Research confirms family link to cancersStudy of 23,000 people finds that for all 13 cancers, close relatives had an increased risk of same diseaseThu Jul 25 2013 - 10:07
Berry virus is mildest of related groupHepatitis A is primarily a food-borne illnessSat Jul 20 2013 - 01:00
CJD extremely rare degenerative brain diseaseCJD hits people over 65 leading to symptoms including dementiaFri Jul 19 2013 - 11:54
Fish oil data significant rather than dramaticAnalysis: Online study not entirely newFri Jul 12 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: How death certs track diseaseMost older people have several chronic diseases when they die, and it’s important to list them all on the death certTue Jul 09 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Inflight emergencies are part and parcel of air travel for doctorsTue Jul 02 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: It is the doctor’s job to be professional – so why is this being neglected in modern healthcare?The Savita Halappanavar case teaches us a lot about medicine’s professional standardsTue Jun 18 2013 - 01:00
Is there a grey area in determining risk to the mother?Despite protocols and guidelines, medicine is as much art as scienceSat Jun 15 2013 - 01:00
Medical view: Focus on basics of care likely to help save livesRecommendations in Savita report designed to improve standardsFri Jun 14 2013 - 01:05
Are we facing a new major virus scare?Two recently emergent viruses present two distinct challenges for global healthcareTue May 28 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: We need a calm approach to breakthrough for treatment of patients with chronic low-back painTue May 21 2013 - 01:00
Women with family history of breast cancer should consider genetic testingThe risk of disease is usually about 65 per cent for women who carry the genesWed May 15 2013 - 02:00
Two-thirds of parents using drugs incorrectly when treating their childrenPatients with private health insurance more likely to have appropriate patterns of useWed May 08 2013 - 06:00
Medical Matters: Lines need to be re-drawn in the study of efficacy and safety of new drugsTue Apr 23 2013 - 06:00
Medical View: Postmortem found highly toxic E.coli strainRarity of such severe sepsis was underlined by the evidence of Dr Peter KelehanFri Apr 19 2013 - 05:00
Boylan evidence brings further clarity to events in death of Savita HalappanavarDoctor critical of quality of clinical notesThu Apr 18 2013 - 06:00
Expert witness’s evidence on antibiotics highly significantTreatment ‘not in line with guidelines’Sat Apr 13 2013 - 06:00
Husband grateful ‘to his dying day’ for standard of ICU careWhile high quality care was delivered, some medical issues are yet to be resolvedFri Apr 12 2013 - 02:00
Inquest gives insight into medical decision making on termination of pregnancyMedical View: There were two system failures at University Hospital Galway last yearThu Apr 11 2013 - 06:00
Midwife’s statement raises possibility infection spread with extraordinary speedWhen Savita developed a fast heartbeat was the subject of some evidential disagreementTue Apr 09 2013 - 23:10
Many medical issues remain to be clarified in the case of Savita HalappanavarEvidence of consultant obstetrician, Dr Katherine Astbury, will be especially importantTue Apr 09 2013 - 06:00
Achieving a healthy Ireland will take more than words, money or promisesAchieving a healthy Ireland will take more than words, money or promisesTue Apr 02 2013 - 06:00
Crucial evidence yet to come from medics involved in care of SavitaHSE draft report raises more questions than it answersTue Apr 02 2013 - 05:00
Are extra childminding duties leading to ‘Granny Burnout’?Working parents are turning to older relatives to help out with the kids – and it could be taking a tollWed Mar 27 2013 - 00:00
Reilly does U-turn ordering HSE not to destroy newborn blood samplesHeel prick cards to be retained until expert group reportsTue Mar 26 2013 - 06:49
Muiris HoustonNarrative diagnoses, rather than labels, can describe illnesses betterTue Mar 12 2013 - 06:00
For a longer life, let them eat chocolate, extra virgin oil and nutsMEDICAL MATTERS: Not long after publication of the study showing that people who are a tad overweight have a lower mortality…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
Turning 'grumpy old man' syndrome into a diseaseMedical Matters: Do grumpy old men suffer from testosterone deficiency? According to some experts they doTue Feb 26 2013 - 00:00
Keeping sight of the costs by heading off threat of diabetic eye diseaseMEDICAL MATTERS: “I would rather, I would rather go blind boy Than to see you walk away from me, child” Etta James 1967Tue Feb 19 2013 - 00:00
Key questions the report must addressANALYSIS: The inquiry may have identified issues related to the availability of abortionThu Feb 14 2013 - 00:00
Working long hours can seriously affect health of doctors - and patientsJust as in other walks of life, social media is becoming a significant player in the lives of doctors.Tue Feb 12 2013 - 00:00
Cracking down on the clot risks of oral contraceptivesMEDICAL MATTERS: In a significant first under new rules for drug safety, France has asked the European Medicines Agency (EMA…Tue Feb 05 2013 - 00:00
Doctor leading campaign to 'save' IMO struggling to secure signaturesThe physician who is spearheading a campaign to “save” the doctors’ trade union, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), says he…Mon Feb 04 2013 - 00:00
The merits and perils of self-medication need to be properly understoodDo you ever get fed up having to go to your doctor for a prescription for something relatively minor? Let’s say you have been…Tue Jan 29 2013 - 00:00
Obesity paradox: new study finds being mildly overweight is healthierMEDICAL MATTERS: The year’s first edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association brought some unexpected good news…Tue Jan 22 2013 - 00:00
Prescription pitfalls: why do patients not always take their medicine?MEDICAL MATTERS: On a recent house call I was reminded how loosely some people comply with medicationTue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
After the success of Slow Food, it might be time to prescribe Slow MedicineIt’s that time of year when diets loom largeTue Jan 08 2013 - 00:00
Incidence of flu a long way off epidemic levelsQ: Was half the country really sick this Christmas – or did it just seem that way?Sat Jan 05 2013 - 00:00
