WHO urges all countries to take action to contain coronavirusHead of WHO warns of missed opportunity as donor countries fail in fund appealMon Feb 17 2020 - 20:53
An Irish solution to the coronavirus problemCommittees are sitting, hospital rooms are ready, but ‘self-isolation’ is central to the planSat Feb 15 2020 - 06:15
Having 10 or more sex partners linked to heightened cancer riskFindings echo previous studies implicating STIs in development of types of cancerThu Feb 13 2020 - 23:30
‘Forced isolation’ of coronavirus patients under considerationDepartment of Health eyes legal change, as public health experts expect to see case hereThu Feb 13 2020 - 19:38
Most maternity units operating in substandard physical environmentsReport also highlights inadequate medical and midwifery staffing levelsWed Feb 12 2020 - 17:04
Trauma care system remains ‘sub-optimal’ despite improvements, says reportThousands of people suffer trauma each year from often preventable falls at homeWed Feb 12 2020 - 02:58
One thousand new cases of mumps recorded in first six weeks of yearTotal is almost twice the number of cases reported in the whole of 2018Wed Feb 12 2020 - 01:00
Suspected coronavirus cases in Ireland total 65State remains prepared for confirmed case of the virus, says Department of Health officerTue Feb 11 2020 - 21:27
Election 2020: Cian O’Callaghan (Social Democrats)Dublin Bay North – Elected 14th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 22:35
Election 2020: Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Labour)Dublin Bay North – Elected on 14th countMon Feb 10 2020 - 22:34
Dublin Bay North results: Social Democrats, Labour, FF take final seatsSean Haughey and Aodhán Ó Ríordáin secure positions without reaching quotaMon Feb 10 2020 - 20:28
Election 2020: Eoghan Murphy (Fine Gael)The Dublin Bay South deputy was re-elected on the eighth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 17:05
Election 2020: Chris Andrews (Sinn Féin)The Dublin Bay South candidate was elected on the eighth countMon Feb 10 2020 - 16:51
Dublin Bay South results: Andrews says tent incident influenced votersGreen Party leader Eamon Ryan elected on first countMon Feb 10 2020 - 13:11
Coronavirus: HSE concerned over differing cross-Border approachHealth service seeks clarity on protocols as UK approach to threat deviates from EUSat Feb 8 2020 - 01:08
Over 30 adults and children tested for coronavirus so far in IrelandCases tested in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Carlow and Kerry all negative but experts say likelihood is case will occur hereFri Feb 7 2020 - 21:00
Health: What the different party manifestos sayVarious plans to get health service back on track in key election battlegroundThu Feb 6 2020 - 00:44
Emigration of medical staff blamed on wide range of problemsFailure to transfer tasks to junior staff, bullying and burnout among issues highlightedThu Feb 6 2020 - 00:09
Coronavirus: Irish in China advised to be ready to leaveDepartment of Foreign Affairs updated advice follows new recommendations from UK authoritiesTue Feb 4 2020 - 21:05
Trinity researchers in potential MS treatment breakthroughMolecule could lead to more effective treatments in MS, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritisTue Feb 4 2020 - 16:00
Claims that up to 12 women had delayed cancer diagnosis at LetterkennyHSE orders review of gynaecological services as families seek formal investigationTue Feb 4 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus death toll across China surges to 425Total number of confirmed cases in country increases to 20,438Tue Feb 4 2020 - 00:30
Tests show passenger who arrived at Dublin Airport does not have coronavirusHead of WHO emergency team has ‘every confidence’ in Irish response preparationsMon Feb 3 2020 - 11:08
Cancer patient has ‘no choice’ but to spend €40,000 on treatmentMaria Waters falls outside State policy of providing drug for cervical cancer sufferersMon Feb 3 2020 - 02:01
Irishman leading WHO response to coronavirus outbreak optimisticAuthorities in ‘arms race with bugs’ because of pressure on ecosystem, Mike Ryan saysSun Feb 2 2020 - 19:46
Coronavirus: ‘You’ve got to hope for the best and plan for the worst’Outbreak is first to occur in the social media age – this may be a mixed blessingSat Feb 1 2020 - 06:00
