Emergency department delays worst on record with seriously ill waiting 13 hours for admission
HSE figures show 40% of patients in State wait 12 hours or more for hospital admission
‘It’s been quite the journey’ – Life as a trans person in Ireland
Cody Sweeney is positive about his future. But trans people in Ireland face many challenges
Construction begins on pet project at Crumlin children’s hospital
Cian’s Kennels will enable sick children see their pets while undergoing treatment
Children’s critical care units often exceed recommended occupancy levels
Occupancy at State’s two paediatric critical care units regularly exceed 100% – report
Children’s hospital assured of indemnity over puberty blockers
Hospital given ‘comfort letter’ by HSE for treatment in cases of gender dysphoria
Medical gaslighting: The women not listened to or viewed as overdramatising or catastrophising
Medical gaslighting more likely to happen to women than men
Ciara Kelly: I was pregnant, unmarried, a junior doctor and I got old-school comments
Parenting in my shoes: Broadcaster and doctor says pregnancy never suited her
‘We were absolutely heartbroken’: Munster’s Billy Holland on the death of his baby
Parenting in my Shoes: The rugby player tells of the pain he and his wife felt when their daughter Emmeline died
‘Feeling that rejection in society, it’s horrible,’ says first Traveller woman in Oireachtas
‘I know I can’t speak for other marginalised communities, but I want to speak with them,’ says Eileen Flynn
Car T-cell therapy: The future fifth pillar of cancer treatment
Revolutionary treatment works by targeting cancer ‘rather than blanket bombing it’
Crumlin hospital only provider of spinal rods at centre of recall
Review under way to establish if any of its scoliosis patients are affected by fault in rods
Life as a carer: ‘Crumlin hospital don’t ring you on Saturday morning for no good reason’
With her daughter seriously ill, Ciara Reid left work. The family now face mounting financial costs
Genetic counselling: Answering the questions after the diagnosis
The key aim of genetic counselling is to dispel fears
Life after a brain tumour: ‘You think you will get back to normal – and you don’t’
Michael Cronin’s family didn’t quite recognise him after his life-saving surgery at the age of 15
Transgender for beginners: Trans, terf, cis and safe spaces
Read on for a better understanding of the sometimes divisive ‘transgender issue’
Hospital sued for nervous shock over ‘incorrect’ genetic report
Couple settle case and secure apology over failure to inform them of chromosomal risk
‘Sometimes I feel like a prisoner in my own home’
Health hero: Louise Mac an Tsaoi is a full-time carer for her son who has lung disease, PKU and autism
Crumlin locals asked to provide parking to families of sick children
App encourages homeowners and local businesses to help families attending hospital
Irish scientists find distinct immune system in newborn babies
Researchers identify ‘danger signals’ efficient at triggering immune response in infants.
Shortage of beds in child mental health service, Seanad told
Psychiatrist says suicide rate has fallen 19% overall, but increased in males aged 15-24
Plans to establish child heart transplant programme
Concerns over current arrangements requiring children to travel to UK for operations
Hard Brexit has potential to deny people NI medical treatment
Oireachtas committee hears of mounting concern on lost healthcare option in North
HSE fury over Simon Harris’s response on waiting lists
Officials who took part in TV debate felt they were ‘thrown under the bus’ by Minister
Crumlin hospital scoliosis theatre to open in April, says Harris
Minister repeats he is ‘ashamed’ by RTÉ disclosures on waiting lists
Children served sugary food at Crumlin hospital, says Noone
Senator Catherine Noone calls for Seanad debate on childhood obesity
Boy celebrates first day of school after four years in hospital
Liam McEntee (5) born prematurely at 23 weeks weighing less than one pound
Emilie (22) started experiencing arthritis symptoms in school: ‘I could barely walk’
WhyAreWeWaiting.ie arthritis campaign highlights waiting list of 12,600 patients yet to see consultant
‘It is most difficult when children feel different from their peers’
Vincent McDarby is a senior paediatric psychologist at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin
My health experience: ‘Every day I can get up out of bed and walk and behave normally is a blessing’
My life isn’t the way I want it to be, it’s taken a different turn. But there are a lot of positives in it
Carrickmines fire: President signs book of condolence
Michael D Higgins says country ‘deeply moved’ by tragedy in which 10 people died
Child turned blue before respiratory arrest, inquest hears
Doctors defend their treatment of Aibha Conroy (6) at University Hospital Galway
Nurse who gave wrong dosage to baby found guilty of misconduct
Attempt was made to hide evidence that 10 times the correct dose was administered
Crumlin referrals for embryo screening halted on legal advice
Referrals abroad for controversial IVF treatment thought to be in violation of Constitution
Warning that national genetics centre proposal could lead to ‘huge clinical risk’
Staff at centre resisting downgrade of unit as part of HSE reorganisation of genetic services
Children’s hospitals say no decisions made about future use of sites
Sale of hospitals at Crumlin, Temple Street or Tallaght could raise millions of euro to offset cost of new project, estimated at €650m
Hopes for sick children who go abroad may be ‘unrealistic’
Specialists say Ireland is at the forefront of medical developments and the HSE never refuses seriously ill children the best treatment
Children waiting two years for MRI scan at Children’s Hospital
State’s largest paediatric hospital receiving almost twice as many requests for a MRI scan as it can handle in an average week
‘Inside we are broken and nobody can see the scars’
The support network, Anam Cara, helps thousands of bereaved parents continue to live after the death of a child
Would people be better off without health insurance?
The rising cost of private cover is making more people consider the public system
Group proposes children’s hospital near M50
Healthcare professionals predict they could open facility by 2017 if State supported project
Scientists find link between childhood obesity and the development of type 2 diabetes
Being obese disturbs the ‘Swiss Army knife’ of the immune system
Girls guide the way to building confidence and living healthily
The Irish Girl Guides offer girls a safe space to learn about and tackle the issues they face in their lives
Crumlin and Rotunda fundraising bodies say no money is spent on executive salaries
The charitable arms of both hospitals have sought to reassure the public about giving
Hospital board seeks changes to chief executive pay scales
Board member hopes controversy around top-up payments will not impact on fundraising
Top-up payments to senior health managers criticised by Taoiseach
Minister for Health promises Government action following HSE report
Reilly ‘aware’ of pay breaches in several health agencies
Minister responds to revelations about top-up payments to health sector bosses
Babies ‘trapped’ in hospital over lack of homecare
Seven ‘tracheostomy babies’ in Crumlin hospital fit for discharge but cannot leave
Two mothers speak of ‘being left to rot’ as their children wait months to go home from hospital
Two infants are left waiting for homecare before they can leave hospital
Who needs unions now?
A century after the 1913 Lockout, Irish workers assess whether organised labour is still relevant in the modern workplace
My Health Experience: Baby steps against all odds
Despite being told their baby would not survive, the Miley family are not giving up
Poor professional conduct finding against paediatrician ‘unproven’, court told
Prof Martin Corbally seeking orders quashing Medical Council committee’s decision
My health experience: Battling to adapt as a result of rare genetic disorder
A diagnosis of Friedrich’s Ataxia was a ‘total shock’ and the start of a life of physical decline
Women with family history of breast cancer should consider genetic testing
The risk of disease is usually about 65 per cent for women who carry the genes
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