Patient appointments cancelled over strikeDoctors’ strike to go ahead on Tuesday after last-minute peace efforts come to nothingSat Oct 05 2013 - 01:01
Limited support for advanced breast cancer sufferersThe effect of a second diagnosis can be like a bereavementFri Oct 04 2013 - 22:32
GPs asked to take ‘haircut’ on out-of-hours paymentsHSE withheld 63,000 claims by family doctors over patterns of concernWed Oct 02 2013 - 21:56
IMO rejects LRC meeting as doctors’ strike set to go ahead“No value” in accepting an invitation to resume negotiations at the Labour Relations CommissionWed Oct 02 2013 - 20:18
Group calls for transplant opt-out systemHealth committee says change would “vastly increase” organ donation rates in IrelandWed Oct 02 2013 - 01:02
HSE claims junior doctors seeking triple timeHealth boss says demand for extra payment for shifts over 24 hours ‘perverse incentive’Tue Oct 01 2013 - 14:15
Medical card check shows thousands ineligibleHigh level of excess payment found in system where cardholder’s circumstances improveTue Oct 01 2013 - 06:43
HSE urges rethink of junior doctors’ strike planStrike next Tuesday in protest over ‘dangerously long’ working hoursTue Oct 01 2013 - 01:00
Baby to remain in HSE care, High Court rulesInfant taken from mother after gardai surrounded house last week amid concerns for child’s safetyMon Sept 30 2013 - 13:02
Three more TB cases identified at DCUCollege screens 100 staff and students in follow-up to earlier TB case on campusFri Sept 27 2013 - 01:00
Call for 60c on packet of cigarettes and tobacco regulatorIrish Cancer Society and Irish Heart Foundation at Oireachtas committeeThu Sept 26 2013 - 11:14
Ombudsman to take action against Department of Health over recordsCase relates to complaints against hospitalThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Discretion has been driven out in health cutbacks, claims outgoing OmbudsmanNon-financial factors such as illness level no longer count in medical card decisionsThu Sept 26 2013 - 01:00
Austerity cannot be blamed for inequality, Ombudsman saysLargest number of complaints to O’Reilly’s office concerned Dept of Social ProtectionWed Sept 25 2013 - 15:52
Coroner recommends drawing up guidelines for use of drugs in difficult deliveriesEugene O’Connor gives cause of death of baby Joshua Keyes as reduction of oxygen supply at birthWed Sept 25 2013 - 01:00
Concern over drug used before birthInquest into baby’s death hears medication was used to speed up deliveryMon Sept 23 2013 - 22:29
Junior doctors to meet today on HSE proposalsIMO describes package to resolve dispute over long working hours as ‘significant’Mon Sept 23 2013 - 01:02
Mount Carmel makes senior appointmentsHospital appoints obstetricians in advance of sale by National Asset Management AgencyMon Sept 23 2013 - 01:01
Tobacco companies targeting young people, says scientistMenthol added to anaesthetise the throat to bitter effects of smoke, claims Prof CotterSat Sept 21 2013 - 01:00
Report criticises hand hygiene at St James’s HospitalHiqa inspectors raised concerns about hygiene standards at five hospitalsFri Sept 20 2013 - 15:30
Poor hand hygiene at St James’s Hospital criticisedHiqa inspectors raise concerns about hygiene standards at five hospitalsThu Sept 19 2013 - 12:41
Economic crisis linked to 100 suicides in State by studyRecession-related suicide rate in Ireland one of the highest in Europe, research findsWed Sept 18 2013 - 07:03
Irish believe recession is bad for mental healthPfizer survey suggests financial difficulties putting strain on lifestyle and relationshipsWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:01
Boys outperform girls for medical schoolProportion of male entrants to medical schools has increased again, study showsWed Sept 18 2013 - 01:00
Nearly half believe social media harmful, survey findsVast majority believe depression and mental health issues on the rise, according to studyTue Sept 17 2013 - 12:35
Tackling health inequalities is a lifelong struggleSir Michael Marmot has spent his career trying to break down the barriers to health equality, and he believes it should be a main priority for governmentsTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Will a strike help cure doctors’ long hours and low pay?Win or lose, there is a sense that the manpower issues in Irish medicine run far deeper than the immediate issue at stake hereTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Five former Fine Gael aides working for tobacco industryTV sports presenter Bill O’Herlihy most prominent adviser to cigarette industryMon Sept 09 2013 - 10:04
Report criticises foster care services in MayoEmergency action ordered by Hiqa inspectors to ensure safety of number of childrenFri Sept 06 2013 - 14:52
Agency says blood donations fell last yearConcerns over suitability of donors led to rise in deferralsFri Sept 06 2013 - 01:00
HSE urges patients to switch to cheaper medsHeart patients can save up to €200 a year by switching to “preferred drugs”Thu Sept 05 2013 - 22:15
Junior doctors dispute referred to LRCHSE argues ‘significant progress’ made in cutting hours worked by hospital doctorsThu Sept 05 2013 - 01:00
Beaumont putting patients at risk ‘due to poor hygiene ’HIQA report highlights poor hand hygiene practices by some medical staffWed Sept 04 2013 - 11:18
Doctors’ strike to cause severe disruption to hospital servicesOutpatient appointments and elective surgery to be affected by actionWed Sept 04 2013 - 01:00
Junior doctors to hold national one-day strikeIMO says members will also call weekly strikes in each region from Monday, September 30thTue Sept 03 2013 - 17:05
Junior doctors vote overwhelmingly to strikeIndustrial action in hospitals likely within weeks after 97 per cent vote by NCHDsMon Sept 02 2013 - 18:05
Run‘Other countries are too hot or too cold for many months of the year but here we are privileged to be able to run year round’Mon Sept 02 2013 - 13:30
Agency says cancer drugs ‘not cost effective’HSE to decide whether to make new treatments for lung, breast cancer availableThu Aug 29 2013 - 01:00
Second home owners to escape broadcasting chargeProposed public service broadcasting charge will be levied on occupier, not ownerTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Hospitals strike could start next weekHSE, IMO to resume talks on Thursday as industrial action planned by junior doctorsTue Aug 27 2013 - 01:00
Viljanen wins chef of the year awardHead chef at The Greenhouse restaurant wins accolade for ‘innovative and exciting use of flavours’ and ‘creative approach to presentation’Mon Aug 26 2013 - 10:33
New car tax rules for overseas residentsMinister changes arrangements for taxing cars off the road for those abroad or illMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:11
Warning on primary level cyberbullying as school startsAnti-bullying expert says children as young as six are being taunted on FacebookMon Aug 26 2013 - 01:05
Abortion legislation not yet 'commenced'Department of Health says 'operational issues' delaying introduction of new lawFri Aug 23 2013 - 15:14
