Children with cystic fibrosis ‘are pawns’ in drug price row, say doctorsConsultants accuse Vertex Pharmaceuticals of ‘lack of integrity’ over failure to make Kaftrio available to younger childrenFri Oct 28 2022 - 11:39
High and moderate alcohol use linked to increase risk of strokeNo link to low intake or to people who formerly drank, finds research co-led by the University of GalwayThu Oct 27 2022 - 13:08
Hospital trolley numbers hit 2022 peak with 669 patients waiting for admissionINMO calls for cancellation of non-emergency care and use of private sector capacity to deal with overcrowdingTue Oct 25 2022 - 12:58
Births rise 10% in Rotunda after declining during pandemicHospital planning new critical care wing on Parnell Square campusMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:02
All cervical cancer tests sent to US since cyberattack last DecemberNational Cervical Screening Lab set to begin operations at the Coombe hospital in Dublin later this yearMon Oct 24 2022 - 02:00
HSE board warns patients could die at Navan hospital due to safety risksTaskforce review of planned reconfiguration of hospital has been sent to Minister for Health, HSE saysSun Oct 23 2022 - 19:00
Clifden hospital at ‘crisis point’ over staffing, says HSEContinuation of services pledged after staff unions claims facility is closingFri Oct 21 2022 - 18:12
Covid-19 cases set to increase due to new subvariants, ECDC warns Ireland has genetically sequenced a higher proportion new BQ.1 subvariant than most European countriesFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:24
HSE warns of ‘challenges’ to enforcement of safe access zone laws outside maternity unitsSubmission describes ‘frequent and sustained’ anti-abortion protests including graphic images of foetuses since terminations introduced in 2019Fri Oct 21 2022 - 11:50
Part of children’s hospital facade replaced over ‘non-compliant’ insulationBuilding board says issue has been resolved and building is fire and building-regulation compliantFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Minutes of January board meeting note ‘non-compliant’ cladding in children’s hospital ‘Oversight’ of non-publication of 2022 minutes of NPHDB meetings rectified after Irish Times queryFri Oct 21 2022 - 02:00
HSE says recruitment of 50 emergency department doctors being ‘expedited’Lack of hospital beds is main reason for overcrowding, says Irish Association of Emergency MedicineThu Oct 20 2022 - 15:25
Health staff protests ‘not affected’ by plan for exclusion zones, committee toldSafe access zones Bill is expected to pass by end of year, but legal challenges are expectedThu Oct 20 2022 - 05:00
Over 600 lives could be saved in Ireland each year if cancer services were improved, study findsCancer survival rates in Ireland low given level of spending, according to Swedish Institute for Health EconomicsWed Oct 19 2022 - 19:00
Cure for breast cancer near, says leading Irish scientistWithin 10 years, women will die with the disease rather than from it, predicts Prof Donald McDonnellTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:45
Donnelly claims significant progress made in reducing hospital waiting listsDespite overall numbers remaining high, Minister says number of long waiters is fallingTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:24
Ireland in line with other states in not giving booster to under-50s, review showsNo Covid booster for under-50sTue Oct 18 2022 - 14:40
More than 370 Irish patients died from drug-resistant superbugs in a year, study findsLatest Lancet Global Health report shows how rising levels of antimicrobial resistance pose a serious threat to public healthTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:00
‘They were great times and brilliant gigs’: from fiddle player to chief medical officerProf Breda Smyth says health inequalities and prevention will be her prioritiesSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:50
Extra 120 GPs needed to extend free care to children aged seven and eight, conference toldCall for 40 per cent more GPs to fix ‘massive workforce crisis’Thu Oct 13 2022 - 18:37
Australian Government launches billboard campaign to recruit Irish healthcare staffUnions say that unless working conditions are improved, Irish healthcare staff will continue to emigrateThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:17
Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital putting patients at risk, report findsHiqa inspectors found some patients in emergency department were waiting over 58 hours for admissionThu Oct 13 2022 - 10:58
Doctors in ‘race against time’ to identify missed cancer diagnosesMedical experts fear potential epidemic due to screening delays caused by Covid-19 pandemicThu Oct 13 2022 - 04:00
Legislation being prepared for possible reintroduction of compulsory masks in event of Covid-19 surgeDepartment of Health criticises ‘lower than expected’ rollout of antivirals to protect vulnerable from serious illnessWed Oct 12 2022 - 18:30
