some of the timeReport finds loneliness is damaging to health and wellbeing of older adults, the loneliest of whom had poorer quality of life and healthMon Oct 21 2019 - 00:30
Personalised treatments have significant impact on back pain - studyThose who had personalised treatment were less disabled when followed up a year laterSun Oct 20 2019 - 16:34
Reference for doctor in fitness-to-practise case not written by signatory, hearing toldIrish doctor based in US said he did not know and never met Dr Idowu Adeyemi AdeboroFri Oct 18 2019 - 18:59
Up to half of Irish heart attack survivors ‘fail to change habits’Study finds 43% of smokers were still smoking two years after heart attackFri Oct 18 2019 - 15:00
Doctor accused of creating fake Dublin clinic in bid to get hospital workFitness-to-practise hearing also told of false references on Romanian-trained doctor’s CVFri Oct 18 2019 - 02:09
Cancer patients reassured by HSE during tamoxifen drug shortagePatients should be able to continue treatment but may have to switch brandsThu Oct 17 2019 - 17:54
Almost 7,500 children and teens waiting over a year for psychology appointmentDublin north and Cork-Kerry waiting lists are ‘particularly appalling’ says ShortallWed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
HSE warns 8,000 women who had breast implants about risk of rare cancerWomen should be on the lookout for sudden swelling of the breastMon Oct 14 2019 - 14:59
Children admitted to adult mental health units despite lack of facilities – reportWaterford centre was not clean, hygienic or ‘free from offensive odours’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 12:22
Botox complaints include infections, blurred vision and haematomaDozens of incidents recorded in State in recent years, as Minister mulls legislationMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:59
Outpatient waiting list falls for first time in more than a yearNew NTPF figures suggest progress is being made on access to health servicesFri Oct 11 2019 - 17:36
Lack of rehabilitation services for mental health patients criticisedMany people with enduring illness ‘trapped’ in inpatient units for years, says inspectorThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:01
One of the lucky ones: looking forward after chaos of schizophreniaWorld Mental Health Day: Vincent Geoghegan getting the housing and supports he needsThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:01
Flanagan ‘greatly disturbed’ over reports of council paying protection money‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy saysWed Oct 09 2019 - 20:47
TDs call on CervicalCheck to explain colposcopy exclusionsSome women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopyWed Oct 09 2019 - 11:16
Extra €1bn to be thrown at health in 2020. But who will benefit?Budget 2020: No sense that implementation of Sláintecare vision for future is imminentTue Oct 08 2019 - 18:00
Health budget rises to a record €17.4 billion in Budget 2020Free GP care for children extended, extra waiting list funding and an additional 1,000 therapists, nurses to be employedTue Oct 08 2019 - 15:58
