The miracle cancer drug that saves lives but costs €8,086 per dose
Pembro, made by pharma giant MSD, is hailed as a drug that saves and prolongs lives but it comes at an exorbitant cost
Vicky Phelan
Stories related to cervical cancer campaigner Vicky Phelan
Cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England than train staff, officials said
Decades before CervicalCheck controversy, delays were already affecting tests as part of 1980s pilot
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 ago
My smear test dilemma: How do I confess that this is my first one, at the age of 41?
It wasn’t a deliberate path of avoidance. It just sort of spiralled
Simon Harris: The five career moves that led him to the taoiseach’s office
The Fine Gael politician has scraped through tight corners in politics to become taoiseach-designate
‘Samia is in Rafah. She says there’s thousands of kids living in tents. They’re all starving and freezing’
What’s Next For?: Street artist Emmalene Blake has been highlighting the suffering and hope of Palestinian people
Mansplainers are in full ‘listen ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading it all wrong as referendum nears
The mansplainers are in full ‘listen-ladies!’ voice, telling us we’re reading the thing all wrong
Beaumont Hospital sued over alleged misreporting of smear sample for nurse who later died
Nurse Oonagh McEvoy was 36 years of age when she died of cervical cancer in 2011
Agreement signed to move on from ‘painful past’ around CervicalCheck
Memo acknowledges improvements made to cervical cancer screening since 2018 controversy
‘It’s too small; it’s too limited’ - how the North lags the South in women’s healthcare
Women’s health seen as a priority in Republic, in stark contrast to Northern Ireland, where women are still seeking information about review of smear test results
Women’s stories dragged Ireland kicking and screaming into a better future
An extract from the preface of Justine McCarthy’s new book An Eye on Ireland: A Journey Through Social Change
Life as a judge’s tipstaff: ‘If you want to see real life, come into a courtroom’
Judges’ personal aides see a lot: verbal attacks, judgments flung across rooms, and occasionally ‘very violent’ incidents
Solicitor firm that represented Vicky Phelan earned €6.68m from State in medical negligence claims in 18 months
Cian O’Carroll, Ms Phelan’s lawyer, says patients would prefer quality medical care to damages
Cancer screening services at risk amid rise in legal claims, HSE warns
Warning to new HSE chief of threat to future of cancer screening services
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