Boil water notice reissued for greater Dublin areaIrish Water says heavy rainfall has caused contamination at Leixlip treatment plantMon Nov 4 2019 - 20:51
New laws to allow same-sex parents register both names on child’s birth certCourts could be given power to change parentage in surrogacy casesMon Nov 4 2019 - 02:14
Man hospitalised after shots fired at house in TallaghtMan (30s) has leg wounds and his injuries are not life-threatening, gardaí saySun Nov 3 2019 - 22:21
Student in a critical condition after kayaking incidentTwo members of UL club taken to hospital after getting into difficulty on river in KerrySun Nov 3 2019 - 20:03
Safety, sustainability of smaller hospitals at risk – HSEDoctor staffing has ‘consequences’ for patient care, says director generalSat Nov 2 2019 - 01:19
Cystic fibrosis drug could make disease a manageable conditionImprovement in lung function of patients treated with Trikafta described as ‘striking’Fri Nov 1 2019 - 18:03
‘We’re going to make hepatitis C a rare diagnosis before 2030’While the HSE says Ireland is on track to get rid of the disease not everyone agreesThu Oct 31 2019 - 06:01
Dentists critical of dental care for primary school childrenCutbacks in HSE services mean children’s teeth are not being checked until sixth classTue Oct 29 2019 - 02:52
Doctor who created fake Dublin clinic found guilty of misconductUK-based doctor tried to gain employment in Irish hospitals dishonestly – Medical CouncilThu Oct 24 2019 - 17:11
Patients waiting six months for certain surgeries to be treated this yearNational Treatment Purchase Fund pledges to cut waiting lists for common proceduresThu Oct 24 2019 - 01:00
Over 250 patient deaths from adverse reactions to medicines reportedLast year saw big increases in number of adverse reactions with 10,398 reportedWed Oct 23 2019 - 21:29
CervicalCheck: Dismay among health service staff over Varadkar’s ‘deceit’ admissionTaoiseach makes remark in State apology to women affected by CervicalCheck scandalWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:37
Questions remain about the extent of CervicalCheck’s failingsLeo Varadkar’s apology was welcome but there are many details about the scandal that are still unclearWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:33
Children as young as eight being diagnosed with anorexiaNew study reveals that 11 Irish pre-teens are diagnosed with the eating disorder each yearWed Oct 23 2019 - 02:25
Man undergoes Ireland’s first liver and double-lung transplantLimerick man Robert Sheahan (29) on the road to recovery after operation in JuneTue Oct 22 2019 - 11:42
Irish healthcare shifting from public to private, study showsUCD reveals growing number of private hospital beds as public facilities dwindleTue Oct 22 2019 - 01:00
Ireland beating global trends on digestive system cancersWorldwide increase in incidence and mortality is related to obesity and diabetesMon Oct 21 2019 - 23:30
Martina Fitzgerald appointed to screening committee by Simon HarrisNew group will consider proposals and revisions to existing programmesMon Oct 21 2019 - 14:44
One-third of older Irish adults say they feel lonely some of the timeReport finds loneliness is damaging to health and wellbeing of older adults, the loneliest of whom had poorer quality of life and healthMon Oct 21 2019 - 00:30
Personalised treatments have significant impact on back pain - studyThose who had personalised treatment were less disabled when followed up a year laterSun Oct 20 2019 - 16:34
Reference for doctor in fitness-to-practise case not written by signatory, hearing toldIrish doctor based in US said he did not know and never met Dr Idowu Adeyemi AdeboroFri Oct 18 2019 - 18:59
Up to half of Irish heart attack survivors ‘fail to change habits’Study finds 43% of smokers were still smoking two years after heart attackFri Oct 18 2019 - 15:00
Doctor accused of creating fake Dublin clinic in bid to get hospital workFitness-to-practise hearing also told of false references on Romanian-trained doctor’s CVFri Oct 18 2019 - 02:09
Cancer patients reassured by HSE during tamoxifen drug shortagePatients should be able to continue treatment but may have to switch brandsThu Oct 17 2019 - 17:54
Almost 7,500 children and teens waiting over a year for psychology appointmentDublin north and Cork-Kerry waiting lists are ‘particularly appalling’ says ShortallWed Oct 16 2019 - 01:00
