Hospitals’ wait-time performance ‘a concern’ says Minister as flu pressure mountsJennifer Carroll MacNeill urges public to get vaccinated amid rise in influenza casesFri Nov 14 2025 - 11:34
CHI seeks ‘more clarity’ on statutory inquiry into scoliosis and spina bifidaAffected parents welcomed announcement by Minister following meeting with advocacy groupsThu Nov 13 2025 - 18:32
Unregulated Botox puts patients at risk of life-threatening complications, watchdog saysIrish Medical Council added that the injections could possibly cause infection or paralysisThu Nov 13 2025 - 13:44
Tackling issues such as hearing loss and obesity could prevent 100,000 dementia cases hereResearchers identified that over 70% of adults aged 50 or older in Ireland have at least four treatable risk factorsThu Nov 13 2025 - 00:01
Statutory public inquiry into spinal care to be recommended by MinistersMinister for Health ‘had no knowledge of Harvey Morrison Sherratt whistleblower report’, Dáil hearsWed Nov 12 2025 - 21:47
New STI survey raises ‘concerning’ trends among young Irish peopleSignificant minority believe the Pill protects against STIs, survey by HSE revealsWed Nov 12 2025 - 14:59
ADHD ‘over-represented’ among those in addiction treatment services in Dublin, WicklowUp to a quarter of teenagers seeking treatment for addiction in those counties have ADHD, says psychiatristWed Nov 12 2025 - 07:30
A gambler’s tale: ‘That buzz was something I had never felt before’Tony O’Reilly describes recovery from addiction that saw him jailed for stealing €1.75m from his employerWed Nov 12 2025 - 06:41
Increasing number of men seeking treatment for addiction to porn, says UCD professorProf Colin O’Gara says he receives several referrals per week for compulsive porn watchingTue Nov 11 2025 - 16:45
Parents of Harvey Morrison Sherratt to meet senior politicians to push for spinal care inquiryIt comes after allegation boy was removed from surgery waiting list due to mistaken belief he was in palliative careMon Nov 10 2025 - 17:06
Rise in births to mothers over 40: drivers, risks and mitigationMost such pregnancies proceed smoothly, an obstetrician says, and there are steps expectant mothers can take to reduce risksSat Nov 08 2025 - 06:00
Almost two in five younger women drink to harmful levels, health survey revealsFemales aged 15 to 24 buck national trend of falling levels of excess alcohol consumptionFri Nov 07 2025 - 14:45
Ban on nicotine pouches under consideration amid use by youngstersSchools and teachers note use of products among childrenFri Nov 07 2025 - 14:42
BreastCheck to miss screening target for third year in a rowEarly detection crucial as breast cancer remains most common cancer among women in IrelandThu Nov 06 2025 - 13:40
Pay review in major hospitals to follow Limerick CEO salary disclosureHealth Department told public expenditure officials salary rate of St John’s Hospital CEO was ‘news to us’Thu Nov 06 2025 - 06:00
HSE to be required to take on clinical placement students in plans to combat under-resourced areas‘We may have a fight on our hands,’ HSE boss Bernard Gloster says as number of speciality staff increases ‘exponentially’Wed Nov 05 2025 - 18:20
‘Significant’ staffing shortages in stroke units, report findsNational Office of Clinical Audit reports 13 per cent increase in hospital stroke admissionsWed Nov 05 2025 - 00:01
Mental health watchdog withdraws legal action over ‘unprecedented’ failings at Cork unitFresh inspection reveals ‘significant action’ by HSE to address critical concerns over careTue Nov 04 2025 - 14:32
Thalidomide survivors hope meeting with Taoiseach and Tánaiste paves way for a resolution‘The saga is going on for six decades . . . we really need closure at this stage,’ says campaignerThu Oct 30 2025 - 18:03
HSE takes over Mayo disability centre after ‘serious concerns’ raised about care providedHiqa carried out ‘targeted inspection programme’ at Western Care Association centres after receiving concerning reportsThu Oct 30 2025 - 17:41
Breast cancer diagnoses increase 26% in women under-50Health charity urges women to be aware of their body and check themselves monthlyWed Oct 29 2025 - 19:48
Too young for screening: Woman with breast cancer at 46 urges others to check for lumpsMarie Keating Foundation encourages women to regularly self-check their breastsWed Oct 29 2025 - 18:01
Thalidomide survivors hope meeting with Taoiseach brings ‘six-decade saga to conclusion’Drug was removed from most markets in 1961 following links to birth defects, but was sold in Ireland until 1964Wed Oct 29 2025 - 18:00
Concerns raised about ability to reduce spinal waiting lists due to increasing demandRecent taskforce meeting spoke about ‘no improvement from the start of the year’Tue Oct 28 2025 - 16:02
Limerick woman (29) to have endometriosis surgery in Greece after disease spread to heartLisa Walsh was diagnosed with stage four endometriosis after almost a decade of seeking answers from medical professionalsTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Limerick hospital expansion at risk over chief executive pay rowTensions between St John’s Hospital board and HSE have increased in recent monthsTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
