Reducing nurse ratios may be a ‘fatal’ errorEurope-wide study finds link between nurse-to-patient ratios and patient deathsWed Feb 26 2014 - 01:01
Medical Matters: Learn a skill for Life – CBT in the communityAware and Tesco deserve major kudos for facilitating the spread of cognitive behaviouaral therapy in IrelandMon Feb 24 2014 - 17:44
Two types of influenza adding to current wave of infectionAnalysis: both types of flu are covered by this year’s vaccineFri Feb 21 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Explanation is owed to parents of children who died in Midland hospitalMon Feb 10 2014 - 18:51
Irish cancer cases to rise 75% over next 20 years, says reportNew cases worldwide each year will increase to 25m over next two decadesWed Feb 05 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Keep an eye on your body clock for the sake of your healthComplex human rhythms link sleep and diseaseTue Feb 04 2014 - 01:00
HSE’s failure to learn from mistakes is leading to more anguishHow much longer must we wait before predictable deaths in our maternity hospitals are significantly reduced?Sat Feb 01 2014 - 01:00
Why stressed GPs are a prescription for disasterHow safe will our care be if our GPs are unable to cope with their workload, rising patient expectations and financial concerns?Wed Jan 29 2014 - 09:00
Group proposes children’s hospital near M50Healthcare professionals predict they could open facility by 2017 if State supported projectSat Jan 25 2014 - 19:07
Medical Matters: Shock as the Doc gets ‘Man Flu’A possibly delirious Muiris Houston describes his brush with ‘man flu’Mon Jan 13 2014 - 18:00
Medical Matters: Bond may have had no choice in his martinis being shaken, not stirredTue Jan 07 2014 - 01:00
HSE inability to provide data on sepsis raises questions about hospitalsThe beginnings of a trend may be emerging in the RepublicMon Jan 06 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Give your body a break by adding a little exercise to your daily routineExercise does more than just consume calories, writes Muiris HoustonMon Dec 30 2013 - 15:00
Allegations are extremely seriousThe protocols say research drugs must be supplied free of chargeFri Dec 20 2013 - 01:00
Cuts pose additional threat to delivery of safe patient careHSE deserves praise for level of detail but funding holes loom largeThu Dec 19 2013 - 01:00
When things go wrong, sorry is an important wordTaking five years to admit liability and say sorry is unacceptable, says Muiris HoustonTue Dec 17 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Prescribing a cut in the number of drugs could improve quality of lifePolypharmacy becomes a problem: is ‘deprescribing’ the answer?Tue Dec 10 2013 - 11:12
Earning the right to a medical cardCall for Medical Card eligibilty to be based on need, rather than on income and ageTue Dec 10 2013 - 01:00
Survival time for common cancers shorter in Ireland compared to European averageBulgaria, Slovakia and Poland had some of the poorest survival rates for certain cancersThu Dec 05 2013 - 09:05
Complex disorder usually found in routine screeningPre-eclampsia affects several body systems and its causes are unclearWed Dec 04 2013 - 01:05
Medical Matters: A medical columnist whose new book has all the write stuff . . .Tue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Dysfunctional culture is prime reason for continued failure of HSEMon Nov 25 2013 - 12:00
Longer-term effects of health cuts are unknown but will be profoundLatest OECD figures show State has suffered sharp drop in health spendingThu Nov 21 2013 - 01:01
Even during festival week, the Mennonite traders remain low-keyOntario Letter: A religious group with German roots contributes much to urban cultureWed Nov 20 2013 - 01:00
Homecare provision critical for children with long-term illnessLong hospital stays can cause lasting harm to children, so domestic care is keyWed Nov 13 2013 - 01:01
Depression in the workplace: do I tell?Following Conor Cusack’s incredibly powerful blog on depression, Muiris Houston looks at managing depression in workTue Nov 05 2013 - 01:00
Scheme to give free GP care to young children adds to inequity in systemOpinion: Universal health care is a laudable aim, but now is not the time to introduce itWed Oct 30 2013 - 00:01
Curbing level of harmful drinking would be major step forwardLegislative changes based on results achieved in some other countriesFri Oct 25 2013 - 06:32
Medical Matters: The latest on statinsThere is a multiplicity of evidence that statins are a useful treatment for those at risk of contracting heart diseaseWed Oct 23 2013 - 11:00
Every citizen should be deeply worriedReport into cricumstances of Savita Halappanavar’s death has added little in the way of fresh informationThu Oct 10 2013 - 01:00
A Doctor Writes: Strauss’s diagnosis not unprecedented for professional sportsmanAfter uncomplicated recovery hooker can expect to play after about six monthsTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:02
Medical Matters: Personality disorders are a challenge for doctor and patientThe very existence of personality disorder is questioned by some: its diagnosis and treatment are a major challengeMon Oct 07 2013 - 12:57
Hiccups on horizon for ambitious tobacco planTo reduce smoking from current level above 20% to 5% is big askFri Oct 04 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: More technology and less tolerance paves the way for overdiagnosisThere is now a movement towards preventing overdiagnosis, which can be narrowly defined as occurring when people are diagnosed with conditions that will never cause symptoms or shorten their life-spansMon Sept 30 2013 - 18:07
Chidren’s health behaviours: overall positive report cardDrunkenness and physical exercise levels remain areas of concern in most recent HBSC survey, writes Muiris HoustonTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Keeping aggressive treatment for those with aggressive cancerTue Sept 24 2013 - 01:00
What are the health risks of long-distance running?Fatalities may be rare in marathons and other long races, but there are risks associated with themMon Sept 23 2013 - 15:25
Discredited DNP raises body’s metabolic rate and can damage liver and kidneysDrug’s potentially fatal side-effects can kick in before weight can be lostThu Sept 19 2013 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Patients better served when bedside evaluation is linked to technologyTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
New research fights the deadly hack of whooping coughIt’s a diagnosis you can make while the patient is still in the waiting roomTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Survival from some cancers now over 90% after five yearsImproved access to services linked to big rise in survival ratesFri Aug 16 2013 - 01:00
HSE drops aid for pregnant diabeticsDoctors warn HSE move will endanger expectant mothers and their newbornsTue Aug 06 2013 - 01:00
Omega-3 cancer link not provenOmega-3 cancer link not proven but too much fish oil may be bad for youTue Jul 30 2013 - 01:00
