<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.irishtimes.com/arc/outboundfeeds/feed-health/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Irish Times Feeds News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:52:20 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland needs 5,000 additional hospital beds to cope with ageing population, conference told]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/09/ireland-needs-5000-additional-hospital-beds-to-cope-with-ageing-population-conference-told/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/09/ireland-needs-5000-additional-hospital-beds-to-cope-with-ageing-population-conference-told/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Emmet Malone]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prof Matthew Sadlier says Irish health services has traditionally had different demographic breakdown others in Europe]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:15:27 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LC5QKW2LGJFINBQ36I4GECQMDU.jpg?auth=f4c572217105c26eca9cdd72f3ab7677f24828cd390bff083eff2cbb66491b8b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Prof Matthew Sadlier: 'we have a much bigger population and we’ve a much bigger older population.' Photograph: Shane O'Neill/Coalesce. ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[IMO AGM. Pictured is Prof Matthew Sadlier.   Picture by Shane O'Neill, Coalesce.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Picture by Shane O'Neill Coalesce.</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ambulance service needs ‘several years’ of funding to have sufficient capacity for demand]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/09/ambulance-service-needs-several-years-of-funding-to-have-sufficient-capacity-for-demand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/09/ambulance-service-needs-several-years-of-funding-to-have-sufficient-capacity-for-demand/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[ Workforce plan set 2026 staff target of 4,780, but only 2,920 funded posts have been approved]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/BZYG47SXA5M4XD23UAAAAWMMN4.jpg?auth=7d606397807f73a391cbc5ad4620048d9c2ee00af65a458fd44b2bf64aba279a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pressure on the service has been increasing in recent years, with demand for ambulances via 999 emergency calls having increased by 25 per cent since 2019. Photograph: Tom Honan for The Irish Times.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tom Honan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Some days I genuinely feel like my life would be happier without my husband’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/some-days-i-genuinely-feel-like-my-life-would-be-happier-without-my-husband/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/some-days-i-genuinely-feel-like-my-life-would-be-happier-without-my-husband/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Trish Murphy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Tell Me About It: I don’t like my husband right now, and I’m scared I’m moving further from a place of liking him]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YFMRN3YNFZESBCTX76VK4R6ZMI.jpg?auth=36f74fe1a55c56c02548322f6a9d3b8a4b80a477a1a2cdccfb3f2d3bf67a11b0&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['My husband can say scathing, mean things to me and then roll his eyes if I show any upset or don’t let it go straight away. He accuses me of taking everything personally.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[We have to figure out how to work through this]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Adene Sanchez</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling with your sleep? Your position might be to blame]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/struggling-with-your-sleep-your-position-might-be-to-blame/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/struggling-with-your-sleep-your-position-might-be-to-blame/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amanda Schupak]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[If you are waking up with discomfort or having restless nights, certain adjustments to your sleeping posture may help]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:00:01 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/IOFJYZHSWNCOBM5IBIOYFI4EO4.jpg?auth=e831dfb0ad54557e8dea6a206b9fce67f4d1531adc6d80a0a36e7303ffd4b2bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Stiffness, achy joints, acid reflux, snoring - experts explain the pros and cons of the three main ways people sleep. Photograph: Rachel Levit Ruiz/New York Times]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Stiffness, achy joints, acid reflux, snoring Ñ experts explain the pros and cons of the three main ways people sleep. (Rachel Levit Ruiz/The New York Times)]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">RACHEL LEVIT RUIZ</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer, depression, Parkinson’s disease ... let me tell you why I’m feeling stronger and happier]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/bowel-cancer-depression-parkinsons-disease-let-me-tell-you-why-im-wonderful/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/08/bowel-cancer-depression-parkinsons-disease-let-me-tell-you-why-im-wonderful/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sally Stumpf]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite several disease diagnoses over the past decade, I’m now a much stronger, happier and better version of myself]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PS27BOUDCZAVZJI5FNMHYH3K6A.jpg?auth=aa614619a5d458d8e45da4fa360cefb90e0736ded8c567f534baa13ad4760401&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Sally Stumpf: We had no answers, no plans, no idea what to do with this disease that had come uninvited into our lives]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Sally Stumpf.]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood shortage emerges after long weekend]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/blood-shortage-emerges-after-long-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/blood-shortage-emerges-after-long-weekend/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Olivia Kelleher]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New donors are also being encouraged to come forward]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:25:08 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/74Z5MWIQR4JPCP54OXPLHRVIOI.jpg?auth=2df5ad6d295e8c7e29008ec59712eb2eb379e34177e09874f3fa14d740296f94&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[New blood donors are being encouraged to come forward. Photograph: PA ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Whole blood transfusions]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">NHS Blood,Transplant</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘He was back on in five minutes’: The former Munster captain now suffering with dementia]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/07/he-was-back-on-in-five-minutes-the-former-munster-captain-now-suffering-with-dementia/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/07/he-was-back-on-in-five-minutes-the-former-munster-captain-now-suffering-with-dementia/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sheila Wayman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Dementia came early for Donal Canniffe, who played for Ireland, but deterioration has been ‘extremely slow’, says his wife Mary]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Family</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/K25HRTCR3VEEZPWVBIXE4DRBWY.JPG?auth=6928c490864c34aa3edddb7ca1956ccd44d5d596ab45662345e37eedf1e3aae3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Donal and Mary Canniffe: 'He had a very strong Cork accent and I couldn’t understand a word he said,' she says of their first meeting.  