Complex health service problems must not be overlookedAnalysis: Overcrowding and waiting lists are difficult to fix, but best practice can helpFri May 05 2017 - 20:04
Ketogenic cancer claims ‘misleading’, says advertising bodyASAI upholds complaint against nutritional therapist over claims for ketogenic dietFri May 05 2017 - 19:59
Hospital waiting lists hit new record of 666,000Over 58,000 more outpatients waiting for appointment since Simon Harris appointedFri May 05 2017 - 18:37
Medical card holders to get immediate access to morning after pillPharmacists say restricted availability of emergency contraception discriminatoryFri May 05 2017 - 06:38
Cystic fibrosis drugs to cost €650m over 10 yearsState to spend €400m on Orkambi under deal agreed with pharmaceutical firmFri May 05 2017 - 01:00
HPV vaccine could prevent up to 100 deaths a year, report saysNew study claims human papillomavirus causes over 400 cancer cases annuallyThu May 04 2017 - 00:00
Holles Street doctors sought ice from pub to help patientMalak Thawley died during emergency operation when blood vessel was damagedWed May 03 2017 - 08:37
HSE regrets ex-master’s decision to quit relocation roleChris Fitzpatrick ‘not confident’ changes expected in obstetric practices would happenSat Apr 29 2017 - 01:03
Nuns confirm ownership of hospital site in planning documentsSt Vincent’s Healthcare Group, owned by order, ‘unreservedly’ supports developmentSat Apr 29 2017 - 01:01
Peter Boylan: ‘I’ve been vilified by a lot of people’Interview: Ex-master of Holles St says had obligation to speak out on transfer of NMHFri Apr 28 2017 - 20:23
HSE ‘regrets’ maternity hospital planner’s decision to resignDr Chris Fitzpatrick has ‘no confidence’ future obstetric changes would be providedFri Apr 28 2017 - 15:32
Maternity group calls for clarification on future services at hospitalAIMS Ireland says it has been ‘inundated’ with calls from women using maternity servicesFri Apr 28 2017 - 14:20
National Maternity Hospital relocation planner resignsDr Chris Fitzpatrick compares recent controversy to Mother and Child Scheme rowFri Apr 28 2017 - 01:01
St Vincent’s ‘totally supportive’ of maternity hospital moveSt Vincent’s Healthcare Group says the next phase of the project can now begin following the support of the maternity hospital and Minister for Health Simon HarrisThu Apr 27 2017 - 20:23
Ethical environment to differ in various parts of St Vincent’s campusWill best practice be possible given the Catholic ethos in force in the hospital?Thu Apr 27 2017 - 01:00
Minister urges broad discussion on ownership in health serviceHarris rejects calls to compulsorily acquire site of new National Maternity HospitalThu Apr 27 2017 - 00:02
Harris expects children’s hospital to be on budget and on timeBuilding work set to begin within weeks and is due for completion towards end of 2021Wed Apr 26 2017 - 20:27
New children’s hospital comes at a price: one billion euroState of the art hospital at St James’s may be just what the doctor orderedWed Apr 26 2017 - 19:26
Rhona Mahony: New hospital will revolutionise healthcare for women and children‘New hospital will continue to offer contraception and termination when mother’s life is in danger’Wed Apr 26 2017 - 12:26
Maternity move back on track as hospital boards soften stanceSt Vincent’s drops threat to review project and issues pledge on independenceWed Apr 26 2017 - 08:36
Nuns should hand over maternity hospital site – Coombe ex-masterDr Chris Fitzpatrick, who helped in planning of move, says conflicts of interest inevitableWed Apr 26 2017 - 06:46
St Vincent’s says NMH will carry out any legal procedure after transferPeter Boylan ‘not going to resign’ over maternity hospital criticisms as board split over calls to stand downTue Apr 25 2017 - 14:45
Agreement says St Vincent’s requires ‘oversight’ of maternity hospitalSt Vincent’s calls for ‘integration of activities’ in agreement with maternity hospitalTue Apr 25 2017 - 14:36
Peter Boylan urged to resign over maternity hospital criticismFormer master objected to move of facility to Sisters of Charity-owned St Vincent’s campusTue Apr 25 2017 - 01:00
'Any attempt' to change maternity hospital deal will scupper itKieran Mulvey says elements of St Vincent’s agreement will be clarified but deal ‘will stand’Mon Apr 24 2017 - 10:33
Whiplash is a ‘myth’, says leading Irish neurosurgeonUCC lecturer says whiplash is ‘multi-billion euro gravy train for the medical profession’Mon Apr 24 2017 - 08:34