Worst-case winter could see 17,000 hospitalised for Covid and 4,350 for flu, according to HSE projectionsHSE’s €169m winter plan aims to recruit over 600 staff to deal with expected surge in demandTue Oct 11 2022 - 21:57
Consultant paid over €520,000 compensation for working on rest daysAudit report says 68 hospital consultants were paid over €300,000 last year by HSEMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:23
Creeslough explosion: ‘These weren’t strangers to us; these were our own family’Letterkenny University Hospital went on emergency standby in situation where staff members lost relatives in Creeslough explosionMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
HSE urges vigilance as third person dies from meningitisDeath of young adult in Galway not connected to two recent deaths in Dublin and LimerickFri Oct 7 2022 - 19:00
Two-thirds of occupational therapists report burnout at workProfession calls for new structures to deal with challenging working conditions and lack of career progression opportunitiesFri Oct 7 2022 - 16:30
Luke O’Neill: ‘President? Maybe in a few years’Paul Cullen and some younger questioners meet Ireland’s favourite celebrity scientistFri Oct 7 2022 - 14:11
Demand for Covid-19 boosters surges as adapted vaccines are made availableAlmost 30,000 received second booster this week as number of cases and hospitalisations riseThu Oct 6 2022 - 17:05
Three-fold rise in psychiatric admissions of young people with eating disorders, report finds Young women account for 96 per cent of admissions with this diagnosis, according to HRBTue Oct 4 2022 - 16:14
Holohan calls for ‘honest conversations’ about end-of-life between doctors and patientsFormer chief medical officer has been appointed to the board of the Irish Hospice FoundationTue Oct 4 2022 - 15:46
Consultants call for ‘laser-like’ focus on more hospital beds and staffMinister for Health to address IHCA conference on Saturday as talks on new public-only contract reach cruxSat Oct 1 2022 - 06:43
Stephen Mulvany becomes head of HSE as Paul Reid departs after three yearsReid’s early departure will leave health service without a permanent chief executive as Covid cases riseFri Sep 30 2022 - 19:22
Covid-19 pandemic cost State almost €30bn in first two years, report findsFinal cost of pandemic set to rise as supports continued beyond end of public health measures, Comptroller and Auditor General saysFri Sep 30 2022 - 19:00
State liabilities for personal injuries claims rise fourfold in decadeClinical claims in health service account for 75% of €4.5bn in liabilities, report findsFri Sep 30 2022 - 19:00
HSE computers only monitored for viruses during daytime hours prior to cyberattack, report revealsAttack on health service last year has cost almost €100m to date, Comptroller and Auditor General findsFri Sep 30 2022 - 17:07
Budget 2023 health proposals vague and poorly planned, says Sinn FéinOpposition party says just €254m is available for new measures despite problems faced by health serviceThu Sep 29 2022 - 20:27
Covid hospitalisations up 20%, new figures showIncrease due to social mixing rather than new variants, says chief medical officerThu Sep 29 2022 - 17:51
Plans to reduce consultant waiting list 65,000 behind target, says DonnellyHouseholds earning less than €46,000 after tax to qualify for free GP care from next AprilWed Sep 28 2022 - 19:21
Commission bans use of mechanical restraints on children in mental health centresMental Health Commission says practice of restraint is not therapeutic had potential to cause serious harmWed Sep 28 2022 - 12:02
Record health budget sees Government doubling down on doomed approach to waiting listsBudget shows little or no effort to fundamentally reform the health serviceTue Sep 27 2022 - 19:57
Doctors critical of extension of free GP care announced in budgetBudget 2023: IMO says free GP care for 400,000 patients will create hospital-like waiting lists at practicesTue Sep 27 2022 - 19:46
Health budget reaches new record with allocation of additional €1.15 bnAbolition of inpatient charges and extension of free GP care to 400,000 people included in Budget 2023Tue Sep 27 2022 - 18:06
Removal of 23% tax on defibrillators ‘will save lives’Budget 2023: Donohoe announces zero VAT rate for defibrillators and for hormone and nicotine replacement productsTue Sep 27 2022 - 16:28
Thousands with dementia to get access to clinical trials Initiative starting Tuesday aims to increase significantly provision of clinical trials for those living with illnessMon Sep 26 2022 - 08:00
Record number of CPE superbug cases detected in Irish hospitals last monthEight hospitals have outbreaks of antibiotic-resistant bacteria which is potentially lethalSun Sep 25 2022 - 17:25
Researchers uncover process that contributes to blindness in people with diabetesDiscovery could lead to new treatments for diabetic retinopathy, says Queen’s University Belfast teamFri Sep 23 2022 - 18:49
CervicalCheck withdraws media guide over criticismsGuide indicated ‘no lives were put at risk’ by doctors not informing patients of the results of an audit of their smearsFri Sep 23 2022 - 18:38