HSE faces €1.4bn bill to replace ageing equipmentTony O’Brien warns of safety issues around old ambulances, MRIs and X-ray machinesWed Nov 30 2016 - 16:51
Older generation not eating enough dairy, says reportResearch finds just 3.5% of over 60s eat recommended three dairy portions dailyWed Nov 30 2016 - 15:13
HPV scare triggers negative ripple effect for other vaccinesTake-up of cervical cancer, flu serums significantly down, according to HSE reportTue Nov 29 2016 - 16:46
Total Immersion: learn how to swim faster (much faster)Despite training sessions and three triathlons, I was still a slow swimmer so I signed up for a Total Immersion workshopTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
GPs use videolink in Clare due to shortage of doctorsPatients in ShannonDoc treatment centre in Kilrush are seen remotely by Dublin doctorTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
A third of heart failure patients feel isolated, study findsCommunity care can reduce national burden and improve quality of life, says IHF reportTue Nov 29 2016 - 01:00
Health bosses reject demand by Cork maternity consultantsObstetricians want greater independence from Cork University HospitalMon Nov 28 2016 - 18:57
Group calls for withdrawal of ‘false’ symphysiotomy claimsSurvivors of Symphysiotomy say none of its campaigners refused by redress schemeMon Nov 28 2016 - 18:49
Medical Council ‘carefully considers’ symphysiotomy reportJudge Maureen Harding Clark raised doubts about some women who applied for redressMon Nov 28 2016 - 01:00
Holles Street Hospital move to St Vincent’s campus confirmed‘Unedifying spat’ delayed urgently needed move from outdated city premisesThu Nov 24 2016 - 19:18
Dementia to rise threefold by 2046, says Minister of StateAgeing population will bring higher incidence of condition, says Helen McEnteeThu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00
More symphysiotomy cases still in legal pipeline, says solicitorUp to 30 women pursuing litigation rather than applying for now closed redress schemeThu Nov 24 2016 - 01:00
Irish deaths from heart attacks and cancer above EU averageOECD report shows health outcomes continue to lag behind other western countriesWed Nov 23 2016 - 19:30
Symphysiotomy: the whitewash that never wasComplexities of the arguments for and against the practice have been largely ignoredWed Nov 23 2016 - 05:00
Judge criticises ‘irresponsible rhetoric’ about symphysiotomyAssessor of redress scheme makes 216 awards of €50,000 and 168 of €100,000Wed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Almost third of symphysiotomy claims unfounded, report saysMany applicants for pubic joint procedure redress scheme lacked evidence, says judgeWed Nov 23 2016 - 01:00
Superbug ‘associated’ with 27 deaths in midwest, group saysHSE staff member alleges she has been victimised over whistleblowing activitiesTue Nov 22 2016 - 20:19
Symphysiotomy women awarded more than €30mRedress scheme makes payments to 399 women over controversial childbirth procedureTue Nov 22 2016 - 17:52
Government agrees to extend vaccination scheme for babiesDepartment of Health agrees to provide GPs with extra €80 a year to administer vaccinesTue Nov 22 2016 - 13:17
New organisms worsen challenge of antibiotic resistanceCosts for health service if superbugs continue to make inroads will be enormousTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Hospital deaths caused by failure to deal with infections - claimWhistleblower says multidrug-resistant superbugs behind deaths at Limerick hospitalTue Nov 22 2016 - 01:00
Outreach nurses ‘significantly enhancing’ children’s palliative careAbout 3,840 children have life-limiting conditions that benefit from palliative careMon Nov 21 2016 - 09:56
Irish women to sue over alleged talcum powder link to cancerAt least 20 women to take action against Johnson & Johnson over ovarian cancersMon Nov 21 2016 - 01:00
Antibiotic resistance committee met three timesConsumption of antibiotics is falling in many European countries but rising in IrelandFri Nov 18 2016 - 20:45
Surgery contributed to deaths of two, audit of consultant findsIndependent review finds concerns over spinal surgery carried out on four patientsFri Nov 18 2016 - 18:24
