Doctors object to online and smartphone GP consultationsIMO calls on Government to stop health insurers offering GP services by SkypeThu Feb 26 2015 - 01:00
Proposed sperm and egg donor register ‘unacceptable’ says doctorFertility clinics fear Children and Family Relationships Bill will lead to reduction in donationsWed Feb 25 2015 - 19:58
Death rates six times higher in poor areas, ESRI report findsStudy highlights role of alcohol in driving gap in life expectancy across social groupsWed Feb 25 2015 - 17:49
Threat to Letterkenny breast service denied by hospitals groupDonegal cancer surgeon Michael Sugrue raises concerns over lack of resourcesWed Feb 25 2015 - 14:20
Analysis: Surge in health and longevity segregated by social classStark difference noticeable along class lines, with better-off accounting for most of gainsWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Life expectancy, especially for rich, boosted during boomImprovement ‘took off’ from 2000 but seeds of trend sown earlier during 1990sWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Life expectancy increases by 15 years, says ESRIGains in living standards and adoption of healthier lifestyles cited as key reasonsWed Feb 25 2015 - 01:00
Is Ireland one of the safest places to have a baby?A new Confidential Maternal Death Enquiry report shows fatalities are up 22 per centTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:00
Fertility doctor defends clipping of woman’s fallopian tubesDeclan Egan says he faced ‘ethical dilemma’ during operation and acted to minimise riskMon Feb 23 2015 - 16:27
Hygiene standards criticised at Limerick hospitalHiqa expresses concern over ‘especially poor standards’ on hospital wardsMon Feb 23 2015 - 12:52
Doctors ‘over-referring’ breast cancer cases, says studyNew referrals to State’s eight breast cancer centres doubled in recent yearsMon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
Áras Attracta row between Hiqa and OmbudsmanHiqa chief calls Ombudsman’s remarks about handling of complaints ‘inaccurate’Mon Feb 23 2015 - 01:15
New report reveals sharp rise in number of maternal deathsPregnancy-related mortality rate has now been found to higher than that of the UKSat Feb 21 2015 - 01:00
Give Me a Crash Course in . . . new family lawsWhat will the Children and Family Relationships Bill do?Sat Feb 21 2015 - 00:03
Expanded investigation of Portiuncula maternity careUK obstetrician Prof James Walker to lead review of 12 cases at Galway hospitalFri Feb 20 2015 - 22:40
Trolley crisis: Seven suggestions to end overcrowdingWith patients on trolleys at record high, what can be done to resolve the problem?Wed Feb 18 2015 - 12:54
Woman’s seizure linked to daily liquorice habit, doctors believePatient (56) ended up in hospital with headache, nausea and high blood pressureWed Feb 18 2015 - 06:52
Slow delivery of legislation on issue of reproductionAnalysis: Scant detail in Leo Varadkar’s proposals except in relation to surrogacyWed Feb 18 2015 - 01:00
Surrogacy legislation gets go-ahead from CabinetMinisters approve drafting of law on assisted human reproductionTue Feb 17 2015 - 15:42
551 people on hospital trolleys as flu outbreak worsensRecord 55 patients awaiting admission in University Hospital LimerickTue Feb 17 2015 - 10:52
Surrogacy legislation to be discussed by CabinetLeo Varadkar proposal that one parent would share genes aims to end legal vacuumTue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
Call to end budget cap on Fair Deal care home schemeMinister calls for action as overcrowding in hospitals pushes trolley crisis above 540Tue Feb 17 2015 - 01:00
Sunbed ‘happy hours’ to be banned under wider restrictionsLeo Varadkar announces measures including use of protective eyewear and warning signsMon Feb 16 2015 - 15:34
Hospital ends unauthorised paymentsSt James Hospital says it ceased paying unauthorised allowances worth almost €500,000 a year to senior staffSat Feb 14 2015 - 10:02
Big gap in health between rich and poor young IrishInequality from different backgrounds among here worst in Europe and AmericaSat Feb 14 2015 - 09:52
