Cork University Hospital (CUH)

Elena Shcherbakova (48) died in Cork shortly after having surgery to remove stomach tumour in her native Latvia

The body of Joyce O’Mahony is believed to have been in the house on the city’s southside for up to 18 months

Woman (50s) and man (30s) airlifted from scene to Cork University Hospital

The symptoms of cerebral palsy vary from person to person. Many have related conditions including seizures, problems with vision, hearing or speech

The midwest hospital, serving a population of about 400,000, is considered one of the worst blackspots in the Irish health service. That’s despite large increases in spending and staffing

Marcella Cronin’s body was discovered at her home in Richmond Hill on Friday

Hospital has massive capacity issue and is ill-equipped to deal with winter surge in patient numbers, warns head of emergency medicine body

So far this year 121,526 patients have been admitted to hospital without a bed, says INMO

More than €60 million spent last year on ‘non-framework’ agencies for recruiting doctors and healthcare assistants

Sophie Randall was only diagnosed with genetic blood disorder at seven years old

Specialists explain the causes, treatments and outlook for a condition that affects about 45,000 people in Ireland

Art can go a long way to break the shackles of lifelong health conditions endured by teenagers

HSE report highlights lifesaving value of knowing CPR, where defibrillators are located and how to use them

Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris commends new technology for measuring radiation at tumour sites

Teenager was swimming with friends off the boat pontoon at around 2pm when he got into difficulty

‘There is a dangerous increasing pattern of binge drinking. It impacts on every organ in the body,’ State Pathologist warns

Garda Inspector Niall Flood was thrown from his bike and air-lifted to hospital for treatment

Family of injured man reveal that he is on a life support on Cork University Hospital as they ask people for prayers for him

Rise in virus cases coincides with increased number of patients on trolleys

Any delay in getting a stroke victim to hospital could cause death or permanent severe disability

Road remains closed with diversions in place

Critical element of fire safety in buildings is that staff conduct regular exercises, says former Dublin Fire Brigade officer

An open sore was discovered when the cast was removed from the boy, who has a rare genetic condition

Death of Joshua Odonkor (2) is being treated as a ‘tragic accident’

Gardaí attended a house following the sudden death of a young boy after 9pm on Wednesday

Miller Pacheco (29) has been charged with the murder of 28-year-old Brazilian woman in Cork on New Year’s Day

Pat McCarthy (70) says the experience of being in Cork University Hospital has taken a huge toll on her

Sick patients have difficulty sleeping in overcrowded conditions while stress levels rise among staff

One of the first newborns of new year, a boy named Harry, was born at 12.03am at the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin

Emergency department at Cork University Hospital described as ‘crowded beyond recognition’

Review found decision was ‘isolated incident’ due to Covid-19 pressures

Campaigners fear the report will not explain why the organs removed at autopsy were sent to Belgium for incineration

Parents whose babies’ organs were sent for incineration without their knowledge were told the review would be available by November 2021

Current arrangements where post-mortems on deceased infants take place in a space on a corridor off main mortuary and are insensitive and not in keeping with national standards, review group says

Delayed discharges increase risk of a patient contracting an infection and can contribute to overcrowding due to lost bed days

Doctors hope that enhanced community care programmes around the country are beginning to have a positive impact

Children in Hospital Ireland forced to increase their fund-raising targets due to loss of Government funding of €90,000 a year

Playing can help children learn to cope with being in hospital, giving them confidence and a better sense of what’s going on around them