Ambulance fire victim’s family rejects claims he was smokingChristy Byrne was killed in explosion outside Naas General Hospital on ThursdaySat Sept 24 2016 - 01:00
Ambulance explosion: Second paramedic released from hospitalSafety check on all oxygen containers ordered after patient in his 70s diedFri Sept 23 2016 - 16:54
Drinks industry says health claims for sugar tax are groundlessGovernment levy plan part of strategy to halt rising levels of overweight and obesityFri Sept 23 2016 - 01:00
Supersized Ireland: State on way to be ‘fattest nation’ in worldGovernment launches plan based on nutrition to tackle ‘ticking time bomb’ of obesityThu Sept 22 2016 - 21:21
Food fads having serious impact on health, conference warnsRise in unqualified ‘experts’ blamed for rise in popularity of nutrition ‘crazes’Thu Sept 22 2016 - 12:55
Weekend rally planned in Waterford over hospital cardiac servicesPatient group accuses Government of failing to honour pledge for 24/7 cardiac careWed Sept 21 2016 - 19:54
Inquest into death of Cavan baby finds medical misadventureCavan General Hospital has no specialised staff for reading obstetric scans, coroner toldWed Sept 21 2016 - 18:11
Waterford hospital consultants question reduced risk scoreRisk assessment downgraded from 20/25 to 16/25 ahead of review of cardiac servicesWed Sept 21 2016 - 09:07
Inquest hears doctor stayed on at meeting before ‘semi-emergency’Baby Conor Whelan died shortly after being delivered at Cavan General HospitalTue Sept 20 2016 - 19:33
Folic acid fortification. It’s a no-brainerWhy has mandatory fortification, first called for in the 1990s, not been introduced?Tue Sept 20 2016 - 06:00
Mother asked to say hospital was safe just days after baby died, inquest toldConor Whelan was born on May 13th, 2014 following an emergency caesarean sectionMon Sept 19 2016 - 19:27
Hundreds with genetic conditions denied treatment abroadFamilies are waiting up to two years for an appointment at State’s main genetics centreMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
All complaints by patients to new regulator rejected in hearings42 claims against social workers and five other health professionals turned downMon Sept 19 2016 - 01:00
HSE downgraded Waterford hospital risk ahead of reviewRisk register at hospital has listed danger of suboptimal care for last three yearsSat Sept 17 2016 - 01:00
HSE targets four pharmacies over Lloyds-style overclaimingLloyds Pharmacy makes €12m payment to settle row over incorrectly claimed feesWed Sept 14 2016 - 17:10
Waterford cardiac consultants warn of patient deathsCardiologists ‘utterly reject’ report which calls for downgrading of services at hospitalWed Sept 14 2016 - 13:40
Simon Harris criticised by vaping lobby for refusing to meet with itBritish study shows more smokers are kicking the habit as use of e-cigarettes growsWed Sept 14 2016 - 06:33
Doctor faces inquiry over ‘wrong diagnosis’ of ectopic pregnancyTipperary woman reacted to news by ‘wanting to kill’ anyone who harmed babyMon Sept 12 2016 - 18:07
Mixed reaction from cardiologists to review of anti-cholesterol drugMajor review of statins says benefits have been underestimated and harm exaggeratedSat Sept 10 2016 - 07:51
Waterford hospital waiting lists rise 161% since 2013Fianna Fáil figures show more than 1,100 people on inpatient waiting listSat Sept 10 2016 - 01:04
Winter plan includes daily limit of 236 patients on trolleysExtra acute beds and home care packages to be introduced in €40m HSE initiativeFri Sept 09 2016 - 18:15
Waterford hospital report ignored key issue, consultant saysLocal campaigners for improved cardiac services reject Government reviewFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
Waterford Hospital decision is disaster for city’s hopes of upgradeSeen from Dublin, deal demanded by local TD smacked of parish-pump politicsFri Sept 09 2016 - 01:00
Record 530,000-plus patients on hospital waiting listsOver 74,000 waiting longer than a year for appointments, NTPF figures showThu Sept 08 2016 - 19:35
Extra cardiac lab at Waterford hospital not justified, report findsSimon Harris to provide facility with more resources and orders review of all major cardiac servicesThu Sept 08 2016 - 16:10
