Unnecessary admissions are part of hospital overcrowding problem

Analysis: Data from HSE reveals that three out of 10 patients are judged well enough to be discharged within 24 hours of being admitted

30% of admitted patients discharged within 24 hours ‘crazy’

Junior staff causing high level of unnecessary admissions, according to senior doctors

‘No evidence’ high cholesterol causes heart disease, say doctors

Millions of people taking statins ‘despite unproven benefits and serious side effects’

Statins do not reduce heart disease among the old, study finds

Protective effect of cholesterol reducing drugs ‘limited’ to people with type 2 diabetes

Is statin use a waste of time and money?

Transparency is lacking around efficacy of widely used cholesterol-lowering drug

Irish man shot in Libya criticises Government’s refusal to help

Family of Abduraheem Duidi had to raise money privately to fund medical evacuation to Ireland

Family of Irish citizen criticise Government after he was shot in Libya

Abduraheem Duibi’s right foot has been amputated by surgeons in Galway hospital

Family blames State for loss of son’s foot after Libya shooting

Galway doctor says delay in airlifting Irish man led to amputation due to sepsis

Mixed reaction from cardiologists to review of anti-cholesterol drug

Major review of statins says benefits have been underestimated and harm exaggerated

Life after the Leaving: ‘I’m getting the whole college experience’

Patrick Canning has no regrets about picking medicine

Statins can cause heart problems, says report