Photograph: Nick Bradshaw]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[NEWS]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual hospital car parking fee revenue almost doubles to top €15m in five years ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/annual-hospital-car-parking-fees-almost-double-to-top-15m-in-five-years/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/07/annual-hospital-car-parking-fees-almost-double-to-top-15m-in-five-years/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Órla  Ryan]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Capped charges for patients undergoing treatment should be introduced, says Social Democrats TD]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/PAYU5VBJYZD5ZNS2ZCFNL3PQCI.jpg?auth=97c8b76a25e0f2ccf5e5f2649f43c4b2717a23b2b80a34896c657413697e9cdd&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[St James’s Hospital took in €1m in parking fees in 2020, increasing to €1.6m in 2024. Photograph: Frank Miller/The Irish Times ]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[St James's Hospital]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Frank Miller</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[The two-way relationship between depression and heart disease]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/07/the-two-way-relationship-between-depression-and-heart-disease/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/07/the-two-way-relationship-between-depression-and-heart-disease/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Muiris Houston]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Despite the established links, people with heart disease are rarely assessed for signs of psychological illness]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:31:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/4NQ7YZOIYFH5FHDWA5N3ERUIWE.jpg?auth=4f82ca9978c0b4805feedcfd6a7b89a2a54ae4f62a5b342b22305e816c7178c4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Recent research has broadened the link beyond depression to stress and anxiety as precursors to major cardiac events. Illustration: Getty Images]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Red heart and blue brain connect, Brain and heart. Logic and emotional communication and thinking ideas]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Danchai Nortown</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why hair begins to turn grey and what you can do about it]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/06/why-hair-begins-to-turn-grey-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/06/why-hair-begins-to-turn-grey-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Simar Bajaj]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Scientists aren’t sure what sets greying in motion or how much control we have over it]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/ZQSVKDJ5GBE3PKKF6DQGEX2WCY.jpg?auth=9bac47bd7c7726e508f80100e66aff38369230dce0f759a925f2388344bfb613&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[People can begin greying in their 20s or keep their natural colour into their 80s.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[The woman shows gray hair on her head. Hair with fragments of gray hair, hair roots requiring dyeing]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alina Humeniuk</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Can I say something to my son and daughter-in-law about their parenting?’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/06/can-i-say-something-to-my-son-and-daughter-in-law-about-their-parenting/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-family/2026/04/06/can-i-say-something-to-my-son-and-daughter-in-law-about-their-parenting/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Sharry]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask the Expert: My son says his child is getting an ADHD assessment, but I think they’re making too big a deal of his problems]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:01:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Family</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/JDMJCANGERH5LHVDKPVVIKR4X4.jpg?auth=8aacdb72778dba4acfceae3025a3895207c7e5dbe207cc4af6757387fcd76254&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['I love my time with my grandson and he can be full of energy and demanding, but I can manage, and I am tired when I give him back.' Photograph: Rawpixel/Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Happy grandmother hugging her grandson]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Rawpixel</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I had an affair and ended my marriage, and I keep obsessing over why’]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/05/i-had-an-affair-and-ended-my-marriage-and-i-keep-obsessing-over-why/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/your-wellness/2026/04/05/i-had-an-affair-and-ended-my-marriage-and-i-keep-obsessing-over-why/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Roe McDermott]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ask Roe: I am now in midlife, regretful that I wasted years, and broke my own moral code. I am grieving for many reasons]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate><category>Your Wellness</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LXUN3GZASZDY7O3VIMLZTH3FJM.jpg?auth=b1c7ecfab2b30bfac9840fcb7164f08daa67d9e57819895c168b2aedd2bc9eb1&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA['Some well-meaning people say I need to move on.' Photograph: Getty]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Woman with pensive expression contemplating life problems]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Olga Pankova</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Casual use of term ‘autistic’ demeans those with condition, charity says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/casual-use-of-term-autistic-demeans-those-with-condition-charity-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/casual-use-of-term-autistic-demeans-those-with-condition-charity-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ronan McGreevy]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Report from charity AsIAm finds perceptions are changing but there is still a lot of misinformation around autism]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:16:53 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/G43KVICJQVC55PT25PIPH5E4CE.JPG?auth=dcb478d3aca9c9b53df74abf009f0224bbee0bb5c211b81514b8e9fb606229d9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Taoiseach Micheál Martin with members of the AsIAm Youth Leadership Team in Government Buildings on Thursday. Photograph: Maxwells