Irish health spending among highest in Europe, according to EUEurostat report shows health spending of 9.91% of GDP higher than Germany and UKFri Nov 18 2016 - 01:00
Legislation needed to protect vulnerable adults from abuse - HiqaPeople receiving care in their own homes require protection of legislation, says HiqaThu Nov 17 2016 - 11:56
Coombe to spend €15m on ‘outdated’ theatres after Hiqa report‘Significant investment’ needed to fix safety risks despite plan to move to new locationsWed Nov 16 2016 - 21:31
Publication of sanction against doctor ‘not in public interest’Peter Van Geene failed to adequately explain hysterectomy to patient, committee foundWed Nov 16 2016 - 17:39
Overcrowding reaches its peak this winter with 528 on trolleysHospital system ‘one week away from national emergency,’ claims Fianna FailWed Nov 16 2016 - 13:47
Hospitalised after getting swine flu while pregnantAs doctors struggled to ward off sepsis concern grew about having to deliver baby earlyWed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
Pregnant women are not getting vaccines over ‘baseless’ concernsIrish health professionals have ‘unfounded’ worries about the jabs, survey saysWed Nov 16 2016 - 01:00
Almost 400,000 Irish people have lung disease, conference toldCall for nationwide testing to help identify thousands with undiagnosed COPDTue Nov 15 2016 - 15:14
Row over fees set to delay vaccinations for newborn babiesIrish Medical Organisation says Department of Health will miss December 1st deadlineMon Nov 14 2016 - 10:51
Anti-HPV vaccine campaign will cause 40 deaths - O’ConnellFine Gael TD directly blames anti-vaccine movement for decline in uptake among girlsThu Nov 10 2016 - 12:10
HSE chief apologies for ‘trespass’ memoTony O’Brien says there is no health service policy to force patients to leave hospital bedsThu Nov 10 2016 - 11:18
Harris rejects calls for national children’s hospital site moveHealth Minister criticises ‘offensive’ language used by campaigners against St James’s siteThu Nov 10 2016 - 10:26
HSE asked to apologise for memo on patients not vacating bedsWithdrawn document advised hospital staff on ‘trespassers’ who refuse to leave bedsWed Nov 09 2016 - 16:19
HSE chief warns of impact of pay increases on health servicesPay restoration can only be achieved at expense of patient care, says Tony O’BrienWed Nov 09 2016 - 10:41
Infants’ inherited appetites can lead some to obesityConference hears how genes and family behaviour can influence a child’s weightWed Nov 09 2016 - 01:00
Navan hospital doctors resist cutbacks to surgical servicesSave Navan Hospital Campaign claims plans represent attempt to downgrade hospitalTue Nov 08 2016 - 17:06
University Hospital Limerick breaks overcrowding recordTrolley Count: 66 patients waiting for admission at Limerick emergency departmentTue Nov 08 2016 - 12:11
Women ‘suffer in silence’ from birth-related health issuesPain, sexual problems, anxiety and depression uncovered by maternal health researchTue Nov 08 2016 - 01:00
University Hospital Limerick ties overcrowding recordNealy as many patients on trolleys in Limerick as in all seven Dublin emergency departmentsMon Nov 07 2016 - 18:12
Waiting lists continue to increase under Simon Harris’s tenureHSE says delays caused in part by patients failing to show for appointmentsFri Nov 04 2016 - 17:47
Analysis: Planning needed to deal with ageing populationLiving longer means problems of patchy care and supports must be overcomeFri Nov 04 2016 - 16:29
Two-thirds of older people ‘have low literacy, numeracy skills’Over-50s have high levels of both ill-health and contentment, study findsFri Nov 04 2016 - 11:26
St Vincent’s hospital executive linked to firm awarded contractsHospital declines to say if €2m contracts given to Northgate to digitise records were advertisedFri Nov 04 2016 - 01:00
Medicinal cannabis review ordered by Minister for HealthHarris says initiative not a discussion about decriminalising drug ‘in any way, shape or form’Thu Nov 03 2016 - 18:46
Irish men eating double their salt allowance, FSAI findsConsumption high despite salt reductions in processed food, says Food Safety AuthorityThu Nov 03 2016 - 11:50