HSE warns 8,000 women who had breast implants about risk of rare cancerWomen should be on the lookout for sudden swelling of the breastMon Oct 14 2019 - 14:59
Children admitted to adult mental health units despite lack of facilities – reportWaterford centre was not clean, hygienic or ‘free from offensive odours’Mon Oct 14 2019 - 12:22
Botox complaints include infections, blurred vision and haematomaDozens of incidents recorded in State in recent years, as Minister mulls legislationMon Oct 14 2019 - 02:59
Outpatient waiting list falls for first time in more than a yearNew NTPF figures suggest progress is being made on access to health servicesFri Oct 11 2019 - 17:36
One of the lucky ones: looking forward after chaos of schizophreniaWorld Mental Health Day: Vincent Geoghegan getting the housing and supports he needsThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:01
Lack of rehabilitation services for mental health patients criticisedMany people with enduring illness ‘trapped’ in inpatient units for years, says inspectorThu Oct 10 2019 - 00:01
Flanagan ‘greatly disturbed’ over reports of council paying protection money‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy saysWed Oct 9 2019 - 20:47
TDs call on CervicalCheck to explain colposcopy exclusionsSome women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopyWed Oct 9 2019 - 11:16
Extra €1bn to be thrown at health in 2020. But who will benefit?Budget 2020: No sense that implementation of Sláintecare vision for future is imminentTue Oct 8 2019 - 18:00
Health budget rises to a record €17.4 billion in Budget 2020Free GP care for children extended, extra waiting list funding and an additional 1,000 therapists, nurses to be employedTue Oct 8 2019 - 15:58
Irish rugby fans warned over measles outbreak in JapanOne outbreak occurred on public transport in Tokyo which is widely used by rugby fansTue Oct 8 2019 - 14:08
Typhoid makes an unwelcome return to Ireland, says HSECases of largely drug-resistant typhoid fever have been reported here for the first timeMon Oct 7 2019 - 17:50
Twitter and HSE join forces to combat vaccine misinformationPeople searching certain keywords on Twitter will be prompted to visit a HSE pageMon Oct 7 2019 - 02:26
Most whiplash patients end treatment when legal action finishedOutcome of whiplash treatment differs in less litigious cultures, say doctorsMon Oct 7 2019 - 02:00
Gynaecology services to be reviewed at Letterkenny hospitalExternal chairperson will examine claims of delays in diagnosis of endometrial cancersSat Oct 5 2019 - 03:00
Harris has no ‘interest’ in meeting vaping firms ahead of banMinister claims some companies use vaping to hook teens and as a gateway to tobaccoThu Oct 3 2019 - 17:46
One in seven older Irish adults not getting enough sleep – researchLack of sleep – and too much sleep – can cause increased risk of health problemsThu Oct 3 2019 - 17:25
Government’s oral health policy fundamentally flawed, says dental bodyRCSI faculty says system unprepared for plans to introduce free dental care for under-6sThu Oct 3 2019 - 12:50
Benefit of bowel cancer testing for those at low risk is smallRoutine screening should not be recommended for those aged 50-79, experts adviseWed Oct 2 2019 - 23:30
Reliance of Ireland’s health system on overseas doctors has risen to record levelsDoctors trained outside Ireland account for almost 43 per cent of those on the medical registerWed Oct 2 2019 - 17:44
Overcrowding at Limerick hospital reaches record levelFigures show 82 patients waiting for admission at University Hospital LimerickWed Oct 2 2019 - 12:21
NI people who fall ill in EU after Brexit to get same health benefits as RepublicGovernment will assist Northern Irish with cost of medical treatment in other EU statesWed Oct 2 2019 - 09:56
Man's psychotic episode sparked by Brexit vote - medical journalIncident shows ‘toll’ political events can have on mental health, notes top medical journalTue Oct 1 2019 - 23:41
Fire safety and governance issues identified by Hiqa in nursing homesResidents in one centre left in bed until noon and placed in dining area long before meals servedTue Oct 1 2019 - 12:41
Over 80 patients waiting for admission to University Hospital LimerickINMO blames high levels of overcrowding across the State on staff and bed shortagesTue Oct 1 2019 - 11:11