Hiqa chief executive calls for urgent regulation of home careHome inspections would not be needed as regulation would apply to service providerTue Oct 03 2017 - 10:37
Bishop apologises for controversial HPV vaccine remarksBishop Alphonsus Cullinan says he now accepts Gardasil helps prevent cervical cancerMon Oct 02 2017 - 13:59
Another patient death on trolley is ‘only a matter of time’Doctor warns of ‘dangerous’ overcrowding in emergency department of Tallaght HospitalThu Sept 28 2017 - 21:48
Severe lung disease patients ‘distraught’ as access to drug endsManufacturer to end compassionate use programme for ‘life-changing’ drug RespreezaThu Sept 28 2017 - 17:15
Bishop renews attack on HPV vaccine despite HSE warning women’s lives in dangerBishop: ‘We have to do better than to give our boys condoms and our girls injections’Thu Sept 28 2017 - 12:13
Blind people need €45 a week extra for basic standard of livingHealth, communications and household items more costly for visually impairedWed Sept 27 2017 - 17:50
Catholic bishop claims cervical cancer vaccine ‘only 70% safe’Gardasil ‘lulling’ young girls into casual sex, according to Bishop Phonsie CullinanWed Sept 27 2017 - 16:40
Children with scoliosis ‘will have to go abroad’ for operationsHSE is set to miss target of reducing surgery waiting timeWed Sept 27 2017 - 13:27
Nine new drugs to be made available from November 1stLabour TD Alan Kelly criticises HSE of making ‘false’ announcement in JulyWed Sept 27 2017 - 12:00
Harris says Government will not cover €100m HSE overspendCost overrun will go forward as a charge next yearWed Sept 27 2017 - 11:59
Almost 900 heart and chest surgeries cancelled in 21 monthsNew data shows a ‘concerning’ number of surgeries cancelled for non-medical reasonsTue Sept 26 2017 - 01:00
Drug for PKU to be withheld by HSE on cost groundsKuvan is the only drug treatment for rare metabolic ‘heel prick test’ disorderMon Sept 25 2017 - 17:54
Seizures of illegal prescription drugs rise 233% in a yearGarda and Customs operation results in 11-fold jump in sedative seizuresMon Sept 25 2017 - 13:45
Ban on high sugar, fat and salt foods ahead for school meals planSchools will not get funding for less healthy foods, according to new nutrition standardsMon Sept 25 2017 - 04:00
‘Wanderly Wagon’: Mobile cath lab finally arrives in WaterfordLab will clear diagnostic backlog, but 24/7 cardiac unit still needed, say campaignersSun Sept 24 2017 - 21:43
Ibrahim Halawa gets new Irish passport ahead of releaseFamily fear he may be transferred to a holding cell, further delaying his releaseWed Sept 20 2017 - 18:54
Ibrahim Halawa’s sister criticises negative social media commentsIbrahim’s release from Cairo prison may run into next week due to administrative delaysWed Sept 20 2017 - 01:10
Halawa’s solicitor hopes Ibrahim will be home early next weekDarragh Mackin says last minute checks are required before Irish man can leave EgyptTue Sept 19 2017 - 09:37
Ibrahim Halawa may have to wait week for Dublin returnLegal procedures and travel document issues will delay release from Cairo jailTue Sept 19 2017 - 01:00
Ibrahim Halawa cleared: ‘He was jumping up and down’In front of Egyptian TV cameras judges read out hundreds of sentences in order of severityMon Sept 18 2017 - 20:35
The HPV propaganda battle: the other side finally fights back30,000 parents will decide this month whether their daughters should get the HPV vaccineSat Sept 16 2017 - 06:00
Mater doctors lead drive to reduce clot-related hospital deathsVenous thromboembolism is third-largest cause of cardiovascular deathSat Sept 16 2017 - 01:00
HSE examines plan to move South Tipperary Hospital to different groupUnder proposals facility would move to University of Limerick groupFri Sept 15 2017 - 22:44
Irish patients have ‘worst access’ to new drugsPharma industry calls on Government to increase spending on new medicinesThu Sept 14 2017 - 19:43
Fears of flu outbreak prompts vaccine call from HSEDoubling of cases in Australia, NZ leads to concerns of heavy winter flu season in IrelandThu Sept 14 2017 - 15:57
Hospitals and care homes need to ‘ease patients’ transition’Staff in Nursing Homes Ireland study feel too much focus on clinical and medical mattersWed Sept 13 2017 - 06:00
