Report says medical card holders should contribute to dental costsNational Oral Health Forum says free GP care should be extended to dental coverMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:01
Irish Ebola aid response ‘hampered by red tape’Concern says it is struggling to recruit quality staff to work in worst-hit areasMon Nov 10 2014 - 01:00
Physiotherapists say confusion with ‘physical therapist’ misleads publicCalls for legislation for exclusive use of both titlesSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Varadkar abandons two-hospital planCharity fundraiser says not enough space on site for two major hospitalsSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Women to get up to €150,000 under symphysiotomy scehemeRetired judge says she wants to make sure women get money quickly and easilyFri Nov 07 2014 - 01:00
Number of mumps cases more than doubles in a yearYoung adults most affected as HPSC urges people to get vaccinated against diseaseWed Nov 05 2014 - 14:02
Rising health insurance costs to be tackled with measuresMinister for Health announces discounts for younger adults and cuts in stamp dutyWed Nov 05 2014 - 12:52
Nurses warned they cannot work unless registeredIrish Nurses and Midwives Organisation to picket board of regulator over 50 per cent fee increaseWed Nov 05 2014 - 01:00
Under-6s and over-70s using free GP care may face ‘nominal fee’GPs favour fee (likely to be about €5) to discourage inappropriate attendancesTue Nov 04 2014 - 05:00
Nurse taped patient ‘to keep him quiet’, hearing toldFitness to practise inquiry resumes at nursing board into incident at Sligo hospitalMon Nov 03 2014 - 11:41
Varadkar favours early planning application for new maternity hospital at St James’sCritics argue the Dublin site is too small to accommodate both hospitalsThu Oct 30 2014 - 14:02
Portlaoise hospital takes ‘no action’ over doctors who refused to help manPatient (71) died weeks after his fall, inquest into death in Portlaoise was toldThu Oct 30 2014 - 13:28
‘Medicinal mushrooms’ among 36 projects to win €13.5m fundingMiniser for Health Leo Varadkar announces winners of funding from Health Research BoardThu Oct 30 2014 - 09:04
Health Service Executive rejects MS drug againDecision comes as a blow to patients who are paying up to €500 a month for FampridineThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:01
Ebola test shows authorities getting serious about threatDry run involved Mater, ambulance service, Dublin Fire Brigade and the GardaThu Oct 30 2014 - 01:01
Irish Water right to seek PPS numbers, Varadkar saysMinister admits communications campaign on water metering is ‘not yet won’Wed Oct 29 2014 - 14:44
Inquest hears man fell outside Portlaoise hospital two weeks before he diedDaughter voices concern over elderly man being released from hospital without back-upWed Oct 29 2014 - 09:14
Inquest told doctors on lunch refused to help man in hospitalChristopher Marianayagam died at the Midland Regional Hospital in PortlaoiseWed Oct 29 2014 - 07:54
Two doctors failed to help injured man because they were not on callDiabetes nurse says she sought help for patient in Portlaoise hospitalWed Oct 29 2014 - 00:30
Row over funding of Minister for Health’s capital building plansDepartments at odds over where extra money announced by Minister in budget will come fromTue Oct 28 2014 - 08:32
Nursing home waiting list triples amid funding ‘crisis’More than 2,100 people now on Fair Deal list compared with 654 in FebruaryTue Oct 28 2014 - 08:14
Pharma lobby warns against new drug price cutsBranded drug groups say they must charge ‘fair and reasonable’ price for new medicines to make fair returnTue Oct 28 2014 - 01:01
Thousands sign petition for restoration of respite grant for carersConstrained from lobbying actively because of care commitments, carers have gone online to voice their frustrationsMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:03
C-sections may raise autism risk – studyStudy in ‘Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry’ says children have 23% greater risk of developing autism spectrum disorderMon Oct 27 2014 - 00:01
Hospital waiting lists still growing, HSE report finds364,182 awaiting outpatient session despite agency forecasting a €510m overspendFri Oct 24 2014 - 01:00
