Explanation needed for ‘appalling treatment’ of patient advocate, says LabourChief medical officer warned advocate of ‘very strong response’ to repeated commentsFri Aug 23 2019 - 17:59
New test may detect ovarian cancer two years earlierResearchers in Belfast find biomarker for disease which affects 315 women in Ireland a yearFri Aug 23 2019 - 00:00
HSE approves new treatment for skin cancer patientsDrug combination could extend life expectancy by up to 18 monthsThu Aug 22 2019 - 18:48
Number of people being treated for problem gambling reaches record levelsFigures show 257 cases recorded last year – the highest number since records began in 2010Thu Aug 22 2019 - 02:38
Near-record crowding in Limerick hospital after infection outbreakMinister for Health makes unannounced visit as 76 patients lie on trolleys at UHLWed Aug 21 2019 - 19:37
HSE apologises over delays in treatment abroad schemePatients waiting three months for reimbursement as demand for scheme growsWed Aug 21 2019 - 15:34
More than 1,000 women to get reviews of smear tests soonEach woman will get an assessment of their smear history compiled by RCOGWed Aug 21 2019 - 01:00
Less than a quarter of nursing homes compliant with regulationsReport from Hiqa cites concerns over fire safety, evacuation procedures as a concernTue Aug 20 2019 - 14:40
Minister defends axing of training allowance for people with disabilitiesSaving will be ploughed back into provision of day training places, says Simon HarrisMon Aug 19 2019 - 21:36
Report calls for needs of 200,000 cancer survivors to be prioritisedMinister acknowledges need for resources to support growing numbers living after cancerMon Aug 19 2019 - 18:00
School building firm being sued by department wins HSE contractWestern Building Systems to build €9.5m 60-bed block at University Hospital LimerickMon Aug 19 2019 - 15:30
HSE delays review of blood-monitoring technologyAdults with diabetes to wait until next year to see if HSE removes age limit on technologyThu Aug 15 2019 - 01:00
Antibiotic-resistant superbugs pose ‘existential risk’ to Irish health serviceHSE chief warns over 1,000 people are carrying most dangerous superbug CPEWed Aug 14 2019 - 02:26
Varadkar rebuked in tweet about hospital appointmentsMedical Council head asks Taoiseach if he would watch his father ‘deteriorate’Tue Aug 13 2019 - 20:10
Doctors warn of further mumps surge as cases exceed 1,600Students at increased risk of disease when schools and colleges reopen next weekTue Aug 13 2019 - 17:04
HSE investigates just 2% of serious incidents within four monthsFF’s Donnelly says HSE’s failure to meet its own targets ‘never ceases to astonish’Tue Aug 13 2019 - 00:24
Children in Republic more likely to suffer ‘lazy eye’ than in NorthStudy links disparity to socioeconomic disadvantage and poor complianceMon Aug 12 2019 - 01:54
CervicalCheck: Longer wait for smear test results possible as lab exits programmeCapacity may not be sufficient to clear backlog left as MedLab ends involvementMon Aug 12 2019 - 01:03
Hospital consultants call on Minister to set date for pay talksGovernment accused of ‘progressively destroying the fabric of hospital services’Mon Aug 12 2019 - 00:01
Consultant who carried out research on women without consent put on leaveRay O’Sullivan to challenge move linked to research consent issues in Kilkenny hospitalFri Aug 09 2019 - 09:16
Pressure now on colposcopy clinics following CervicalCheck crisisClinical need will determine access to clinics as smear test backlog to be cleared in weeksFri Aug 09 2019 - 01:18
Trinity College researchers’ discovery could help treat eye disease‘Leaky blood vessels’ pre-dispose eye to age related macular degeneration, study findsThu Aug 08 2019 - 20:28
Number of people with private health insurance close to height of Celtic TigerRise in subscriptions due to ‘ongoing market stability’Thu Aug 08 2019 - 12:03
Classic compromise between ‘health’ and ‘justice’ outlooks on drugs issueHarris argues for a compassionate approach, and promises ‘a helping hand instead of just a handcuff’Sat Aug 03 2019 - 01:00
Drug dealers may exploit new ‘personal use’ policy, warn GardaForce says dealers and couriers may ‘adapt’ to carry smaller, permitted amounts of drugsFri Aug 02 2019 - 19:32
