More people contracted Covid-19 in hospitals early this year than in all of 2021
St Vincent’s had highest number of hospital-acquired infections in four-month period
1916 medal of ‘doctor and belligerent’ Kathleen Lynn for sale
Dr Lynn’s 1916 Rising Service Medal for sale with €20k-€30k estimate
People must reduce social contacts to counter ‘serious rise’ in Covid cases – Donnelly
‘Really tough’ winter ahead for hospitals, Minister for Health warns
The French exchange student, our school coal shed and the Sunday World’s ‘night of passion’
Schooldays I’ll Never Forget: Frank McNally on a creative letter to the paper’s agony aunt
Cyberattack on HSE systems prompts cancellation of key medical procedures
Disruption set to persist into next week as Taoiseach vows ransom will not be paid
Cloud-based referrals set to transform radiology services
Web-enabled imaging services and AI promise to improve patient outcomes
Irish scientists develop gene therapy for inherited vision loss disorder
Neurological disorders associated with ageing could benefit from breakthrough
Irish doctors on getting Covid-19: ‘In 90 minutes, I deteriorated quite rapidly’
An anaesthetist and a GP recount their experiences after contracting coronavirus
‘People think I’m drunk because of my slurred speech’
World Rare Diseases Day: Three people on how their unusual conditions affect their lives
Less than third of patients in A&E admitted to ward within six hours – survey
National survey of patients finds many felt they were not fully involved in decisions about their care
Trinity College researchers’ discovery could help treat eye disease
‘Leaky blood vessels’ pre-dispose eye to age related macular degeneration, study finds
New cataract theatres are a sight for sore eyes
‘We are doing more retina surgery now for things we didn’t do ten years ago’
John Donnelly obituary: One of Ireland’s foremost insolvency experts
Donnelly also fought as a teenager in the British army’s D-Day landings in Normandy
Cataract operation plan may cut waiting times dramatically
Dedicated care teams could assess eyes and send public patients directly for fast surgery
Kathleen Lynn: Pioneering doctor, socialist and public-health campaigner
Vote 100: Founder of St Ultan’s children’s hospital looked for political and pragmatic solutions to deprivation
Cataract surgery waiting times halved at State’s main eye hospital
Opening of new operating theatre at Eye and Ear Hospital cuts wait time to 12 months
Ex-soldier waited years for cataract treatment before going to Wales
‘I’m a UN veteran, and it’s uncanny that I had to go back overseas to get healthcare’
Man advised not to drive because of eye condition killed woman pedestrian
David Byrne (42) convicted of dangerous driving causing death of woman in Dublin in 2015
Variations in patient experiences reported regionally
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) Group fared the worst in survey
Willie O’Reilly to leave RTÉ
Group commercial director plans to devote more time to roles in the charity sector
Cataract waiting lists to be eliminated by 2019 as new unit opens
Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital will double capacity to carry out procedures
Woman’s case cannot continue after death, Supreme Court rules
Side for deceased argued claim of €90,000 for care services provided by son survived
‘The best I ever had’: Patients give hospital food rave reviews
Hiqa report praises quality of meals at three hospitals in Dublin and Kilkenny
Tributes at removal of cancer surgeon Prof Aongus Curran
Large numbers attend service for doctor who died in boating incident on Lough Corrib
Woman awarded €85,000 after being covered in varnish
Wendy Delaney (68) suffered eye injury when tin emptied on her after she turned it upside down
Visual art: Mayo show puts Kathleen Lynn back in the frame
A sprawling show pays tribute to Lynn, a humanitarian who was airbrushed from the 1916 picture
Not such a perfect fit: are your clothes wearing you out?
Are some clothes bad for your health? We separate fact from fiction
Galway hospital patients at risk from bird droppings
Hiqa report finds ‘suboptimal’ cleanliness in many wards at Portiuncula
‘Bionic eye’ successfully restores sight of pensioner
Retinal implant has been used successfully to treat macular degeneration
A look at less visible eye conditions
Apart from the major conditions such as glaucoma and cataracts, there are a number of diseases or accidents that can affect vision and potentially lead to blindness. Priscilla Lynch reports
Man found not guilty of Offaly tourist assault
Canadian resident and Birr native Marie Gauvin was on holidays when she was struck by glass
Woman’s eye ‘completely collapsed’ after Birr festival incident
Deliberations in trial of man accused of assaulting Canadian woman to begin shortly
HSE managers to be re-deployed to fill new hospital group chief executive posts
HSE was unable to fill positions after recent competition
Outlook is brighter with diabetic retinopathy screening
When caught early, treatment for retinopathy is effective at reducing or preventing damage to sight
Potential remedy for most common cause of blindness
‘We probably have skipped over years of drug development. It is very exciting’
Report criticises hand hygiene at St James’s Hospital
Hiqa inspectors raised concerns about hygiene standards at five hospitals
Teenager charged after woman loses sight in one eye
Marie Wrafter Gauvin was struck by a glass bottle over August Bank Holiday weekend
Man held over incident which left woman sightless in eye
Marie Gauvin hit by glass bottle thrown in Birr over August bank holiday
Reilly announces major reorganisation of acute hospitals
Move to six largely autonomous groups aims to improve outcomes for patients
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