Programme treats 47 health staff for addiction, mental health issuesSubstance abuse, anxiety and depression most common issues faced by doctorsWed Apr 5 2017 - 10:13
Extending maternity leave for mothers of premature babies proposed‘The expectation that you go back to work so soon is cruel and unfair,’ says parent of boy born at 23 weeksTue Apr 4 2017 - 15:49
Eye patients at risk of irreversible sight loss due to delays - charityNational Council for the Blind: waiting lists ‘out of control’ with 13,000 awaiting procedureTue Apr 4 2017 - 01:06
‘I put my hand on my left eye. I couldn’t see out of the other one’Agnes O’Connor (87) describes her struggle to get much-needed eye treatmentTue Apr 4 2017 - 01:00
Irish man shot in Libya criticises Government’s refusal to helpFamily of Abduraheem Duidi had to raise money privately to fund medical evacuation to IrelandTue Apr 4 2017 - 01:00
Investigation into suicide of second patient at Connolly HospitalMale patient took his life having been last seen in emergency department waiting roomMon Apr 3 2017 - 09:19
HSE in last-ditch talks to secure cystic fibrosis drugExecutive to meet Orkambi maker in bid to secure deal estimated to cost over €250mMon Apr 3 2017 - 01:00
Family blames State for loss of son’s foot after Libya shootingGalway doctor says delay in airlifting Irish man led to amputation due to sepsisMon Apr 3 2017 - 01:00
Family of Irish citizen criticise Government after he was shot in LibyaAbduraheem Duibi’s right foot has been amputated by surgeons in Galway hospitalMon Apr 3 2017 - 01:00
New service to allow GPs to treat patients via smartphonesGP Online is being piloted by six surgeries for patients who do not need physical examsFri Mar 31 2017 - 01:00
Rogue crisis pregnancy agencies will ‘get around’ proposed BillDept of Health raises concerns with Labour move to ban misleading of women in crisis pregnanciesThu Mar 30 2017 - 13:30
HSE chief warns of ‘tidal wave of demand’ in health systemTony O’Brien says health service will not survive five years without major reformWed Mar 29 2017 - 17:34
Orkambi drug firm ‘perplexed’ by Government delaysCystic Fibrosis Ireland concerned about lack of contact between HSE and VertexWed Mar 29 2017 - 15:52
Suicide of patient at Blanchardstown hospital investigatedFemale patient found dead on Sunday morning in room near emergency departmentWed Mar 29 2017 - 12:57
Plain packaging for cigarettes to begin in SeptemberIreland to become fourth country in world to remove logos from tobacco packagingWed Mar 29 2017 - 10:24
Organ donation: ‘I wouldn’t be here but for that person’Transplant survivors urge people to consider becoming donors and providing ‘gift of life’Wed Mar 29 2017 - 01:00
Bill requires doctors to declare payments from drug firmsFianna Fáil proposal would allow public to search online register of payments to doctorsTue Mar 28 2017 - 21:20
Plans to establish child heart transplant programmeConcerns over current arrangements requiring children to travel to UK for operationsTue Mar 28 2017 - 19:20
Ireland’s health service is close to ‘total systems failure’‘If you have to wait more than 12 months for an appointment you may as well not have that appointment’ - Dr Tom KeaneTue Mar 28 2017 - 18:19
Motor neurone disease and schizophrenia are linked - studyTCD researchers’ findings cast doubt on divide between psychiatry and neurologyFri Mar 24 2017 - 15:15
Dublin patients ‘at serious risk’ over ambulance delaysCallers were needlessly left waiting up to eight minutes because of ‘convoluted’ processesFri Mar 24 2017 - 12:43
Member of HSE ‘Grace’ panel continues to work for public serviceHSE director general to appear before PAC to correct evidence given on case last yearThu Mar 23 2017 - 05:30
Moderate drinking may cut risk of heart diseaseResearch links light alcohol consumption with less risk of heart and blood vessel illnessThu Mar 23 2017 - 01:00
Hospitals face €700m shortfall if private income removed - HarrisMinister accuses some members of healthcare committee of ‘ideological warfare’Wed Mar 22 2017 - 14:01
Simon Harris seeks to shake up consultants’ private workMinister’s proposal designed to eliminate incentive to handle more private patientsWed Mar 22 2017 - 01:01
