Record number of living donor kidney transplants last yearFall in road traffic deaths in recent years reducing number of deceased donorsMon Mar 6 2017 - 00:05
‘Grace’ abuse inquiry may also look at other residents’ casesHSE insists three key figures who left young woman in foster home have left State bodySun Mar 5 2017 - 21:48
A booze-free year: no colds, fewer rows and a quieter meLent – a mere 40 days of abstinence – is for wimps. Paul Cullen looks back at a year without alcoholSat Mar 4 2017 - 06:00
Warnings over ‘fast and loose’ medicinal cannabis supplyMother of boy with severe form of epilepsy says families face ripoffs and bogus productsFri Mar 3 2017 - 01:00
Planning tribunal marked by two distinct phasesMany of those originally named in report used legal route to have their names deletedFri Mar 3 2017 - 01:00
Cystic fibrosis patients defy Harris with Orkambi protestHundreds demonstrate outside Dáil in support of free access to groundbreaking drugWed Mar 1 2017 - 19:09
Taoiseach expects deal on CF drug Orkambi in coming weeksHSE and manufacturer of costly medicine in ‘critical phase’ of discussions on dealWed Mar 1 2017 - 13:30
Tragic story of Grace: the HSE does not do accountabilityStaff responsible for a woman allegedly abused in foster care will not be held to accountWed Mar 1 2017 - 10:33
Care staff in ‘Grace’ case to face disciplinary proceedingsTaoiseach: Treatment of woman in foster home ‘a disgrace’Wed Mar 1 2017 - 01:00
HSE denies cover-up of concerns about people in foster careDisability head offers ‘heartfelt and unreserved’ apology for failings in ‘Grace’ caseWed Mar 1 2017 - 01:00
Who is ‘Grace’ and what happened to her?Disabled woman was left in foster home for 20 years despite sexual abuse allegationsTue Feb 28 2017 - 18:28
Kenny apologises for ‘disgraceful’ treatment of ‘Grace’ in foster careTwo reports published on alleged abuse say four other cases must be examinedTue Feb 28 2017 - 17:35
Right to travel to North for treatment must be protected, says MEPBrexit may affect Irish seeking medical treatment in North, says Brian HayesTue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
Irish child cancer death rates among the lowest in EuropeNew report also shows that the number of rare childhood cancer cases is increasingTue Feb 28 2017 - 00:01
Dirty dozen superbug list compiled by World Health OrganisationList of multi drug-resistant pathogens includes bacteria found in Irish hospitalsMon Feb 27 2017 - 17:08
Hiqa finds evidence of under-reporting of medication mistakesFirst Hiqa inspections of medication identify wide variations in drug safety arrangementsMon Feb 27 2017 - 15:39
Alarm bells ring as children’s hospital costs spiralUnclear what €1bn price tag for proposed facility at St James’s in Dublin will buyThu Feb 23 2017 - 14:26
Children’s hospital most expensive to construct in worldCost of National Children’s Hospital on St James’s site has soared to about €1bnThu Feb 23 2017 - 01:00
Bill for National Maternity Hospital move doubles to €300mHSE argues ‘not reasonable’ to say cost of locating new facility at St Vincent’s has risenTue Feb 21 2017 - 02:00
Relationships Ireland counselling agency in liquidationMarriage advisory service to close with loss of 18 jobs and termination of eight contractsTue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
CF group claims new data supports case for Orkambi approvalCystic Fibrosis Ireland warns of ‘strong outcry’ if HSE fails to approve Orkambi on costMon Feb 20 2017 - 21:01
One-third of visits to HSE minor injury clinics sports relatedMany of 11 units across State are in hospitals whose 24-hour rooms closeMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Superbug at Kilkenny hospital forces closure of 17 bedsFour patients in hospital’s surgical ward have been infected with the CRE superbugMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
HSE seeks €10m it says pharmacy chains overclaimedCara and Hickey’s among those accused over multiple dispensing feesFri Feb 17 2017 - 07:01
Garda whistleblower tribunal may spawn sprawling inquiryIf it avoids legal challenges, is well chaired and organised it may take less than a yearThu Feb 16 2017 - 20:00
