Parents of babies who died in hospital to petition Taoiseach for commission of investigationSafer Births Ireland claims more than 40 baby deaths over last 10 years require urgent reviewMon Feb 12 2024 - 18:19
Explainer: What are THMs and what risks do they pose in Irish water?Risk from drinking untreated water outweighs any possible risks from long-term exposure to trihalomethanes, HSE saysMon Feb 12 2024 - 17:15
Public health alert issued to bus passengers and restaurant-goers after measles deathThe HSE has warned thousands of people to be alert for symptoms for 21 days from the time of possible exposureFri Feb 09 2024 - 16:46
Limerick hospital overcrowding continues as acting chief takes up roleSome 124 patients waiting for admission on Friday, the second highest figure recorded in an Irish hospitalFri Feb 09 2024 - 13:12
‘It’s so draining’: Frequency of hospital moves for junior doctors takes its tollLike thousands of other junior doctors, Dr Brian Doyle has rotated every six or 12 months between hospitals to build up his skillsWed Feb 07 2024 - 19:38
Facts ‘don’t support narrative’ of Irish doctors collectively emigrating to Australia, says MinisterMore than 80% of medical interns from 2015-2018 are now back working in Ireland, says HSEWed Feb 07 2024 - 19:18
‘Unacceptable and dangerous’: Limerick hospital sets overcrowding record with 150 waiting for bedsNursing union says persistent overcrowding damaging morale of staff trying to provide safe care in ‘an extremely trying environment’Wed Feb 07 2024 - 12:17
Temple Street hospital spinal surgery review widened to 17 more ‘cases of concern’Extra cases relate to practice of consultant whose work was already being reviewed, says departmentWed Feb 07 2024 - 05:00
Junior doctors should have fewer geographical ‘rotations’ and better working conditions, report saysNon-consultant hospital doctors taskforce urges improved work/life balance for those in trainingWed Feb 07 2024 - 00:00
Plans for screening for hepatitis C unlikely to proceedPrevalence of the virus much lower than previously estimatedTue Feb 06 2024 - 16:54
Cancer and osteoporosis patients to benefit from new drug approvalsThe HSE has approved seven medicines for reimbursement using €20m provided last DecemberTue Feb 06 2024 - 13:19
Measles outbreak threat triggers plan for catch-up vaccinations for young adults Minister for Health to brief Cabinet on concerns about transmission of disease in wake of HSE warningTue Feb 06 2024 - 06:00
UV lamps used in manicures could increase risk of skin cancer, doctors warnBeaumont Hospital dermatologists say lamp exposure may have been ‘significant contributor’ to skin cancer in 45-year-old patientMon Feb 05 2024 - 06:00
Flu cases rise again as hospitals remain under pressureThere have been 48 flu deaths this winter, including two last week, according to the HPSCSun Feb 04 2024 - 19:00
Chief medical officer Prof Breda Smyth to leave roleAfter 18 months in the Department of Health, health expert is moving to a post in RCSIFri Feb 02 2024 - 19:15
Departure of Breda Smyth as CMO leaves Ireland exposed in the event of new medical emergencyBreda Smyth’s time as country’s top doctor focused on State’s preparedness for new pandemic while she had just one of four deputies to helpFri Feb 02 2024 - 17:10
Irish medical negligence legal costs among highest in world, report saysSlow pace of legal actions is damaging patients and doctors’ mental wellbeing, says Medical Protection SocietyWed Jan 31 2024 - 00:01
Doctors say cannabis possession Bill is ‘anti-health’Dáil due to debate proposals to allow personal possession of up to 7 grams of the drug on WednesdayTue Jan 30 2024 - 19:36
Thousands avoided being locked up in institutions thanks to Prof Ivor Browne, funeral hearsPresident Michael D Higgins in attendance as ‘iconoclastic, unafraid’ psychiatrist is laid to restMon Jan 29 2024 - 18:46
Measles in Europe: Officials keeping ‘close watch’ for possible cases in Ireland, says DonnellyVaccination rate against measles stands at about 87 per cent, short of 95 per cent threshold advised by World Health Organisation to provide herd immunityFri Jan 26 2024 - 16:15
Final decision of Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs Use aligns with views of CabinetFinal report took time but assembly had good idea what kind of findings Government wanted from startThu Jan 25 2024 - 19:00
Decriminalising illicit drugs for personal use recommended by Citizens’ Assembly in final reportCall made despite reservations expressed by An Garda Síochána and medical expertsThu Jan 25 2024 - 13:36
Non-Irish Covid patients five times more likely to need ICU admission during first pandemic wave, study findsPatients from ethnic groups other than white Irish where younger and stayed longer in hospitalWed Jan 24 2024 - 05:00
Stroke patients complain of poor communication in hospital and on dischargeStudy by RCSI finds communication ‘biggest gap’ in care, with one describing how she had to ‘stalk’ her consultant to get answersTue Jan 23 2024 - 11:28
Medicinal cannabis ‘significantly benefits’ treatment of MS and diabetes, Health Research Board saysReview finds no conclusive evidence of effectiveness of medicinal cannabis in treating anxiety or pain in cancerTue Jan 23 2024 - 10:48