Health service remains on high alert over coronavirusExperts say an Irish case now more probable as first two people diagnosed with disease in the UKFri Jan 31 2020 - 19:05
Q&A: The coronavirus: what is it, where are we at now and how concerned should we be?The outbreak of Wuhan virus in China has killed 212 and caused thousands to fall illFri Jan 31 2020 - 13:54
Coronavirus deemed of ‘international concern’ by WHOWorld health body decision taken as confirmed cases jumps to 7,834Thu Jan 30 2020 - 23:44
Coronavirus declared public health emergency by WHODeath toll rises to 170 as US reports first case of human-to-human transmissionThu Jan 30 2020 - 20:29
Risk of coronavirus in Ireland remains moderate, says HSEThere have been 10 confirmed cases in the EU so farThu Jan 30 2020 - 18:23
Coronavirus: Chinese citizens in ‘self-isolation’ after returning to IrelandChina willing to ‘facilitate’ evacuation of Irish citizens from country, embassy saysWed Jan 29 2020 - 02:46
Up to 150,000 Irish blood pressure patients ‘may not need drugs’New research calls into question recent redefinition of hypertension in guidelinesTue Jan 28 2020 - 17:06
Coronavirus: Plans to evacuate Irish citizens from ChinaDepartment considering choices for assisting Irish to leave Hubei province ‘if required’Tue Jan 28 2020 - 02:10
Opposition parties criticise under-funding of national maternity strategyFF concerned over state of maternity services after ‘complete failure’ to implement strategyMon Jan 27 2020 - 20:48
Jump in demand for surgical masks after coronavirus outbreakSome Dublin stores have run out of stocks as public alarmed over China situationMon Jan 27 2020 - 12:51
Patient advocate on HSE board resigns in protest at ‘tokenistic’ treatmentMark Molloy, father of baby who died in Portlaoise hospital, steps down after six monthsMon Jan 27 2020 - 01:42
Irish health sources say no suspected cases of coronavirus reportedProtocols are in place to guide emergency services in dealing with any suspected cases, and airports have been alertedFri Jan 24 2020 - 19:01
Ireland on alert as suspected case of coronavirus treated in BelfastMillions of Chinese on lockdown in two cities at epicentre of outbreak, which has killed 18Fri Jan 24 2020 - 02:19
HSE says it is ready to deal with new coronavirus from ChinaHealth officials claim there is low likelihood of cases of the virus occurring in IrelandThu Jan 23 2020 - 20:13
Disability centre resident experienced ‘89 abusive incidents’ in nine months - HiqaWatchdog says some staff not completing training at St John of God Community Service in GlasthuleThu Jan 23 2020 - 11:08
New coronavirus is increasingly likely to spread to EU, health bodies warnWHO panel to decide whether to declare the latest outbreak an international emergencyThu Jan 23 2020 - 02:21
Chinese virus-hit city of Wuhan closes transport networksWHO will determine on Thursday if outbreak constitutes a global health emergencyWed Jan 22 2020 - 21:23
Some 45,000 taken off waiting lists last year without seeing medical specialistOutpatient lists: Over 236,000 people contacted as part of validation processWed Jan 22 2020 - 06:32
Are patient waiting lists shrinking for the right reasons?How hospital waiting lists are managed has led to claims of manipulationWed Jan 22 2020 - 03:01
Free dose of vaccine offered in response to mumps outbreakPeople aged 11 to 30 particularly hard-hit with 253 cases notified to HSE this monthTue Jan 21 2020 - 14:09
Fianna Fáil’s pitch on health is strong on diagnosis yet less so on cureDonnelly’s prescription involves enough funding for growing demand, reforms and promises of less dysfunctional managementTue Jan 21 2020 - 12:03
Finding of poor professional performance against GP over thyroid cancer caseDr Pawel Kaminski was before Medical Council over care provided to patientMon Jan 20 2020 - 19:41
Fianna Fáil pledges to spend extra €2bn on health if electedParty proposals include 2,600 more hospital beds over five-year term of governmentMon Jan 20 2020 - 15:13
Health will be a key issue in the election – but will it affect the outcome?Varadkar, Martin and Harris have chequered performances as Minister for HealthThu Jan 16 2020 - 06:00