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Ireland needs ‘virtual’ national cancer research centre, says Crown

HSE spend on agency nurses continued to rise in 2012

‘Psychobiotics’ offer potential in improving mental health, researchers find

Plan to transfer care of breast cancer survivors to GPs attracts the ire of the IMO

HSE director designate Tony O’Brien (near side) alongside Minister for Health James Reilly. Earlier this year, Mr O’Brien suggested a “significant streamlining” of the often embarrassing information it publishes on a monthly basis about waiting lists and financial overruns in the health service. Photograph: Cyril Byrne HSE sought to omit details on performance

Top-level management accused of trying ‘to disguise full facts’ about level of crisis

The majority of mothers associated with the study – 70 per cent — followed regular medical advice and had drunk no alcohol during pregnancy. Photograph: Eric Luke Moderate drinking ‘not harmful’ in pregnancy, according to British researchers

Three to seven glasses of alcohol a week does not harm the development of unborn babies, according to study carried out on 7,000 children

Private patients occupying public beds will be charged up to €1,122 a night in place of the existing charge of €75, under legislation published by the Department of Health yesterday. Health cover charges to rise by 30%, insurers claim

Government planning to charge private patients the full cost of using public hospital beds

Commonly used generics, which are copies of branded drugs which have come off patent, cost more in Ireland than in any of the other nine European countries with which Ireland is traditionally bracketed for price purposes, the study by US healthcare consultants shows. Generic drug prices three times dearer here

Survey reveals Irish generic medicine prices are highest of 10 European countries

Dr Philip Crowley said Ms Halappanavar’s death from sepsis was a “rare occurrence”, and it was clear from the HSE report that “staff did not recognise what was happening”. HSE promises full Savita Halappanavar follow-up

Hospital says staffing levels normal in Galway hospital at time

Savita Halappanavar: the chairman of the review group which investigated Ms Halappanavar’s death said there is also a need to ensure that not only the life but the health of the mother can be protected in pregnancy. Is there a grey area in determining risk to the mother?

Despite protocols and guidelines, medicine is as much art as science

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