HSE €580m over-budget at the end of July despite curbs on spending
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says increase in productivity needed to tackle budget overruns
‘It’s like going for a coffee with a friend’: Finding mental health solace in a cafe
Solace cafes aim to provide an alternative to traditional psychiatric emergency care
More than two-thirds of homecare packages outsourced to third parties, HSE figures show
Change needed if nursing homes not to become default option for older people, Opposition TD says
Patients can now dispose of unused and out-of-date medicines in any pharmacy
MediBack is HSE scheme designed to reduce dangers to public from unwanted medication
HSE decision on Friederich’s ataxia welcome, but highlights ever-present conundrum
Amid demand for best-in-class drugs, the State’s medicine bill is approaching €4bn annually
HSE agrees to fund drug for patients with Friedreich’s ataxia
Omaveloxolone, branded as Skyclarys, has been approved in US and Europe for treatment of disease
Radiologist who reviewed HSE patient scans had medical licence revoked in two countries
Dr Sattar Kadhem provided reports on Irish patients until 2024, despite Sweden and Norway revoking his licence in 2023 for misreading images
New law to provide greater certainty for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection
Legal ‘right to be forgotten’ will replace voluntary code that some insurers had failed to adopt
Robotic surgery one of several developments ‘pushing the boundaries’ of Irish cancer care
As more people survive or live with cancer, expertise is focused on life after diagnosis as well as improving treatment options
More than 600 extra university places to train nurses, doctors and other key medics
Record expansion to be announced of third-level healthcare places to meet growing demand for services
CUH crisis shows State is at difficult crossroads on healthcare funding
Fine line to be walked between staying within budget and ensuring care of patients is not compromised
Irish doctor jailed in UK for sexually assaulting patients worked in Dublin care centre
St Michael’s House in Ballymun says it implemented all Medical Council safeguards and will be ‘reviewing for any lessons learned’
What are the health risks from synthetic cannabinoids?
Many of these products are advertised, marketed and sold as containing only legal ingredients
Cannabinoids linked to psychosis found in vapes sold in Ireland
HSE says ‘agile legislation’ needed to deal with emergence of new psychoactive substances
‘Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith’: Dublin man’s life changed by new form of heart surgery
Dubliner Derek Toomey (62) could not walk for more than a few minutes before having procedure at Dublin’s Mater hospital