Electronic devices 'may put children at risk of diabetes'New research finds ‘screen time’ can be linked to several risk factors for the diseaseMon Mar 13 2017 - 23:30
Online sleeping tablet clampdown drives 40% fall in drug seizuresTripling in finds of anabolic steroids leads HPRA to warn over dangers of bodybuilding productMon Mar 13 2017 - 13:21
HSE does not know if any senior staff were paid by drug companiesHarris ordered review after claims clinicians taking payments from pharma industryMon Mar 13 2017 - 11:12
Planning application for €300m maternity hospital lodgedMove of maternity hospital from Holles Street to St Vincent’s three years behind scheduleFri Mar 10 2017 - 19:58
Repayments of illegal nursing home charge to cost €486mAbout half 70,000 thought eligible applied for refund of fee paid between 1976 and 2004Thu Mar 09 2017 - 19:45
‘Greater care needed’ for sufferers of rare genetic disorderStudy shines light on lack of supports for people with Prader-Willi syndromeThu Mar 09 2017 - 16:08
Complaints to HSE over treatment of vulnerable adults surgeIndependent whistleblowing service received 220 contacts, an 85 per cent increase on 2015Thu Mar 09 2017 - 12:32
PAC orders HSE chief to respond to ‘bogus’ information claimMary Lou McDonald accuses Tony O’Brien of misleading committee over ‘Grace’ caseThu Mar 09 2017 - 12:07
Public hospital waiting lists climb above 550,000Plight of patients hits new low with latest record indicating troubling trend for MinisterWed Mar 08 2017 - 17:06
Hard Brexit has potential to deny people NI medical treatmentOireachtas committee hears of mounting concern on lost healthcare option in NorthWed Mar 08 2017 - 16:29
Medicinal cannabis programme may be in place by autumnOireachtas committee hears update on scheme as protester completes 260km walkTue Mar 07 2017 - 18:10
Parents bankrolling adult children and not looking after own health – studyOlder adults ‘16 times more likely to give money to their children than receive it’Tue Mar 07 2017 - 11:00
Five nurses struck off nursing register for misconductHigh court confirmed disciplinary actions made by Nursing and Midwifery BoardMon Mar 06 2017 - 20:49
Mother of ‘Grace’ says she did not learn of abuse claims until 2009HSE regrets Grace’s mother cannot accept its apology but said it can fully understand whyMon Mar 06 2017 - 13:59
State faces €34m EU bill for healthcare abroadRepublic must cover the costs of providing care to Irish people in other member statesMon Mar 06 2017 - 01:00
Record number of living donor kidney transplants last yearFall in road traffic deaths in recent years reducing number of deceased donorsMon Mar 06 2017 - 00:05
‘Grace’ abuse inquiry may also look at other residents’ casesHSE insists three key figures who left young woman in foster home have left State bodySun Mar 05 2017 - 21:48
A booze-free year: no colds, fewer rows and a quieter meLent – a mere 40 days of abstinence – is for wimps. Paul Cullen looks back at a year without alcoholSat Mar 04 2017 - 06:00
Planning tribunal marked by two distinct phasesMany of those originally named in report used legal route to have their names deletedFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Warnings over ‘fast and loose’ medicinal cannabis supplyMother of boy with severe form of epilepsy says families face ripoffs and bogus productsFri Mar 03 2017 - 01:00
Cystic fibrosis patients defy Harris with Orkambi protestHundreds demonstrate outside Dáil in support of free access to groundbreaking drugWed Mar 01 2017 - 19:09
Taoiseach expects deal on CF drug Orkambi in coming weeksHSE and manufacturer of costly medicine in ‘critical phase’ of discussions on dealWed Mar 01 2017 - 13:30
Tragic story of Grace: the HSE does not do accountabilityStaff responsible for a woman allegedly abused in foster care will not be held to accountWed Mar 01 2017 - 10:33
Care staff in ‘Grace’ case to face disciplinary proceedingsTaoiseach: Treatment of woman in foster home ‘a disgrace’Wed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
HSE denies cover-up of concerns about people in foster careDisability head offers ‘heartfelt and unreserved’ apology for failings in ‘Grace’ caseWed Mar 01 2017 - 01:00