No ‘plan B’ to maternity hospital at St Vincent’s, Harris admitsMinister says no other hospital in Dublin area could be used to deliver required servicesSat Apr 22 2017 - 17:20
‘Uninformed nonsense’ about HPV vaccine is endangering livesHealth Minister says it’s time to ‘take on the scaremongers’ who are misinforming peopleSat Apr 22 2017 - 15:33
GPs oppose proposals for HSE-salaried doctorsHSE-employed doctors not the solution to rural GP shortages, IMO conference hearsSat Apr 22 2017 - 13:38
Government fears St Vincent’s set to ditch maternity hospital moveSt Vincent’s angry at ‘being portrayed as some sort of Catholic ginger group’Sat Apr 22 2017 - 13:16
Harney wonders why Sisters of Charity wish to own hospital siteHarney contrasts situation with Sisters of Mercy offering land for children’s hospitalSat Apr 22 2017 - 01:00
More than 100 divers in sub-sea search for helicopter crewSurvey thought to be largest dive exercise of its type in efforts to find R116 winch crew missing for six weeksSat Apr 22 2017 - 01:00
Planned move of National Maternity Hospital in jeopardyBoard of St Vincent’s to review move to religious-owned site in wake of controversyFri Apr 21 2017 - 21:26
Free GP care for all by 2022 unrealistic, says IMO presidentIMO annual conference hears plan to operate on patients within 12 weeks ‘impractical’Fri Apr 21 2017 - 18:44
GP questions merit of Rescue 116 call-out for ‘tip of a finger’‘Nobody seems to want to dwell’ on resources used over minor injury, IMO conference toldFri Apr 21 2017 - 16:50
Age definition of child sought by doctors at conferenceIrish Medical Organisation forum seeks to end age difference between different servicesFri Apr 21 2017 - 15:39
State should take land from orders owing redress money - MinisterJohn Halligan ‘very unhappy’ with Sisters of Charity maintaining an interest in National Maternity HospitalFri Apr 21 2017 - 13:37
Harris promises protections for National Maternity HospitalMinister says measures against possible ‘religious interference’ to be put in placeFri Apr 21 2017 - 08:49
Glen co-founder resigns after Seanad controversyKieran Rose steps down ‘with regret’ from board following campaign allegationsThu Apr 20 2017 - 21:49
Q&A: Why will the Sisters of Charity own the new maternity hospital?Despite the order’s ownership, the hospital will enjoy clinical and operational independenceThu Apr 20 2017 - 18:31
Harris pledges no ‘religious interference’ in new maternity hospitalSisters of Charity are making ‘very valuable’ land available to the State for free, says MinisterThu Apr 20 2017 - 18:08
Doctors want disciplinary hearings to be held in privateIMO to debate motion in favour of anonymity until adverse findings are madeThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:46
Children’s hospital decision delayed by financial concernsGovernment’s final ruling on the project postponed over funding and running costsThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Homeless drug users are being left to die, doctors warnHSE is failing to give lifesaving treatment to homeless people with hepatitis C, expert saysThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Q&A: What’s the story with religious orders owning hospitals?Three hospitals controlled by the Sisters of Mercy previously valued at almost €650mThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:45
Glen board members to meet regulator over funding allegationsOutgoing executive director Áine Duggan says full audit of gay rights charity is neededThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Inaction over Portlaoise hospital is no surpriseDecision makers reluctant to enforce big changes, but there is a ‘least worst’ solutionThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Criticism over failure to decide on future of Portlaoise hospitalSenior HSE manager says uncertainty makes it very difficult to recruit doctors and nursesThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
Outgoing Glen chief ‘discovered grave issues’ at charityÁine Duggan says full audit needed to establish if funds were misappropriatedThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:43
How you may be harming your baby with night-time feedsOnly water safe for babies at night and soothers are problematic alsoThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:42