Dismay as HSE to end wonder drug that treats emphysemaWoman fearful after HSE and firm behind Respreeza fail to reach deal on drug priceThu Feb 16 2017 - 03:33
Price row set to end access to lung disease drugOver 20 emphysema sufferers to see use of ‘life changing’ Respreeza finish in two weeksThu Feb 16 2017 - 02:01
Comedian’s prank sign language upsets deaf communityRoss Browne ‘interpreted’ his own version of Enda Kenny’s speech in CorkWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:48
Ten things you need to know about tribunals of inquiryThey cost a fortune, last for ages, become complicated and lawyers make a fortuneWed Feb 15 2017 - 06:59
Smoking in pregnancy ‘dropped by 25% in five years’New study claims fewer pregnant women are smoking but calls for e-cigarette reviewWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Schoolgirls offered second chance to get cervical cancer vaccineHSE says uptake of HPV jab fell from 87% to 50% due to ‘unsubstantiated’ safety claimsTue Feb 14 2017 - 13:38
Older and having sex: 60% of adults aged over 50 are sexually active, survey findsTrinity College Dublin study finds two-thirds of this age group are having sex weekly or monthlyTue Feb 14 2017 - 07:13
Why it is hard to punish poor-performing HSE managersAnalysis: Irish health system is not geared towards examining managerial failingsSat Feb 11 2017 - 01:00
Cannabis products to be made available to some patientsReport recommending access for certain conditions to be implementedFri Feb 10 2017 - 17:53
Cannabis set to be licensed for medicinal use in IrelandGovernment-commissioned review recommends the medicinal use of the drugFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
Dr Dermot Walsh, former inspector of mental hospitals, diesPsychiatrist was long-time critic of accommodation facilities for patientsThu Feb 9 2017 - 22:10
Flu outbreak blamed for 55 deaths this winterInfection rate declining after nine weeks of elevated activity, according to HSE updateThu Feb 9 2017 - 17:56
Record 545,000 patients on waiting lists by end of JanuaryTrolley crisis forces cancellation of thousands of scheduled appointmentsWed Feb 8 2017 - 18:57
HSE fury over Simon Harris’s response on waiting listsOfficials who took part in TV debate felt they were ‘thrown under the bus’ by MinisterWed Feb 8 2017 - 01:05
Multiple lists complicate calculation of waiting timesMuch of the time potential patients spend interacting with the health service goes unrecordedWed Feb 8 2017 - 01:01
HSE cannot afford to build national children’s hospital, says chiefHealth service not in position to sign contracts on project, HSE director tells TDsWed Feb 8 2017 - 01:00
How Ireland’s hospital waiting list crisis got so badExperts give their opinion on cause of crisis and how the health system can be improvedWed Feb 8 2017 - 01:00
Scoliosis treatment delays costing State large sums, claims suffererCharity Straight Ahead has funded operations for 100 children with the conditionTue Feb 7 2017 - 18:14
Boy with epilepsy using cannabis oil ‘cannot return to Ireland’Tyrone woman living in Los Angeles with son says she does not want to be criminalisedTue Feb 7 2017 - 01:00
Thousands of patients on unpublished hospital waiting listsHSE admits it has concerns about 9,000 inpatients not included on national waiting listsMon Feb 6 2017 - 19:11
Cost of children’s hospital rises as families rely on outdated facilitiesRows continue over the location of the new building at St James’s Hospital in DublinSat Feb 4 2017 - 01:01
State awards €1bn children’s hospital contract to BAM IrelandSteep rise in budget from €650m excludes IT and equipment costs of at least €200mSat Feb 4 2017 - 01:00
Health committee calls for inclusion of GP group in pay talksOireachtas group complains to minister about ‘unacceptable’ exclusion of unionFri Feb 3 2017 - 11:34
Disease control workers at ‘sex-on-site’ Dublin venue due to dysenterySecond outbreak of shigella among MSM within a yearThu Feb 2 2017 - 19:17
Exclusion of doctors’ group from GP contract talks ‘nuts’GP association warns Oireachtas health committee of ‘monumental’ manpower crisisThu Feb 2 2017 - 18:20