Spiritan abuse survivors call for independent inquiry as allegations growPeople abused while attending schools run by the Spiritans detailed new allegationsWed Nov 09 2022 - 17:25
Cancer patients in deprived communities ‘more at risk’, report saysHealthy lifestyle messaging ‘may worsen’ stigma and self-blame felt by poor patients, states reportTue Nov 08 2022 - 00:01
Two-thirds of people with long Covid report lingering symptomsNumber of patients in hospital with Covid continues to declineMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
State lab continuing private work despite CervicalCheck screening interruptionDr Cillian de Gascún appointed interim director of new National Cervical Screening Laboratory in Coombe hospitalMon Nov 07 2022 - 05:00
Women exposed to hepatitis C help Trinity researchers unlock secret to viral resistanceVictims of Irish tainted blood products help uncover reason why some people can resist infectionsFri Nov 04 2022 - 15:00
Irish-designed cancer centre in London to treat children from IrelandTen to 15 children annually sent overseas to receive proton beam therapy, says HSEFri Nov 04 2022 - 05:00
Number of patients attending emergency department hits new recordIncrease in attendances the key challenge for HSE this winter as Covid and flu cases remain stableThu Nov 03 2022 - 19:00
Delayed hospital discharges regularly outnumber daily trolley numbersA hospital the size of St Vincent’s could be filled with the number of patients waiting to be discharged each dayWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Almost 40,000 fewer medical cards issued last yearHSE reimbursed €3.58 billion in claims from GPs, pharmacists and other health professionals last yearWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Sharp rise in number of patients facing delayed discharges from hospitalDelayed discharges increase risk of a patient contracting an infection and can contribute to overcrowding due to lost bed daysWed Nov 02 2022 - 05:00
Advocacy service expands remit to support complaints about private nursing homesResidents were positive about their living environments and home staff, but less positive about the experience of moving inTue Nov 01 2022 - 11:36
Ireland ranks above average for improvements in cancer survival, study showsRise in five-year survival rate for stomach, lung and oesophageal cancers highest here out of 10 jurisdictionsMon Oct 31 2022 - 23:30
Thousands still cocooning from Covid-19 without access to potentially protective drug Protracted drug approval process means Evusheld, if approved, will be made available too late to benefit these patientsSat Oct 29 2022 - 05:00
Doubling of patients throws children’s hospitals into ‘crisis’Non-essential work cancelled after big increase in children presenting with respiratory infectionsFri Oct 28 2022 - 19:00
Number of Covid-19 patients in intensive care rises to two-month highMost other virus indicators are either stable or declining, and Covid is the main reason for admission in less than half of ICU cases where virus is detectedFri Oct 28 2022 - 11:58
Children with cystic fibrosis ‘are pawns’ in drug price row, say doctorsConsultants accuse Vertex Pharmaceuticals of ‘lack of integrity’ over failure to make Kaftrio available to younger childrenFri Oct 28 2022 - 11:39
High and moderate alcohol use linked to increase risk of strokeNo link to low intake or to people who formerly drank, finds research co-led by the University of GalwayThu Oct 27 2022 - 13:08
Hospital trolley numbers hit 2022 peak with 669 patients waiting for admissionINMO calls for cancellation of non-emergency care and use of private sector capacity to deal with overcrowdingTue Oct 25 2022 - 12:58
Births rise 10% in Rotunda after declining during pandemicHospital planning new critical care wing on Parnell Square campusMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:02
All cervical cancer tests sent to US since cyberattack last DecemberNational Cervical Screening Lab set to begin operations at the Coombe hospital in Dublin later this yearMon Oct 24 2022 - 02:00
HSE board warns patients could die at Navan hospital due to safety risksTaskforce review of planned reconfiguration of hospital has been sent to Minister for Health, HSE saysSun Oct 23 2022 - 19:00
Clifden hospital at ‘crisis point’ over staffing, says HSEContinuation of services pledged after staff unions claims facility is closingFri Oct 21 2022 - 18:12
Covid-19 cases set to increase due to new subvariants, ECDC warns Ireland has genetically sequenced a higher proportion new BQ.1 subvariant than most European countriesFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:24
HSE warns of ‘challenges’ to enforcement of safe access zone laws outside maternity unitsSubmission describes ‘frequent and sustained’ anti-abortion protests including graphic images of foetuses since terminations introduced in 2019Fri Oct 21 2022 - 11:50
Part of children’s hospital facade replaced over ‘non-compliant’ insulationBuilding board says issue has been resolved and building is fire and building-regulation compliantFri Oct 21 2022 - 05:00