Fair Deal: fudging a political hot potatoGovernment can’t risk the wrath of the ‘grey lobby’ by increasing charges, but it needs to do something to address the root cause of the hospital trolley crisisSat Feb 14 2015 - 01:00
No increased payments for nursing home scheme, Minister insistsKathleen Lynch promises existing Fair Deal contributions will not be raisedFri Feb 13 2015 - 12:38
Elderly to pay more for nursing home careFunding for long-term nursing home care ‘unsustainable’, warns MinisterFri Feb 13 2015 - 08:08
Major increase in Fair Deal waiting lists forecastNursing home scheme is ‘Achilles heel’ of health service, says HSE chiefThu Feb 12 2015 - 12:54
Portiuncula birth inquiry to be extended, committee toldHSE boss Tony O’Brien says some maternity cases raised go back 35 yearsThu Feb 12 2015 - 12:28
Patients face ‘clinical risks’ over shortfall, records revealHSE only received half additional money it sought to run health services in 2015Thu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Couple get report on daughter’s death at Portiuncula HospitalReport into delivery of baby shows serious failings in management of mother’s labourThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Terms for Portiuncula births inquiry to be published ‘shortly’Inquiry into delivery of seven oxygen-deprived babies last year, two of whom diedThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
HSE to advertise for 30 hospital consultantsPosts will offer starting salaries of up to €155,000 for doctors with experienceThu Feb 12 2015 - 01:00
Paracetamol, detergent main causes of infant poisoning, study findsResearch by Dublin children’s hospital prompts call for child-resistant packagingWed Feb 11 2015 - 14:50
13 ‘significant’ breech births in Drogheda hospital - auditHSE says cases involve diagnosis in advanced labour at Our Lady of Lourdes HospitalTue Feb 10 2015 - 17:41
Doctors say trolley numbers ‘unacceptable’ as figure reaches 530Association for Emergency Medicine fear likely impact of flu on over-crowded departmentsTue Feb 10 2015 - 12:28
Advice to cut intake of fat and saturated fat ‘wrong’Dietary advice, given to millions of people between 1977 and 1983, lacked solid evidenceMon Feb 09 2015 - 23:34
New rules for eye-laser surgery due hard-sell tacticsAt least 21 cases taken by aggrieved individuals against eye-laser clinics since 2008Mon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Inclusion Ireland criticises Hiqa over care-homes inspectionsReport says health watchdog is not listening to concerns of intellectually disabledMon Feb 09 2015 - 01:00
Varadkar criticises doctors’ group over free GP care stanceNAGP tells members they have moral duty to prevent introduction of plan for under-6sSun Feb 08 2015 - 17:14
Mary McAleese criticises pope over smacking commentFormer president questions Vatican’s commitment to Rights of ChildSat Feb 07 2015 - 09:49
Ireland’s ‘cancer boom’: what’s gone wrong?We’re getting better at treating cancer, with survival rates growing all the time. So why is the incidence of the disease expected to double by 2040?Sat Feb 07 2015 - 06:00
More co-ordination needed between private and public hospitals, says VaradkarHospitals could be built by private sector then leased for public use, says MinisterFri Feb 06 2015 - 18:03
Measures at special care centre may impact on children’s rights1 out of 7 standards met and previous reports critical of BallydowdFri Feb 06 2015 - 14:18
Female genital mutilation: ‘no anaesthetic before she cut me’Mehret Yemane describes having horrific procedure for fourth time as a 9-year-oldFri Feb 06 2015 - 10:31
Circumcised women treated by first specialist clinic in DublinHSE-funded clinic aims to raise awareness in medical and affected communitiesFri Feb 06 2015 - 01:00
Paediatrician in ‘Baby P’ UK case is fined €5,000 by Irish Medical CouncilDoctor failed to disclose strict conditions attached to her continued practiceThu Feb 05 2015 - 22:04
Irish scientists develop cheap blood test for bowel cancerCheck will be non-invasive and is aimed at finding cancer earlierThu Feb 05 2015 - 10:40
A&E overcrowding at near-record high, data showsData blog: Analysis shows January as second-worst month ever with 601 on trolliesThu Feb 05 2015 - 03:00