Consultants call for second cath lab in WaterfordSimon Harris condoning inequality by supporting relatively restricted services in regionWed Mar 22 2017 - 01:00
Analysis: Greater Catholic sway in private healthcare than public systemThere is still a strong Catholic involvement in our hospitals but some orders are getting outMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Six Catholic hospitals in Dublin together worth over €1bnHospitals owned by two religious orders that have underpaid millions in redress schemeMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Watchdog criticises unacceptable delays for scoliosis surgeryFour-month maximum waiting time complies with best practice, says ombudsmanMon Mar 20 2017 - 01:00
Family hope to save younger son with rare genetic disorderCathal Martin (2) diagnosed with MLD too late to take part in clinical trial in ItalySun Mar 19 2017 - 18:20
St Vincent’s Hospital chief paid €575,000 on leaving jobNicky Jermyn returned to work in a different role at St Vincent’s just months after he leftSat Mar 18 2017 - 17:04
Denture businesses treating patients in garden shedsDental technician body claims unregistered operators treat patients in dirty conditionsSat Mar 18 2017 - 01:00
Loophole allows rogue providers of dentures put patients at riskAuthorities powerless to stop illegal operators who practice in dirty conditionsThu Mar 16 2017 - 01:00
Neurologists to draw up guide for safe use of medicinal cannabisExpert group to ensure treatments are ‘beneficial and safe’ for those with epilepsyWed Mar 15 2017 - 21:04
Majority of hospitals miss ambulance turnaround targetsAmbulances had to wait over an hour to transfer patients on 1,500 occasions in JanuaryWed Mar 15 2017 - 01:00
Electronic devices 'may put children at risk of diabetes'New research finds ‘screen time’ can be linked to several risk factors for the diseaseMon Mar 13 2017 - 23:30
Online sleeping tablet clampdown drives 40% fall in drug seizuresTripling in finds of anabolic steroids leads HPRA to warn over dangers of bodybuilding productMon Mar 13 2017 - 13:21
HSE does not know if any senior staff were paid by drug companiesHarris ordered review after claims clinicians taking payments from pharma industryMon Mar 13 2017 - 11:12
Planning application for €300m maternity hospital lodgedMove of maternity hospital from Holles Street to St Vincent’s three years behind scheduleFri Mar 10 2017 - 19:58
Repayments of illegal nursing home charge to cost €486mAbout half 70,000 thought eligible applied for refund of fee paid between 1976 and 2004Thu Mar 9 2017 - 19:45
‘Greater care needed’ for sufferers of rare genetic disorderStudy shines light on lack of supports for people with Prader-Willi syndromeThu Mar 9 2017 - 16:08
Complaints to HSE over treatment of vulnerable adults surgeIndependent whistleblowing service received 220 contacts, an 85 per cent increase on 2015Thu Mar 9 2017 - 12:32
PAC orders HSE chief to respond to ‘bogus’ information claimMary Lou McDonald accuses Tony O’Brien of misleading committee over ‘Grace’ caseThu Mar 9 2017 - 12:07
Public hospital waiting lists climb above 550,000Plight of patients hits new low with latest record indicating troubling trend for MinisterWed Mar 8 2017 - 17:06
Hard Brexit has potential to deny people NI medical treatmentOireachtas committee hears of mounting concern on lost healthcare option in NorthWed Mar 8 2017 - 16:29
Medicinal cannabis programme may be in place by autumnOireachtas committee hears update on scheme as protester completes 260km walkTue Mar 7 2017 - 18:10
Parents bankrolling adult children and not looking after own health – studyOlder adults ‘16 times more likely to give money to their children than receive it’Tue Mar 7 2017 - 11:00
Five nurses struck off nursing register for misconductHigh court confirmed disciplinary actions made by Nursing and Midwifery BoardMon Mar 6 2017 - 20:49
Mother of ‘Grace’ says she did not learn of abuse claims until 2009HSE regrets Grace’s mother cannot accept its apology but said it can fully understand whyMon Mar 6 2017 - 13:59
State faces €34m EU bill for healthcare abroadRepublic must cover the costs of providing care to Irish people in other member statesMon Mar 6 2017 - 01:00