Maternity services in Portlaoise hospital still not under Coombe’s controlReport recommended maternity unit be placed under governance of Coombe Women’s Hospital to provide quality and safe careThu Mar 26 2015 - 11:30
Portlaoise maternity unit to be run from Coombe HospitalAgreement due to be signed at HSE headquarters in Dublin on Thursday morningThu Mar 26 2015 - 11:29
Older people in NI more likely to suffer from heart disease – studyRates of smoking and obesity in over-50s higher in Republic than in Northern IrelandThu Mar 26 2015 - 01:00
Department asked to ‘urgently intervene’ in Portlaoise rowWatchdog report into hospital could trigger legal action, warns Health Service ExecutiveWed Mar 25 2015 - 01:00
Kenny wants to see Portlaoise hospital report publishedTaoiseach says agencies using public money should not be in ‘court situations’Tue Mar 24 2015 - 09:55
Over 250 adverse findings in report on Portlaoise hospitalCriticism of medical staff in care of 83 women but HSE challenges reportTue Mar 24 2015 - 08:51
Ireland’s birth rate falls slowly and perinatal death rate dropsPast decade saw 24% rise in number of twin births, HSE report findsMon Mar 23 2015 - 22:00
Government agencies should not sue each other, Varadkar saysMinister for Health responds to HSE threat to take legal action over Hiqa baby deaths reportMon Mar 23 2015 - 14:15
HSE threat to block report on baby deaths in PortlaoiseHiqa critical of midlands hospital where five babies died in controversial circumstancesMon Mar 23 2015 - 08:42
New test reduces chemotherapy for breast cancer patients who won’t see benefitsOver half of participants in study changed to hormone therapy, saving HSE €800,000Sat Mar 21 2015 - 01:00
Refugees diverted to other states after HSE declines medical careFive programme refugees diverted after HSE says medical treatment will not be availableFri Mar 20 2015 - 11:26
Overcrowding almost doubles at St Vincent’s hospital74 patients recorded as being on trolleys after 40 ‘hidden beds’ included in figuresThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Mental Health group critical of Graham Stuart Brown caseConcern expressed at failure to act quicker in instance of nurse struck off for sexual conductThu Mar 19 2015 - 01:00
Irish people with cystic fibrosis expected to live longerDebilitating illness set to become disease of adults predominantly, rather than childrenWed Mar 18 2015 - 23:40
Surrogacy now a global business yet no laws in Ireland cover itComplications over babies’ status as birth mother is actual mother for legal reasonsWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Male nurse struck off for sexual contact with patientTwo nurses had relationships with psychiatric clients and third stole €24,000Wed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Rise in Irish couples employing surrogate mothers abroadSurvey shows 25 couples paid up to €150,000 for women overseas to bear them a childWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Irish medicines regulator dragged into row over tackling counterfeit drugsProposals to tackle counterfeit drugs dubbed as the ‘Irish model law’ by criticsWed Mar 18 2015 - 01:00
Teenagers awaiting orthodontic treatment up 12%Numbers now above 17,600 but only children with greatest need provided with treatmentMon Mar 9 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals’ hip fracture care falls short of targetsNational Office of Clinical Audit report finds lack of preventative follow-upMon Mar 9 2015 - 01:00
Performance of some services now facing closer examinationReport shows what areas are working and where things can improveFri Mar 6 2015 - 01:00
Medical training reforms not fully in placeMost of MacCraith group's 25 recommendations made in June still being implementedFri Mar 6 2015 - 01:00
Significant variation in hospital death rates, report revealsTullamore, Blanchardstown, Cavan, Naas and Cork rates are ‘significantly higher’Thu Mar 5 2015 - 22:46
Meningitis B jab recommended for childrenNIAC says vaccine should be provided nationally if ‘cost-effective’ price can be agreedThu Mar 5 2015 - 17:45
Irish drug prices ‘near European average’, Oireachtas toldPharmaceutical industry rejects charges of high costs for prescription medicinesThu Mar 5 2015 - 15:51
Drugs giant Alexion shuns Oireachtas committeeMaker of ‘exorbitantly priced’ blood disorder drug declines invite to appear before TDsThu Mar 5 2015 - 12:35
Varadkar promises action on HSE overpayments, expensesMinister and HSE says audit showing excessive spending is still draftWed Mar 4 2015 - 20:22
Over-35s warned to get health insurance before increaseVaradkar urged consumers to get covered before age-related levy in MayWed Mar 4 2015 - 15:09
Meeting to take place on 50% rise in registration fee for nursesUnion members hold protests against increase and say they will continue campaignTue Mar 3 2015 - 01:00
Maternity risks continued in Ballinasloe hospitalDepartment of Health expressed concern about maternity safety at PortiunculaSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:15
HSE clashed with department over Portiuncula problem birthsHSE resisted issuing apologies to families over troublesome births, documents revealSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Timeline: How events unfolded at Portiuncula HospitalIn February the inquiry into the hospital was expanded to cover at least 12 casesSat Feb 28 2015 - 01:00
Gerry Feeney case ‘very distressing’ - VaradkarMinister has contacted Beaumont Hospital chairwoman Ann Fitzgerald about the caseFri Feb 27 2015 - 14:09
Home birth midwife Philomena Canning reinstated by HSESolicitors for HSE say ‘necessary foundation’ no longer exists for temporary suspensionThu Feb 26 2015 - 18:17
Detail on assisted human reproduction rules needs workAnalysis: obvious focus of disagreement is plan to legislate for surrogacyThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Doctors object to online and smartphone GP consultationsIMO calls on Government to stop health insurers offering GP services by SkypeThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Proposed sperm and egg donor register ‘unacceptable’ says doctorFertility clinics fear Children and Family Relationships Bill will lead to reduction in donationsWed Feb 25 2015 - 19:58
Death rates six times higher in poor areas, ESRI report findsStudy highlights role of alcohol in driving gap in life expectancy across social groupsWed Feb 25 2015 - 17:49
Threat to Letterkenny breast service denied by hospitals groupDonegal cancer surgeon Michael Sugrue raises concerns over lack of resourcesWed Feb 25 2015 - 14:20
Analysis: Surge in health and longevity segregated by social classStark difference noticeable along class lines, with better-off accounting for most of gainsWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Life expectancy, especially for rich, boosted during boomImprovement ‘took off’ from 2000 but seeds of trend sown earlier during 1990sWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Life expectancy increases by 15 years, says ESRIGains in living standards and adoption of healthier lifestyles cited as key reasonsWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Is Ireland one of the safest places to have a baby?A new Confidential Maternal Death Enquiry report shows fatalities are up 22 per centTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:00
Fertility doctor defends clipping of woman’s fallopian tubesDeclan Egan says he faced ‘ethical dilemma’ during operation and acted to minimise riskMon Feb 23 2015 - 16:27
Hygiene standards criticised at Limerick hospitalHiqa expresses concern over ‘especially poor standards’ on hospital wardsMon Feb 23 2015 - 12:52
Doctors ‘over-referring’ breast cancer cases, says studyNew referrals to State’s eight breast cancer centres doubled in recent yearsMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Áras Attracta row between Hiqa and OmbudsmanHiqa chief calls Ombudsman’s remarks about handling of complaints ‘inaccurate’Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
New report reveals sharp rise in number of maternal deathsPregnancy-related mortality rate has now been found to higher than that of the UKSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . new family lawsWhat will the Children and Family Relationships Bill do?Sat Feb 21 2015 - 00:03
Expanded investigation of Portiuncula maternity careUK obstetrician Prof James Walker to lead review of 12 cases at Galway hospitalFri Feb 20 2015 - 22:40