The miracle cancer drug that saves lives but costs €8,086 per dose
Pembro, made by pharma giant MSD, is hailed as a drug that saves and prolongs lives but it comes at an exorbitant cost
European Medicines Agency
How Ireland performs within the EU in the screening, prevention and treatment of cancer
Our cancer mortality rates are still 5.4 per cent higher than the EU average but have improved significantly in recent years
Is it safe to take paracetamol during pregnancy or not?
Recent controversial comments by Donald Trump and others have – at best – overstated any links between paracetamol use and rising autism diagnoses
Dr Pat O’Mahony obituary: Vet who played key role in rebuilding Ireland’s reputation as a safe food producer
Colleagues described him as an inspirational and visionary leader with a strong intellect
Ireland found to be worst in Europe for availability of new cancer treatments
Only one in four of 56 new cancer treatments licensed since 2020 available in Ireland, leading to ‘inferior treatment options’
‘I wasn’t sick enough to access life-saving cancer therapy’
Six years after a shock melanoma diagnosis, Miriam Staunton is currently free of cancer and advocating for other patients
Irish debate on access to next-generation medicines is missing key data
Industry and Government keep urging each other to do more but neither is moving to fill in the gaps
Epilepsy: ‘It’s like having the sword of Damocles above your head’
Former international cricketer Emma Beamish on living with the anxiety of never knowing when it might strike again, and her decision not to have children
Why are new cancer drugs available to private patients but not public patients?
The approval for the public system is a long process, entailing between 20 and 30 steps
Collaborating through gritted teeth
Pharma sector stakeholders still scoring points off each other despite new resources and talk of ‘shared purpose’
EMA issues warning for males with epilepsy or bipolar disorder being treated with group of medicines
Dr Muiris Houston: Drugs used to treat epilepsy and bipolar disorder linked to neurodevelopmental disorders in patients’ children
Innovation awards finalist: Cassandra AI helps pharma firms tackle regulatory hurdles
Icon has developed Cassandra AI which predicts likely post-marketing requirements
EU health authorities urge new Covid-19 vaccination for all over-60s
Newly updated Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are targeted towards dominant strains of virus
Doctors warn they cannot prescribe appropriate drugs to 25% of cancer patients
Warning comes amid shortcomings in the system for approving new medicines
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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