]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[World Autism Day - AsIAm launches its Same Chance Report]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">MAXWELLS</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Immediate corrective measures’ ordered to tackle €150m HSE overrun in January and February]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/immediate-corrective-measures-ordered-to-tackle-150m-hse-overrun-in-january-and-february/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/immediate-corrective-measures-ordered-to-tackle-150m-hse-overrun-in-january-and-february/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[New HSE chief executive Anne O’Connor says financial position of health service after first two months of year ‘extremely concerning’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:33:50 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/YVJV27X2LBCCVIDQKFKASL25XY.jpg?auth=158ee407e8289c86e05a97bebbb0c61b3c5c7ad1611da05d67b2c0e1b5a91a78&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[O'Connor said she is 'determined to work with our regional executive officers and senior leadership team to bring spending back on track'. Illustration: Paul Scott]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Hospital pay]]></media:title></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Patient safety risks identified at Navan Hospital ]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/patient-safety-risks-identified-at-navan-hospital/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/patient-safety-risks-identified-at-navan-hospital/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Health watchdog releases inspection reports on 12 healthcare services  ]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:49:17 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/MASDBE4JATSWZJDYUH3ENRGFZI.jpg?auth=3bb9894936ae57cb06c292e826060bbeb8175ad3d4a02e1fd6cf0e6dfaa9f705&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The Health Information and Quality Authority has outlined a number of concerns at Our Lady's Hospital in Navan, Co Meath. Photograph: Collins ]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Colin Keegan</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher levels of vitamin D in middle age could protect against dementia, study suggests]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/higher-levels-of-vitamin-d-in-middle-age-could-protect-against-dementia-study-suggests/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/02/higher-levels-of-vitamin-d-in-middle-age-could-protect-against-dementia-study-suggests/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The researchers cautioned that the findings do not prove cause and effect, but described the results as ‘promising’]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/UA6DMGJD25EX7AKKNLVCS4EBF4.jpg?auth=5309ddb53c79b3a025a78f212fe01253da5c38021a4917c37edbebe3eea8d8bb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[A woman is holding and reading about the side effects of pills in a bottle. Health and wellbeing concept.]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Woman Holding Pill Bottle]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Tashi-Delek</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beaumont Hospital paid €1.5m to company in which 20 staff were directors without competitive process]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/beaumont-hospital-paid-15m-to-company-in-which-20-staff-were-directors-without-competitive-process/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/beaumont-hospital-paid-15m-to-company-in-which-20-staff-were-directors-without-competitive-process/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Martin Wall]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Financial statement reveals hospital was hit by a €40,000 fraud last year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:56:20 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/CDP2LTQS2JDOXDEGDJFHM5HC5M.JPG?auth=d8f769378e912ab99c1dd272adc07e635783a12ddc920a8aba66f4a10e3e0dfc&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Beaumont Hospital says it took action to address non-compliant procurement issues when it became aware of the situation. Photograph: Alan Betson]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Beaumont Hospital CEO, Anne Coyle - Shauna Bowers Piece]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Alan Betson</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp increase in sunburn among young adults sparks skin cancer concern]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/sharp-increase-in-sunburn-among-young-adults-sparks-skin-cancer-concern/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/sharp-increase-in-sunburn-among-young-adults-sparks-skin-cancer-concern/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[More than 11,000 people in Ireland diagnosed with skin cancer each year]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:40:59 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/LRLKJCPG7RDB7OMSDUGXLCC46A.jpg?auth=ff51ce9481fc39aad77bdc17f14fb480214a6908799d3f1ff2708da7d9f3681f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cancer Cells under microscope background 3D illustration]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Cancer Cells under microscope]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jezperklauzen</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technology could cut dermatology waiting lists but ‘urgent need’ for more consultants, Hiqa says]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/technology-could-cut-dermatology-waiting-lists-but-urgent-need-for-more-consultants-hiqa-says/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/technology-could-cut-dermatology-waiting-lists-but-urgent-need-for-more-consultants-hiqa-says/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘Long delays in receiving specialist care place a significant burden on patients and can worsen health outcomes,’ health watchdog tells HSE]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:18:57 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/7CP5AFKRDJCPZDFU5O6IKZG3GA.jpg?auth=a8f940a506140a2e503ed133967213ac47fd073cc4dffdf277fa8e22a17ad0d3&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[More than 60,000 patients were waiting for appointments with Irish dermatology services as of June 2025. Photograph: iStock]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Woman with itchy skin]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">LordHenriVoton</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Expansion of legal prescription of cannabis to be examined]]></title><link>https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/expansion-of-legal-prescription-of-cannabis-to-be-examined/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.irishtimes.com/health/2026/04/01/expansion-of-legal-prescription-of-cannabis-to-be-examined/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shauna Bowers]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Review chaired by Prof Shane Allwright will examine existing programme and consider broadening it to cover more conditions]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:26:03 +0000</pubDate><category>Health</category><media:content url="https://www.irishtimes.com/resizer/v2/6LIVJQDTPJEVXEKZKT7FXGWRGQ.JPG?auth=fe0ba8de1dc9ee8854e2a23b8283b8da55743440015b164921d63ce525140785&amp;smart=true&amp;width=630&amp;height=350" type="image/jpeg" height="350" width="630"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cannabis-based treatment can be prescribed for a small number of conditions where the patient has not responded to standard treatments. Photograph: Jon Rowley]]></media:description><media:title><![CDATA[Dolores and Jason Pickering for Conor Pope article]]></media:title><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Jon Rowley</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>