Minutes of January board meeting note ‘non-compliant’ cladding in children’s hospital ‘Oversight’ of non-publication of 2022 minutes of NPHDB meetings rectified after Irish Times queryFri Oct 21 2022 - 02:00
HSE says recruitment of 50 emergency department doctors being ‘expedited’Lack of hospital beds is main reason for overcrowding, says Irish Association of Emergency MedicineThu Oct 20 2022 - 15:25
Health staff protests ‘not affected’ by plan for exclusion zones, committee toldSafe access zones Bill is expected to pass by end of year, but legal challenges are expectedThu Oct 20 2022 - 05:00
Over 600 lives could be saved in Ireland each year if cancer services were improved, study findsCancer survival rates in Ireland low given level of spending, according to Swedish Institute for Health EconomicsWed Oct 19 2022 - 19:00
Cure for breast cancer near, says leading Irish scientistWithin 10 years, women will die with the disease rather than from it, predicts Prof Donald McDonnellTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:45
Donnelly claims significant progress made in reducing hospital waiting listsDespite overall numbers remaining high, Minister says number of long waiters is fallingTue Oct 18 2022 - 17:24
Ireland in line with other states in not giving booster to under-50s, review showsNo Covid booster for under-50sTue Oct 18 2022 - 14:40
More than 370 Irish patients died from drug-resistant superbugs in a year, study findsLatest Lancet Global Health report shows how rising levels of antimicrobial resistance pose a serious threat to public healthTue Oct 18 2022 - 05:00
‘They were great times and brilliant gigs’: from fiddle player to chief medical officerProf Breda Smyth says health inequalities and prevention will be her prioritiesSat Oct 15 2022 - 05:50
Extra 120 GPs needed to extend free care to children aged seven and eight, conference toldCall for 40 per cent more GPs to fix ‘massive workforce crisis’Thu Oct 13 2022 - 18:37
Australian Government launches billboard campaign to recruit Irish healthcare staffUnions say that unless working conditions are improved, Irish healthcare staff will continue to emigrateThu Oct 13 2022 - 16:17
Overcrowding at Cork University Hospital putting patients at risk, report findsHiqa inspectors found some patients in emergency department were waiting over 58 hours for admissionThu Oct 13 2022 - 10:58
Doctors in ‘race against time’ to identify missed cancer diagnosesMedical experts fear potential epidemic due to screening delays caused by Covid-19 pandemicThu Oct 13 2022 - 04:00
Legislation being prepared for possible reintroduction of compulsory masks in event of Covid-19 surgeDepartment of Health criticises ‘lower than expected’ rollout of antivirals to protect vulnerable from serious illnessWed Oct 12 2022 - 18:30
Worst-case winter could see 17,000 hospitalised for Covid and 4,350 for flu, according to HSE projectionsHSE’s €169m winter plan aims to recruit over 600 staff to deal with expected surge in demandTue Oct 11 2022 - 21:57
Consultant paid over €520,000 compensation for working on rest daysAudit report says 68 hospital consultants were paid over €300,000 last year by HSEMon Oct 10 2022 - 19:23
Creeslough explosion: ‘These weren’t strangers to us; these were our own family’Letterkenny University Hospital went on emergency standby in situation where staff members lost relatives in Creeslough explosionMon Oct 10 2022 - 05:00
HSE urges vigilance as third person dies from meningitisDeath of young adult in Galway not connected to two recent deaths in Dublin and LimerickFri Oct 07 2022 - 19:00
Two-thirds of occupational therapists report burnout at workProfession calls for new structures to deal with challenging working conditions and lack of career progression opportunitiesFri Oct 07 2022 - 16:30
Luke O’Neill: ‘President? Maybe in a few years’Paul Cullen and some younger questioners meet Ireland’s favourite celebrity scientistFri Oct 07 2022 - 14:11
Demand for Covid-19 boosters surges as adapted vaccines are made availableAlmost 30,000 received second booster this week as number of cases and hospitalisations riseThu Oct 06 2022 - 17:05
Three-fold rise in psychiatric admissions of young people with eating disorders, report finds Young women account for 96 per cent of admissions with this diagnosis, according to HRBTue Oct 04 2022 - 16:14
Holohan calls for ‘honest conversations’ about end-of-life between doctors and patientsFormer chief medical officer has been appointed to the board of the Irish Hospice FoundationTue Oct 04 2022 - 15:46
Consultants call for ‘laser-like’ focus on more hospital beds and staffMinister for Health to address IHCA conference on Saturday as talks on new public-only contract reach cruxSat Oct 01 2022 - 06:43
Stephen Mulvany becomes head of HSE as Paul Reid departs after three yearsReid’s early departure will leave health service without a permanent chief executive as Covid cases riseFri Sept 30 2022 - 19:22