New study suggests cutting pay of new hospital consultants was policy failureDecision resulted in ‘unintended negative consequences’ by making it more difficult to recruit and retain doctors in public hospitalsFri Aug 02 2019 - 17:25
Parents warned against ‘wholly negative effect’ of slapping childrenPaediatrician says slapping is ineffective and can lead to poor outcomes in later lifeThu Aug 01 2019 - 19:04
Cystic fibrosis drug drives surge in sales at Vertex PharmaceuticalsBreakthrough medicine Orkambi main factor behind 71% rise in salesTue Jul 09 2019 - 17:09
Harris orders review at nursing and midwifery boardMinister for Health orders external investigation in response to allegations about governanceMon Jul 01 2019 - 02:32
PKU drug to be made available to Irish patients at third time of askingHSE has agreed to reimburse Kuvan for up to 20pc of patients with rare metabolic disorderSat Jun 29 2019 - 11:51
Dysfunctional recruitment rules for doctors defy understandingHospitals relying on junior doctors, as untrained ‘consultants’ threaten patient safetySat Jun 29 2019 - 03:01
Medical staffing ‘crisis’ threatens patients and services, HSE report claimsReview says hospitals’ reliance on ‘transient’ foreign doctors has created instabilitySat Jun 29 2019 - 03:00
Zappone and Harris in standoff over €4m for disability careTusla and HSE at odds over who should pay for care of 34 vulnerable young adultsFri Jun 28 2019 - 06:50
Government promised protocol to let disabled people access HSE-funded services at 18Tusla continues to fund placements on ‘humanitarian and exceptional basis’Fri Jun 28 2019 - 01:21
Good working conditions: Australian pull factors lure yet more Irish doctorsDoctors ‘pushed’ to emigrate by health cuts, poor conditions and new entrant salariesThu Jun 27 2019 - 00:24
Without consent: Five women who had gynaecological work to be contactedPatients to be briefed on contents of report before it is publishedTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:00
Patient consent issue just one of a number of problems at hospital’s maternity unitDeath of two pregnant patients prompted outside investigations into St Luke’s Hospital, KilkennyTue Jun 25 2019 - 01:00
Kilkenny hospital to appoint extra obstetrician to facilitate abortionsMove follows claim by four doctors that St Luke’s was not ‘an appropriate location’ for the serviceMon Jun 24 2019 - 17:42
Women unaware experimental procedure was to be carried outObstetrician and gynaecologist’s work on new speculum raises bodily autonomy issuesMon Jun 24 2019 - 03:54
Gynaecologist performed ‘exploratory work’ without consentKilkenny hospital referred matter to Medical Council and sought suspension of doctorMon Jun 24 2019 - 03:38
Call for more research into environmental factors causing autismExperts cite ‘limited evidence’ linking a difficult labour to autismFri Jun 21 2019 - 20:09
Creditors meeting hears NAGP has almost €400,000 in debtsLiquidator appointed to company behind the association of GPsFri Jun 21 2019 - 17:59
Government may bring forward additional payments to end strike threatSiptu warns of further possible strikes by healthcare assistants, lab aides and portersThu Jun 20 2019 - 01:00
Planned strike by thousands of healthcare staff on Thursday deferredMove follows intervention of the Workplace Relations Commission on WednesdayWed Jun 19 2019 - 18:05
Government to pay full award to Ruth Morrissey despite appealVaradkar says appeal against High Court judgment is to obtain clarityWed Jun 19 2019 - 08:18
CervicalCheck: at least 120 women to receive €20,000 eachCabinet approves payments for women who were not informed of smear test auditWed Jun 19 2019 - 02:24
Hospital managers warn of possibly ‘crippling’ impact of strikeIndustrial action by support staff would have significant impact on services, says HSEWed Jun 19 2019 - 02:04
Medical Council finds GP failed to co-operate with investigationDr Michael Burnell told officials he was retired and had no intention of co-operatingTue Jun 18 2019 - 13:48
Cancer screening: Claims body says appeal will not affect Ruth Morrissey’s €2.1m awardBarrister says it is not clear how the award could be ‘disconnected’ from an appealTue Jun 18 2019 - 02:21
Removing private care from hospitals likely to take considerably longer than expectedPublication of report on implementing the Sláintecare plan has been shelved until autumnSat Jun 15 2019 - 03:30
