Rotunda brand 'must be preserved' during moveNew master warns that Blanchardstown hospital must be upgraded before moveMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Health risk from contaminated flood waterPublic advised to wear protective clothing and be vigilant in hygiene practicesMon Jan 04 2016 - 01:00
Symphysiotomy survivors face solicitors’ billsSome solicitors charging for unapproved costs from prior litigation, says judgeThu Dec 31 2015 - 01:00
RTÉ cancels broadcast of interviews with Higgins and Bono‘Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited’ pulled from channel schedules amid copyright disputeWed Dec 30 2015 - 01:00
2015 in review: Hiqa, Portlaoise and the Medical CouncilLeo Varadkar’s reforms after the Hiqa report into Portlaoise are coming late in the dayTue Dec 29 2015 - 05:00
Ancient Irish had Middle Eastern ancestry, study revealsGenetic researchers find evidence of mass migration to Ireland thousands of years agoMon Dec 28 2015 - 21:00
Some success in tackling public hospital ‘carnage’Health: Minister for Health continues tradition by throwing money at the problemMon Dec 28 2015 - 12:41
Tobacco packaging ruling a ‘present’ for children, Reilly saysGovernment to press ahead with plans to introduce measure from May, Minister saysThu Dec 24 2015 - 06:22
Varadkar to push ahead with cheap alcohol prohibitionEuropean ruling on Scottish plan fails to sway Minister on minimum unit pricingThu Dec 24 2015 - 06:21
A tale of two vices: EU curbs smoking but balks on boozeEuropean court backs plain packaging on tobacco, but not minimum pricing on drinkThu Dec 24 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar still committed to plan for minimum alcohol pricingMinister for Health asks officials to study judgment by European Court of JusticeWed Dec 23 2015 - 14:28
European Court of Justice rules in favour of plain packaging directive for cigarettesIrish legislation will remove tobacco branding from packets from next MayWed Dec 23 2015 - 10:16
Maternity services: Midwives given greater role in planTransformation of arrangements to ensure more home births facilitatedWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Tax on sugary drinks could raise €122m, officials sayIn pre-budget document Minister for Finance’s office estimates total from 10 cent a canWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Midwife-led system at heart of future visionProposals for three ‘care pathways’ seek to normalise childbirthWed Dec 23 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals can get €10,000 fine for A&E overcrowding - reportEscalation measures kick in when patients are not seen within nine hoursTue Dec 22 2015 - 11:46
Reilly welcomes ruling on Australian tobacco packagingMinister says Ireland just as committed to standing up to big tobacco as AustraliaSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:03
Pharmaceutical firms ‘dismayed’ by Varadkar accusationMinister said companies charge State ‘unbelievably high prices’ for lifesaving drugsSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
Nursing home places may need to be doubled - reportAgeing population will require 24,000 new places over the next 20 years, study warnsSat Dec 19 2015 - 01:00
No ovarian cancer screening planned despite test data - NCCPStudy lasting 14 years suggests yearly test could prevent 15 deaths in every 10,000Fri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
Online help for people who may be suicidal ‘potentially harmful’Google search based on appropriate terms included links to methods to complete suicide and other harmful and explicit contentFri Dec 18 2015 - 01:00
HSE head asks why State contests negligence casesTony O’Brien says challenges delay compensation and State loses virtually all of themThu Dec 17 2015 - 20:59
Varadkar blames high drug prices on greedMinister claims drug companies are ‘picking off’ small countries with higher pricesThu Dec 17 2015 - 01:00
HSE admits 2016 plan carries ‘substantial financial risk’Tony O’Brien stresses there are no plans to change the eligibility rules for medical cardsWed Dec 16 2015 - 13:31
HSE plan to tackle rapid rise of healthcare provision costsSavings of €110m envisaged through ‘targeted reduction’ in prescribing and drug costsWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