Seizures of illegal medicines up 55% in 2015, says watchdogSleeping pills account for two-thirds of 1.14 million dosage units seized, says HPRAThu Sept 08 2016 - 14:45
‘Mud run’ competitors warned of infection riskParticipants may come in contact with animal faeces in events on farmland, says HSEThu Sept 08 2016 - 08:13
Exercise ‘reduces risk’ of death from drinking alcoholUK study finds alcohol intake heightens risk of cancer but physical activity reduces itThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Waterford hospital: What is a cath lab?Procedures such as ablation, angiograms, angioplasties and the insertion of pacemakers are done in a cath labThu Sept 08 2016 - 01:00
Concerns raised as 5,000 fewer girls receive HPV vaccineHSE criticises ‘unsubstantiated’ concerns over safety of cervical cancer vaccinationWed Sept 07 2016 - 12:50
Man to appear in court over Regency Hotel gun attackPSNI detained 46-year-old, who is due to appear in court on Tuesday, in StrabaneTue Sept 06 2016 - 07:16
Hospital overcrowding falls sharply in Dublin, rises elsewhereAreas outside captial see 14 % increase in trolley numbers, according to nurses’ unionTue Sept 06 2016 - 07:00
Hospital staff should be able to do the job they are paid to doIt is a wonder that surgeons can work so well, given the obstacles they faceTue Sept 06 2016 - 01:01
Beaumont turns away patients in urgent need of brain surgeryRefusal at neurosurgical centre due to lack of beds and theatre access, says clinical directorTue Sept 06 2016 - 01:00
‘Every option’ promised to ensure reliable pregnancy counsellingAnti-abortion clinic tells woman termination leads to increased risk of breast cancerMon Sept 05 2016 - 20:24
Dublin cafe causes storm over ‘prove you’re coeliac’ demandFacebook post demanding people show doctor’s note for gluten-free food ‘tongue-in-cheek’Sun Sept 04 2016 - 21:38
Hundreds of disabled people face rise in cost of accommodationMinisters say revised charging scheme for State-supported housing will be fairerFri Sept 02 2016 - 17:01
‘The best I ever had’: Patients give hospital food rave reviewsHiqa report praises quality of meals at three hospitals in Dublin and KilkennyFri Sept 02 2016 - 13:52
Psychotherapists and counsellors to be regulatedRules proposed by Simon Harris aim to address concerns on under-qualified therapistsThu Sept 01 2016 - 21:24
Weight control: Immune system battles efforts of many - research‘Eat less, move more’ mantra all very well, but it doesn’t work like that, says professorThu Sept 01 2016 - 17:00
Chlorine gas leak forces staff evacuation at St Vincent’sEight sent to emergency department after accidental emission at Carew House day centreThu Sept 01 2016 - 16:04
HSE rules out adopting UK’s meningitis strategyMeningitis cases in Ireland falling since 2012, following use of meningitis C vaccineThu Sept 01 2016 - 01:00
Cork-based GP guilty of poor professional performanceDr Saleem Sharif found guilty at Medical Council for second time in five yearsTue Aug 30 2016 - 17:13
Hospital doctor guilty of leaving post without informing anyoneDr Ogechi Chuku left St James’s Hospital after complaining of feeling sickMon Aug 29 2016 - 16:00
Cork-based doctor admits poor professional performanceDr Saleem Sharif failed to properly investigate patient who had recently given birth to twinsMon Aug 29 2016 - 16:00
Nursing board spends €8.5m on fitness-to-practise hearingsNursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland spend €9.3m in total over five yearsTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:01
Children at risk from delays in referrals on diabetesDiabetes Ireland says children should get an immediate test to confirm diagnosisTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:01
Case study: ‘Suddenly her clothes were hanging loose off her body’An emergency team at Temple Street diagnosed Lauren Smyth with type 1 diabetesTue Aug 23 2016 - 01:00
Poverty limits knowledge of folic acid’s reproductive role - studyPoorer women know least of vitamin’s essential part in preventing neural tube defectsFri Aug 19 2016 - 01:00
Bosses at St Vincent’s hospital paid ‘once-off compensation’Three managers receive cash after top-up payments ended, according to HSE reportWed Aug 17 2016 - 01:00
