St James’s Hospital apologises over unauthorised €4.7m payment for services
Chief executive Mary Day says failure to use public tender process was ‘driven by urgent patient needs’ in cancer and cardiology’
Cancer
Initial breathlessness turned out to be incurable cancer: ‘My initial reaction was shock’
When Ilana Hastings first noticed symptoms in July 2024, she thought her breathlessness might be a sign of Long Covid
Lung cancer pilot programme identifies some patients before symptoms appear
Irish Cancer Society-funded pilot programme pinpoints patients early
International organisations raised concern over alcohol health warning label delay
Contact made with Government over deferral of labels for two years due to trade uncertainty caused by US tarrifs
Megadeth: Behind the Mask review – Dave Mustaine thrashes it out about cancer, Cliff Burton and Metallica
One of the frankest frontmen in metal is in contemplative if occasionally irascible mood
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’
Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeks
Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68
Cartoonist revealed in May last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer
Number of ‘urgent’ colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples
Health service has 28-day target for patients to be seen for urgent examination of bowel
Donald Trump shouldn’t be taking aspirin for the primary prevention of heart disease
A number of trials show aspirin is not effective compared with a placebo in primary prevention of stroke, heart attack or death from vascular disease
Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success
Galway healthcare technology company Luminate to create 130 jobs
Separately, Irish medtech company OncoAssure signs collaboration with New York medical school to test prostate cancer product
I don’t need diamond rings or shiny things. Give me something broken and glued together with love
I’ve always fantasised about being the kind of woman who is given or buys herself precious things. It’s just not me, though
New Delhi’s persistent toxic air pollution poised to worsen
Residents exposed to levels 20-30 times higher than those considered safe by World Health Organisation
Nearly 100 non-urgent patients found to have cancer by service queried by spending watchdog
Hospital says it does not have enough core staff as it responds to controversy over €1.44m in spending to company owned by staff
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