HSE to ‘sensitively’ dispose of organs retained from 24 postmortems at Crumlin hospitalBoard members express concern at failure to learn from previous reports on hospital organ retention policiesTue Jan 23 2024 - 05:00
Care worker injured in Parnell Square stabbing discharged from hospitalWoman was escorting group of children outside Gaelscoil when they were attacked by man wielding knifeMon Jan 22 2024 - 13:05
Prisoners to be screened for hepatitis C ahead of WHO elimination deadline of 2030 Fewer than 5,000 people in Ireland estimated to have disease but many are hard-to-reach drug usersTue Jan 16 2024 - 06:00
Food safety watchdog defends actions around tainted baby food recallBreastfeeding advocacy group ‘surprised’ information not shared more widelyMon Jan 15 2024 - 19:19
New antibiotic-resistant bug discovered in University Hospital LimerickResearchers found new bacterial species in hospital’s wastewater system and in swabs from patientMon Jan 15 2024 - 19:06
Reinstated Kerry consultant returns to work after three weeksRadiologist Dr Martin Schranz said he was ‘happy out’ after agreement reached to allow him to return to University Hospital KerryMon Jan 15 2024 - 17:51
‘Mundane, repetitive tasks’ should be performed by nurses, not junior doctors, says Medical CouncilMedical Council says 2016 deal to transfer common tasks to nurses has not been implementedMon Jan 15 2024 - 06:00
Garda investigate fire at Sandyford property far-right claimed was earmarked for housing asylum seekersFire occurred days after online claims the former guest house would be use to house asylum seekersWed Jan 10 2024 - 14:14
Children and adults should take Vitamin D supplements up to St Patrick’s Day, Department of Health saysStronger recommendations needed to address nutrient deficiency, according to group of Irish researchersWed Jan 10 2024 - 06:00
Average wait time for public patients to see a consultant fell by two months last yearAn average wait of more than seven months still in store for patients despite decline in waiting listsTue Jan 09 2024 - 00:01
Staff commuting 2½ hours to work in National Maternity Hospital due to Dublin housing costsSome employees travelling from as far away as Armagh, says master Prof Shane HigginsMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:15
National Maternity Hospital master Prof Shane Higgins: ‘There are up to 14 women in a ward, separated by curtains. That’s not dignified or acceptable’The first women to receive State-funded IVF are being referred to the not-for-profit Merrion fertility unit next door to the NMHMon Jan 08 2024 - 05:45
HSE boss declines to express confidence in Limerick hospital management following teenager’s deathBernard Gloster warns against ‘trial by social media’ over Aoife Johnston’s death in UHL in December 2022Sun Jan 07 2024 - 16:47
Five flu deaths recorded over Christmas as virus levels hit a high for this winterThirteen flu patients were admitted to intensive care over Christmas, and 21 since the start of the winterFri Jan 05 2024 - 16:53
Stephen Donnelly interview: ‘No one could answer my questions about health service productivity when I came into this job’Minister for Health talks about Ireland’s impressive Covid record, health funding, trolley numbers, hospital waiting times, recruitment and consultant contractsFri Jan 05 2024 - 06:30
Masks may be required by staff and visitors in hospitals under new HSE guidanceStaff and visitors may be required to wear masks due to high rates of flu and Covid-19 circulatingThu Jan 04 2024 - 06:00
Covid-19 pandemic review’s puzzling finding of no excess deaths in Ireland has a simple explanationTime may now have arrived to start long-promised assessment of actions taken during coronavirus yearsTue Jan 02 2024 - 20:30
Investigation into death of Aoife Johnston (16) in Limerick hospital to be completed in eight weeksEarlier report found there was a 12-hour delay in the hospital in treating teenager’s sepsisTue Jan 02 2024 - 20:04
Scabies in Ireland: Rise in cases partially due to extreme shortage of medicines, doctors sayNursing home in southeast the latest to suffer outbreak as public health threat risesTue Jan 02 2024 - 18:17
HSE and INMO differ on number of trolley patients at State’s most overcrowded hospitalUniversity Hospital Limerick records 112 patients waiting for admission on Tuesday morningTue Jan 02 2024 - 15:02
Hub for elective surgeries to open at Mount Carmel in DublinHub is one of six being developed around the State to focus on day-case surgeriesTue Jan 02 2024 - 00:00
Hospital overcrowding surges on first day of new year as flu and Covid-19 cases spreadMonaghan GP reports rise in patients attending with respiratory complaints since ChristmasMon Jan 01 2024 - 16:04
Master of Rotunda: ‘The amount of social deprivation on the north side of Dublin has been an eye-opener’Prof Sean Daly says night of Dublin riots had a huge impact on hospital, with 17 babies born during the troubleMon Jan 01 2024 - 06:00
Some Rotunda staff commuting from Spain due to cost of living in Ireland, says hospital masterStaff travelling from continent stay in nurses’ accommodation at the hospital dating back to the 1930sMon Jan 01 2024 - 05:00
Letterkenny hospital tells staff not to ask patients to lie on floor after man suffers injuriesDirective comes in wake of incident in which man injured after falling twice in the emergency departmentThu Dec 28 2023 - 05:00
