Rise in births to mothers over 40: drivers, risks and mitigation
Most such pregnancies proceed smoothly, an obstetrician says, and there are steps expectant mothers can take to reduce risks
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Local history: The sham-jewellery-heist trial that became a national political affair
Maynooth Studies series’ six new volumes cover a geographical canvas of Ireland’s four provinces
‘Significant’ staffing shortages in stroke units, report finds
National Office of Clinical Audit reports 13 per cent increase in hospital stroke admissions
The Mirror Stage: ‘When you imagine a theatre show about psychosis, what do you see?’
Brokentalkers have teamed up with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland to blend testimony, research and performance
An 18-year-old girl was the first in Ireland to benefit from pain-free surgery
The celebration is both a tribute to the pioneers who revolutionised surgery and an opportunity to appreciate the silent guardians of the operating room
When are university open days taking place?
Here are the key dates and what to expect at Ireland’s university open days
Minister for Health briefed on Drogheda hospital concern weeks before patients
Patients advised of file reviews 11 weeks after HSE raised it with department, Labour’s Ged Nash says
Medicine’s final frontier: How space is changing what we know about health
A new generation of doctors is working at the intersection of medicine and space
What impact will 2025 Leaving Cert results have on the CAO?
Leaving Cert grades still subject to an ongoing distorting effect
Smokers in Ireland will lose almost 5m years of life and cost health system €20bn, study finds
RCSI finds 20-year-old males expected to ‘lose eight years of life’ compared with non-smokers
Retirement age remains bone of contention at WRC and Labour Court ahead of legislation
Complaints continue as growing number of workers seek to stay on and employers adapt to changing landscape
In pictures: Breaking barriers through art
Connecting Artists exhibition showcases artists from neurodivergent community or with intellectual disabilities
Implant can offer relief to people with spinal cord injuries
Scientists have found that applying an electrical charge can encourage nerve regrowth
Health takes a back seat when working and raising young children. We just get on with it
Women’s health in work: When you are working and raising young children, you have little time to think about your own health or your physical and mental needs
How St Stephen’s Green went from a mucky marsh to Dublin’s most famous square in 400 years
Roaming pigs and geese, the obnoxious Whaley family, one of Ireland’s first Michelin stars and ‘shocking destruction’ of the city’s built heritage from the 1960s ... the green has seen it all
Doctor burnout: New support for exhausted medics
Prof Dorothy Breen has set up coaching and mentoring service by doctors for doctors
Woman whose son developed cannabis addiction and psychosis before taking his own life warns parents over drug
He was a bright student, but marijuana changed his personality and damaged his brain, says mother
Teens presenting at EDs with psychosis from legal, semi-synthentic cannabis vaping product, says leading psychiatrist
Mary Cannon says parents are bearing brunt as they see children ‘change before their eyes’
Delving into the power of DNA for patients
Research Lives: Dr Laura Whelan, post-doctoral researcher, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Mobile scanners to bring lung health checks directly to communities in north Dublin and northeast
Coolock woman says if her cancer diagnosis was not caught as early as it was her prognosis would have been a lot worse
People with chronic conditions forced to reduce basic living expenses to afford health costs, says study
Research from RCSI highlights financial difficulties facing those with chronic health conditions.
CAO 2025: A guide to some lesser-known courses
From a bar management apprenticeship to a BA in content creation
Pipeline of new hospital development projects not sufficiently strong, Varadkar says
Former taoiseach and minister for health says about 500 additional beds need to be provided annually to keep up with population growth
Grade inflation falls at Irish universities following concern over integrity of degrees
Fewer students awarded first-class degrees but proportion of high achievers is 40% higher than in 2015
Book on NUI graduates involved in first World War launched in Dublin
Volume includes a selection of individual personal profiles to bring the men recorded in the roll to life
Medics must be trained to recognise signs of human trafficking, conference told
US ambassador says lack of training leads to neglect of the most vulnerable in society
Seamus Cotter had few lung cancer symptoms. ‘The diagnosis was a bit of a surprise’
At-risk patients in Louth and north Dublin will be the first to benefit from a new ‘lung NCT’
University open days: when they take place and what makes each university unique
Key details about 2024-2025 open days for UCC, UCD, TCD, UL, Maynooth University, University of Galway, DCU and RCSI
Trinity College Dublin drops five places to 139th in world university rankings
Of the nine Irish universities ranked five dropped, three remained in same position, and one, Dublin City University, improved
‘We’re facing huge issues at the moment keeping kids in school’: Meet three Irish groups making a difference to young people’s lives
Not everyone gets the same start in life, but some organisations are doing their best to address disadvantages
‘What’s up with the dude wall?’ Rows of portraits of men should have no place in Irish education
The problem with academic portraiture is that it sustains the myths of meritocracy and obscures privilege
Artist Donald Teskey: ‘When teacher praised my drawing, it was the first time I was aware of myself as a person’
The winner of the 2024 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Art Award shows how art, nature, medicine and wellbeing intertwine
Ukrainian women who moved to State since 2022 having difficulty accessing sufficient medical support, notes study
Research carried out among more than 675 respondents by Ukrainian medical sociologist
Josephine Bartley obituary: A driving force in the elevation of nursing in Ireland
Beaumont Hospital’s first nursing director was ‘a wonderful nurse leader and role model who always put the sick person first, not the system’
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