UCD reveals growing number of private hospital beds as public facilities dwindle

Worldwide increase in incidence and mortality is related to obesity and diabetes

New group will consider proposals and revisions to existing programmes

Report finds loneliness is damaging to health and wellbeing of older adults, the loneliest of whom had poorer quality of life and (...)

Those who had personalised treatment were less disabled when followed up a year later

Irish doctor based in US said he did not know and never met Dr Idowu Adeyemi Adeboro

Study finds 43% of smokers were still smoking two years after heart attack

Fitness-to-practise hearing also told of false references on Romanian-trained doctor’s CV

Patients should be able to continue treatment but may have to switch brands

Dublin north and Cork-Kerry waiting lists are ‘particularly appalling’ says Shortall

Women should be on the lookout for sudden swelling of the breast

Waterford centre was not clean, hygienic or ‘free from offensive odours’

Dozens of incidents recorded in State in recent years, as Minister mulls legislation

New NTPF figures suggest progress is being made on access to health services

World Mental Health Day: Vincent Geoghegan getting the housing and supports he needs

Many people with enduring illness ‘trapped’ in inpatient units for years, says inspector

‘We’re trying to get to the bottom of this,’ Eoghan Murphy says

Some women who had private smear tests were later excluded from public colposcopy

Budget 2020: No sense that implementation of Sláintecare vision for future is imminent

Free GP care for children extended, extra waiting list funding and an additional 1,000 therapists, nurses to be employed

One outbreak occurred on public transport in Tokyo which is widely used by rugby fans

Cases of largely drug-resistant typhoid fever have been reported here for the first time

People searching certain keywords on Twitter will be prompted to visit a HSE page

Outcome of whiplash treatment differs in less litigious cultures, say doctors

External chairperson will examine claims of delays in diagnosis of endometrial cancers

Minister claims some companies use vaping to hook teens and as a gateway to tobacco

Lack of sleep – and too much sleep – can cause increased risk of health problems

RCSI faculty says system unprepared for plans to introduce free dental care for under-6s

Routine screening should not be recommended for those aged 50-79, experts advise

Doctors trained outside Ireland account for almost 43 per cent of those on the medical register

Figures show 82 patients waiting for admission at University Hospital Limerick

Government will assist Northern Irish with cost of medical treatment in other EU states

Incident shows ‘toll’ political events can have on mental health, notes top medical journal

Residents in one centre left in bed until noon and placed in dining area long before meals served

INMO blames high levels of overcrowding across the State on staff and bed shortages

Research based on cyclists transferred to State’s main centre for treating brain injury

Minister criticises Dublin City Council’s refusal of supvised injecting facility

Ireland’s ‘hospital-obsessed’ health system should be ‘flipped on head’, academic argues

Record overcrowding again at University Hospital Limerick as 81 patients await bed

Dentistry is unique in Ireland in that fitness-to-practise hearings are held in private

Extent of reduced consumption depends on where data shown, new research indicates

State is also becoming a safer place to give birth, with consistent improvements this century in maternal mortality

Just 46% ‘offered an appointment to attend’ clinic in July within the 10-day target time

Author Alex Berenson links drug to violence and psychosis ahead of RCSI public talk

Attorney General warns requirement for schools would interfere with right to education

Medical Council urged to consider allegations of mistreatment in regime

James Reilly announces timetable for rollout of free doctor visits for older children

Waiting lists up 53,000 since start of 2019, NTPF figures reveal

Changes sparked by Savita Halappanavar’s death contribute to fall in mortality rate

Authors of study say journey is faster than estimated by Google Maps as emergency response vehicles ‘can travel faster’

Ireland ranks last for five-year survival from ovarian cancer at 36%, reveals Lancet study

High rates of hypertension, and underdiagnosis of the condition, highlighted in Lancet

Patients will receive a letter or be offered a meeting with specialist

Residents complain construction at St James’s campus in breach of permission

Blood clots, many of them acquired in hospital, linked to one in four deaths in Ireland

Number of impacts as opposed to single events causes damage to brain capillaries

Ireland estimated to have third highest rate of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders

Employment in primary care falls, as number of posts in acute services up by 820

Analysis: Taoiseach says any claims projects would be cut were ‘scandal-mongering’

Taoiseach says claims rising cost will see other projects scrapped are ‘fake’ and ‘made-up’

All approved schemes set to go ahead despite overspend on children’s hospital

Nine months after service introduced part-time two-year position to be filled

Almost 10,000 patients obliged to wait for hospital bed, 20% up on same month in 2018

Call for health service to increase capacity to perform weight-loss surgery

Fitness to practice inquiry hears allegation nursing home manager was seen wearing resident’s missing diamond ring

Survey shows families keeping older relatives in hospital, adding to overcrowding

Just 127 children have attended urgent care facility since opening in July

HSE says delays for entry to the scheme have risen to an average of six or seven weeks

Chief medical officer warned advocate of ‘very strong response’ to repeated comments

Researchers in Belfast find biomarker for disease which affects 315 women in Ireland a year

Drug combination could extend life expectancy by up to 18 months

Figures show 257 cases recorded last year – the highest number since records began in 2010

Minister for Health makes unannounced visit as 76 patients lie on trolleys at UHL

Patients waiting three months for reimbursement as demand for scheme grows

Each woman will get an assessment of their smear history compiled by RCOG

Report from Hiqa cites concerns over fire safety, evacuation procedures as a concern

Saving will be ploughed back into provision of day training places, says Simon Harris

Minister acknowledges need for resources to support growing numbers living after cancer

Western Building Systems to build €9.5m 60-bed block at University Hospital Limerick

Adults with diabetes to wait until next year to see if HSE removes age limit on technology

HSE chief warns over 1,000 people are carrying most dangerous superbug CPE

Medical Council head asks Taoiseach if he would watch his father ‘deteriorate’

Students at increased risk of disease when schools and colleges reopen next week

FF’s Donnelly says HSE’s failure to meet its own targets ‘never ceases to astonish’

Study links disparity to socioeconomic disadvantage and poor compliance

Capacity may not be sufficient to clear backlog left as MedLab ends involvement

Government accused of ‘progressively destroying the fabric of hospital services’

Ray O’Sullivan to challenge move linked to research consent issues in Kilkenny hospital

Clinical need will determine access to clinics as smear test backlog to be cleared in weeks

‘Leaky blood vessels’ pre-dispose eye to age related macular degeneration, study finds

Rise in subscriptions due to ‘ongoing market stability’

Harris argues for a compassionate approach, and promises ‘a helping hand instead of just a handcuff’

Decision resulted in ‘unintended negative consequences’ by making it more difficult to recruit and retain doctors in public hospit(...)

Force says dealers and couriers may ‘adapt’ to carry smaller, permitted amounts of drugs

Paediatrician says slapping is ineffective and can lead to poor outcomes in later life

Breakthrough medicine Orkambi main factor behind 71% rise in sales

Minister for Health orders external investigation in response to allegations about governance

HSE has agreed to reimburse Kuvan for up to 20pc of patients with rare metabolic disorder

Hospitals relying on junior doctors, as untrained ‘consultants’ threaten patient safety

Review says hospitals’ reliance on ‘transient’ foreign doctors has created instability