People from northwest Ireland most likely to develop ‘Celtic Curse’ genetic disease, study finds
Haemochromatosis is an inherited genetic disorder that can lead to organ damage
New model of care could reduce ADHD waiting lists for children
Mental health Minister to fund 40 specialist nurses to support people in crisis in emergency departments
Senior public health official in UK locked out of Irish career due to stricter rules
‘If I moved to Ireland and got a public health job I would have to drop down four or five grades. It’s a real shame’
HSE bid for Bloomfield Hospital ‘significantly’ higher than market value
HSE committee agrees to look at ways to strengthen executive’s legal position for property purchases
Food safety and head lice among concerns raised at centre for disabled children
Staff numbers at Cedar Lodge in Co Offaly did ‘not contribute to homely environment’, report found
‘Worrying’ rise in repeated self-harming among teenagers, study finds
Rates significantly higher among females, trans and gender-diverse adolescents, and early school leavers
‘We were just exported’: Parents fight for stem cell transplants in Ireland
Ailbe Carter died on September 10th last year in England. His parents say travelling for his treatment added to their trauma
‘We fought hard for this lady. And we still lost her’: How new mother died after home birth
Laura Liston’s death after the birth of her son at home led the HSE to suspend home births in the midwest region
Verdict of medical misadventure in death of woman who died after home birth
HSE suspended home births in midwest following Laura Liston’s death and service has not resumed since
Two-thirds of healthcare workers ‘actively’ considering leaving role, study finds
Think tank’s report highlights ‘growing retention crisis’ in sector
Number of ‘urgent’ colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples
Health service has 28-day target for patients to be seen for urgent examination of bowel
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill interview: ‘I wish BAM would just give me the hospital’
Minister for Health discusses private maternity care, consultants’ contract and the new national children’s hospital
Health service failed to meet goal of cutting hospital waiting lists in 2025
NTPF figures show 64 per cent of the 750,000 patients on hospital waiting lists were waiting longer than target times
Cork and Galway hospitals have ‘persistent’ overcrowding issue, says Minister
Hospital system coped better than initially modelled during the peak of flu on Christmas week
Services for those close to death ‘overstretched’, says hospice foundation
Increasing demand for end-of-life assistance likely as annual fatalities forecast to rise by ’40% over next 20 years’