Older patients ‘bear brunt’ of A&E overcrowding crisisOver-80s wait twice as long as under-20s for hospital beds, 10-year study findsWed Sept 13 2017 - 01:00
Over 300 Irish deaths a year due to being overweight - studyResearch finds 4.5% of newly diagnosed invasive cancers attributable to excess weightWed Sept 13 2017 - 01:00
More than 80% of girls treated over HPV vaccine had only ‘transient’ effectsMajority of 650 girls requiring treatment were for symptoms like fainting and nauseaTue Sept 12 2017 - 21:57
Mental Health Commission seeks power to run community residencesCall prompted by publication of report critical of Roscommon mental health servicesTue Sept 12 2017 - 01:00
Almost 650 girls needed medical intervention after HPV vaccineWatchdog says Gardasil’s benefits to 230,000 girls outweigh potential risksTue Sept 12 2017 - 00:00
Locum doctors accuse HSE of misleading public about their earningsHSE example of locums paid €100,000 more than staff ‘grossly inflated’ their incomeMon Sept 11 2017 - 20:24
Scheme aims to offer public patients cut-price private healthcareLetsbuyhealthcare to bulk-buy procedures from hospital in similar manner to NTPFMon Sept 11 2017 - 19:15
US drugs firm sues HSE for refusal to supply medicine to childrenPTC sues as Translarna is withheld from two boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophyMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Drug rejected by HSE freely available to children in NorthGround-breaking treatment of muscular dystrophy not part of State drug schemeMon Sept 11 2017 - 01:00
Secondary teachers’ union recommends rejection of public pay dealAsti will ballot members on proposed Lansdowne Road II agreement in coming weeksSat Sept 09 2017 - 17:03
Fianna Fáil councillor comes out publicly to quell ‘rumour mill’Roscommon politician John Keogh writes about being gay on Facebook as it had become a ‘distraction’Sat Sept 09 2017 - 15:38
Overseas doctors: Invisible workhorses of the Irish health systemFour out of every 10 doctors in Ireland are from overseas, and their number is rising fastSat Sept 09 2017 - 06:00
Government 'absolute priority' child scoliosis care target is missedSimon Harris had said that no child with the condition would have to wait for surgerySat Sept 09 2017 - 01:00
Hospital waiting lists rise to new record of 695,000Figures shows Government initiatives having little impact on constantly rising figuresFri Sept 08 2017 - 22:23
‘Distraught’ lung disease patients to lose drug accessCalls for Simon Harris to intervene as drug firm ends compassionate use trial of RespreezaFri Sept 08 2017 - 14:15
Conference to discuss ways to learn from medical misadventuresSpeaker will call for mandatory implementation of inquest recommendationsFri Sept 08 2017 - 01:00
Industrial dispute not just about pay, locum doctors sayAgency workers voice anger at lack of training and opportunities for career progressionThu Sept 07 2017 - 06:00
HSE overspending to create €300m financial deficitGovernment tells HSE to draw up plans for making massive savings in health systemThu Sept 07 2017 - 05:00
Fertility clinics seek clarification over disposal of embryosClinics say embryos created before change in rules should be used when women decideThu Sept 07 2017 - 02:00
HSE blames Government for much of health spending over-runDepartment of Health says HSE’s financial performance ‘extremely disappointing’Thu Sept 07 2017 - 01:00
Plans to ban anonymous sperm donation ‘will drive women abroad’Irish Fertility Society has warned of ‘unintended consequences’ of new ActWed Sept 06 2017 - 01:00
No-show by 20 locum doctors fails to close emergency departmentsTallaght, Navan and Portlaoise hospitals most affected by locum pay disputeTue Sept 05 2017 - 20:23
Surge in overcrowding sparks row between doctors and nursesNumber of patients on trolleys up 27 per cent on same month last year, INMO saysMon Sept 04 2017 - 12:03
One in four over-50s deficient in vitamin D in winter, study findsNorth and west have highest rates of deficiency Trinity College Dublin study findsMon Sept 04 2017 - 10:55