Who is ‘Grace’ and what happened to her?Disabled woman was left in foster home for 20 years despite sexual abuse allegationsTue Feb 28 2017 - 18:28
Kenny apologises for ‘disgraceful’ treatment of ‘Grace’ in foster careTwo reports published on alleged abuse say four other cases must be examinedTue Feb 28 2017 - 17:35
Right to travel to North for treatment must be protected, says MEPBrexit may affect Irish seeking medical treatment in North, says Brian HayesTue Feb 28 2017 - 01:00
Irish child cancer death rates among the lowest in EuropeNew report also shows that the number of rare childhood cancer cases is increasingTue Feb 28 2017 - 00:01
Dirty dozen superbug list compiled by World Health OrganisationList of multi drug-resistant pathogens includes bacteria found in Irish hospitalsMon Feb 27 2017 - 17:08
Hiqa finds evidence of under-reporting of medication mistakesFirst Hiqa inspections of medication identify wide variations in drug safety arrangementsMon Feb 27 2017 - 15:39
Alarm bells ring as children’s hospital costs spiralUnclear what €1bn price tag for proposed facility at St James’s in Dublin will buyThu Feb 23 2017 - 14:26
Children’s hospital most expensive to construct in worldCost of National Children’s Hospital on St James’s site has soared to about €1bnThu Feb 23 2017 - 01:00
Bill for National Maternity Hospital move doubles to €300mHSE argues ‘not reasonable’ to say cost of locating new facility at St Vincent’s has risenTue Feb 21 2017 - 02:00
Relationships Ireland counselling agency in liquidationMarriage advisory service to close with loss of 18 jobs and termination of eight contractsTue Feb 21 2017 - 01:00
CF group claims new data supports case for Orkambi approvalCystic Fibrosis Ireland warns of ‘strong outcry’ if HSE fails to approve Orkambi on costMon Feb 20 2017 - 21:01
One-third of visits to HSE minor injury clinics sports relatedMany of 11 units across State are in hospitals whose 24-hour rooms closeMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
Superbug at Kilkenny hospital forces closure of 17 bedsFour patients in hospital’s surgical ward have been infected with the CRE superbugMon Feb 20 2017 - 01:00
HSE seeks €10m it says pharmacy chains overclaimedCara and Hickey’s among those accused over multiple dispensing feesFri Feb 17 2017 - 07:01
Garda whistleblower tribunal may spawn sprawling inquiryIf it avoids legal challenges, is well chaired and organised it may take less than a yearThu Feb 16 2017 - 20:00
Dismay as HSE to end wonder drug that treats emphysemaWoman fearful after HSE and firm behind Respreeza fail to reach deal on drug priceThu Feb 16 2017 - 03:33
Price row set to end access to lung disease drugOver 20 emphysema sufferers to see use of ‘life changing’ Respreeza finish in two weeksThu Feb 16 2017 - 02:01
Comedian’s prank sign language upsets deaf communityRoss Browne ‘interpreted’ his own version of Enda Kenny’s speech in CorkWed Feb 15 2017 - 16:48
Ten things you need to know about tribunals of inquiryThey cost a fortune, last for ages, become complicated and lawyers make a fortuneWed Feb 15 2017 - 06:59
Smoking in pregnancy ‘dropped by 25% in five years’New study claims fewer pregnant women are smoking but calls for e-cigarette reviewWed Feb 15 2017 - 01:00
Schoolgirls offered second chance to get cervical cancer vaccineHSE says uptake of HPV jab fell from 87% to 50% due to ‘unsubstantiated’ safety claimsTue Feb 14 2017 - 13:38
Older and having sex: 60% of adults aged over 50 are sexually active, survey findsTrinity College Dublin study finds two-thirds of this age group are having sex weekly or monthlyTue Feb 14 2017 - 07:13
Why it is hard to punish poor-performing HSE managersAnalysis: Irish health system is not geared towards examining managerial failingsSat Feb 11 2017 - 01:00
Cannabis products to be made available to some patientsReport recommending access for certain conditions to be implementedFri Feb 10 2017 - 17:53
Cannabis set to be licensed for medicinal use in IrelandGovernment-commissioned review recommends the medicinal use of the drugFri Feb 10 2017 - 01:00