Ministers reject part of HSE plan over medical card fearsWithholding of pay increments for staff put forward as savings option by executiveWed Dec 16 2015 - 01:00
HSE running just to stand still, with plan based on false economyThe lion’s share of funds are needed just to maintain existing service levelsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Hospitals set to miss patient waiting time targetsHealth service plan warns of €100m shortfall for hospitals may lead to service reductionsTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
Nurses strike planned for seven hospitals called offLast-minute deal agreed with new proposals to be the subject of a future ballotTue Dec 15 2015 - 00:18
Male cancer cases plateau but women’s rates still risingLung cancer of particular concern – as disease the leading cause of death in both sexesMon Dec 14 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar says he agrees with HSE chief’s criticismsTony O’Brien remarks expose realities of Coalition health policy, says FF’s Billy KelleherSun Dec 13 2015 - 18:06
Emergency department nurses’ strike to go ahead, INMO saysTwo-hour rolling stoppages will be held in seven hospitals next TuesdayFri Dec 11 2015 - 12:27
Nurses’ industrial action to hit seven hospitalsPatients may be told this weekend not to attend emergency departments in hospitals to be hit by Tuesday’s actionFri Dec 11 2015 - 01:00
No winners in Sloan case as hearing weighs differing accountsLiberalisation of EpiPen rules may be only good to come of inquiry around girl’s deathThu Dec 10 2015 - 01:00
Case against pharmacist who refused EpiPen struck outMother of Emma Sloan (14), who died of anaphylactic shock, says decision a ‘farce’Wed Dec 09 2015 - 17:59
Bill to ban alcohol adverts near schools, on public transportMinmum price of wine expected to be set at €7.60 in efforts to curb cheap drink productsWed Dec 09 2015 - 09:46
One in six three-year-olds is hospitalised for accident or injuryBoys are more likely to to need admisson to hospital than girlsTue Dec 08 2015 - 22:17
Staff at pharmacy that refused mother EpiPen ‘received death threats’Emma Sloan (14) died after consuming satay sauce at Chinese restaurant in Dublin cityTue Dec 08 2015 - 17:44
Hiqa says TB jab should be given to at-risk children onlyHealth watchdog recommends move against universal vaccination for all newbornsTue Dec 08 2015 - 08:47
A third of trainee doctors have been bulliedMedical Council survey finds 26% of trainees in smaller hospitals say care for patients is poorTue Dec 08 2015 - 08:38
Paediatric research stands on brink of promised land – againChildren’s research isn’t as easy a sell as equipment for camera-friendly babiesTue Dec 08 2015 - 06:02
Mental health services suspended in Co DonegalDonegal doctors told curtailment of services ‘of a temporary nature’ for older generationMon Dec 07 2015 - 23:11
Hospital waiting lists fall for first time this yearTotal number of outpatients waiting for appointment under 386,000, figures showMon Dec 07 2015 - 19:03
Varadkar to press ahead with calorie counts on food menusSurvey shows 7 per cent of food businesses are telling customers about calorie contentMon Dec 07 2015 - 13:40
Guidelines for tattoo and piercing parlours to be draftedVaradkar says no specific rules on hygiene and infection control in place in the sectorSat Dec 05 2015 - 10:33
Drug-resistant bacteria a ‘growing health problem’Food Safety Authority report calls for sanctions over imprudent use of antimicrobialsThu Dec 03 2015 - 14:48
Tallaght hospital told it must do more to prevent C diffHospital says it has taken action to address the causes of an increase in C diffWed Dec 02 2015 - 15:33
Prescription charge causing ‘hundreds of heart attacks’Conference told patient health is suffering as they forgo essential drugs due to €2.50 levyWed Dec 02 2015 - 15:04
Nursing homes: Dublin in line to get 1,500 bedsMore than 250 beds in private nursing homes to open this month following dealWed Dec 02 2015 - 01:00
Spike in HIV cases prompts calls for free, rapid testingDrugs mean patients unlikely to develop Aids but complacency may be result, meeting toldTue Dec 01 2015 - 16:25