HSE to overspend budget by €510m this yearTony O’Brien calls on newspaper to disclose details of waiting list ‘manipulation’ claimThu Oct 23 2014 - 15:39
Leo Varadkar’s top nine improvements in the health service in recent yearsMinister reveals list at health committee hearingThu Oct 23 2014 - 15:38
Mental health staff numbers fall 3,500 short, say representativesJust 63 more employed since 2011 despite €90m in extra funding, claims Mental Health ReformThu Oct 23 2014 - 10:33
Panic hampering efforts to tackle Ebola, says agency‘Mass hysteria’ in West making it hard to recruit key staff, bring in suppliesWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Hepatitis C drug to be made availableVaradkar looking for price deal with manufacturersWed Oct 22 2014 - 01:00
Closure of children’s dental clinic at St James’s criticisedIrish Dental Association accuses HSE of leaving children without extraction serviceTue Oct 21 2014 - 14:04
Emergency department doctors concerned over Ebola readinessHospital overcrowding and locum staff a cause of ‘serious safety concerns’Tue Oct 21 2014 - 11:51
HSE orders new report into death of baby at Cavan General HospitalEarlier report was quashed in the High Court after doctor applied to have it restrainedTue Oct 21 2014 - 08:33
Ebola ‘ruled out’ after woman takento Mater hospitalFever symptoms followed Nigeria visit but only ‘technical risk’ of having virusTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
Benefit of ‘little things’ to mental health highlightedHSE campaign stresses mental health issues a concern for all, not just those in distressTue Oct 21 2014 - 01:00
Jack & Jill founder’s story makes classic tale featuring privilege, tragedy and furyCharity boss Jonathan Irwin has his sights on the Dáil – and not even cancer can halt his gallopSat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Why Ebola is winningHalting the spread of the disease means fighting it in Africa. But, in one of the poorest parts of the world, finding 9,000 people to take on hazardous, harrowing and complex medical work is just one of several big challengesSat Oct 18 2014 - 01:00
Any suspected Ebola patients may be transferred to Mater’s isolation unitPeople who feel unwell after returning from west Africa advised to phone GPsFri Oct 17 2014 - 06:52
Patients at Tallaght Hospital ‘may be at serious infection risk’Hospital makes improvements after Hiqa critical of poor hygiene and leadershipThu Oct 16 2014 - 13:26
Ireland needs to step up preparation for Ebola - VaradkarOireachtas committee hears of need for more training, ‘dry runs’ and extra equipmentThu Oct 16 2014 - 12:46
Medical professionals here remain concerned about EbolaGuidelines assume health service is 'fully functioning', which is not the caseWed Oct 15 2014 - 09:04
As rosy in health garden as has been for long timeAnalysis: Health isn’t ‘awash with cash’, as Leo Varadkar put it, but in this budget it got the first increase seen since 2008Wed Oct 15 2014 - 01:32
Health budget increased for first time in seven yearsHealth: €70m for nursing care, cancer screeningTue Oct 14 2014 - 19:47
Controversy over home births continues to centre on dispute between midwife and HSEMidwife Philomena Canning can no longer practise after insurance revokedTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Ten things we have learned during Ebola epidemicVirus is deadly but mortality rate in current outbreak (50%) is not as high as previous outbreaksMon Oct 13 2014 - 16:08
Why are we still stuck with lengthy hospital waiting lists?‘Work late, work weekends, work harder, until they are gone,’ Michael Dowling regarding clearing waitings listsSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
Stillbirths here after fatal foetal abnormality abortions cause alarmGrowing trend for women to seek terminations but returning home for stillbirthsFri Oct 10 2014 - 10:50
Opposition to RTÉ nomination of outgoing Meas CEOPhysicians call on Minister to oppose nomination of alcohol-body-linked CEOFri Oct 10 2014 - 09:37
Cabinet to discuss response to Ebola crisis tomorrowGovernment moves to allay fears over preparedness as concern among GPs growsThu Oct 09 2014 - 12:06
Taoiseach predicts nearly 10 years of economic growthKenny says economy has potential to grow over 3 per cent annually if properly handledThu Oct 09 2014 - 11:45