‘We expect nothing other than full compliance’: Inside the row over a hospital boss’s payAccusations of ‘unreasonable and unwarranted conduct’ – and risk to patients – amid pay scale disputeTue Oct 28 2025 - 06:00
Push to increase flu and RSV vaccine uptake as seasonal illness risesHealth service targets hard-to-reach groups after ‘severe and prolonged’ flu season in 2024Mon Oct 27 2025 - 06:00
‘Roll up your sleeves’: the IBTS wants your blood this HalloweenThe Irish Blood Transfusion Service has launched a somewhat spooky seasonal campaignSat Oct 25 2025 - 06:00
Maynooth University officially launches new school of nursingNursing school currently has 27 undergraduates, with number of students due to rise to 100 within four yearsFri Oct 24 2025 - 17:02
Doctors call for regulations as e-scooter injuries present ‘growing challenge to healthcare’Risks associated with use ‘cannot be overstated’, authors of study sayThu Oct 23 2025 - 18:22
Women being ‘short-changed’ due to lack of birthing options, campaign group claimsHomebirths in the midwest were suspended following the death of Limerick woman Laura Liston in June 2022, after the homebirth of her first childThu Oct 23 2025 - 17:11
Pharmacies must display clear information about cost of services from DecemberNew guidance comes following lengthy negotiations between department and sector earlier this year over HRT provisionThu Oct 23 2025 - 14:42
Tackle nitrous oxide use among children and young people, report recommendsLegally available drug can cause neurological damage and frostbite burnsThu Oct 23 2025 - 14:22
Increasing number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, committee toldDemand for cancer services on rise due to ageing population and growing complexity of treatmentWed Oct 22 2025 - 15:31
AI use by doctors brings ‘significant’ challenges, says Medical CouncilTechnology is increasingly being used across the health system, particularly in medical imaging and diagnosticsTue Oct 21 2025 - 16:08
US construction giant was consulted on national children’s hospital ‘problems’Irish-American Gilbane Building Company among largest healthcare contractors in United StatesMon Oct 13 2025 - 05:00
Psychotherapy regulator cited ‘wider implications’ in rejecting personal therapy proposalFour major psychotherapy bodies have raised concerns standards could create client safety risksThu Oct 09 2025 - 06:00
Living with cancer in Ireland: ‘We’ve moved from a one-size-fits-all treatment’More than 220,000 people in Ireland are living with or after cancer, a 50 per cent increase from a decade agoMon Oct 06 2025 - 06:00
HSE warns Limerick hospital of ‘significant risk’ if chief executive pay not reducedEmer Martin and board of St John’s Hospital warned breach of public pay scale could have repercussions for pensionsFri Oct 03 2025 - 15:18
Creativity could be prescribed to improve brain health, study suggestsMusic, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain ageing, Trinity College research findsFri Oct 03 2025 - 11:54
‘I find calm in chaos. I think most emergency physicians are like that’Doctor Keith Kennedy volunteers with Critical charity to take pressure off the ambulance service Fri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Almost 75% of Ireland’s radiation machines need to be replaced, group finds Concerns about ‘substandard care’ as breakdown of older equipment interrupts treatment Fri Oct 03 2025 - 06:00
Irish Cancer Society says budget funding vital to prevent death rate increasingCharity outlined how majority of targets in the National Cancer Strategy have not been metThu Oct 02 2025 - 00:02
Hiqa report highlights how healthcare impasse in midwest can be linked to one decisionCurrent situation can be tied back to the closure of three smaller EDs in 2009Tue Sept 30 2025 - 17:27
Recommendations of Hiqa review of HSE Mid-West branded ‘very disrespectful’ by campaignersThird option to tackle overcrowding is to develop a new hospital in HSE Mid West, says HiqaTue Sept 30 2025 - 15:16
Men’s silent health crisis: ‘I was just worrying, worrying, worrying. I thought I was going to die’A report this week found that two in five men die prematurely, with embarrassment about mental health and attempts to ‘power through’ among the reasonsSat Sept 27 2025 - 06:00
Chickenpox vaccine: who can get it, when and why? Hospitalised cases of the virus rose to 165 in 2023, more than twice the level of the previous year Thu Sept 25 2025 - 11:39
Mismanaged ‘skin infestation’ outbreak at Kilkenny nursing home risked spreading disease, Hiqa findsScabies outbreak, including severe and more contagious form of condition, was not properly dealt with, Hiqa inspection finds Thu Sept 25 2025 - 11:05
Ireland’s drugs budget rising every year in ‘unsustainable’ trajectoryTwo more cases being examined in Portiuncula hospital reveiew, Oireachtas committee hearsThu Sept 25 2025 - 06:00
