‘We must unite as one nation’, says Biden after Donald Trump attempted assassination
Dead suspect identified as Thomas Matthew Crooks (20) while questions asked over US secret service after attack on former president
‘This isn’t working. We have to shout stop’: Inspector of mental health services says standards not being met
Prof Jim Lucey says he is disappointed that ‘the highest level of noncompliance ever’ was found last year by the Mental Health Commission
Calorie labels on online fast food menus seen as means to reduce future pressures on health service
Department of Health research unit also recommends increasing hospital activity by changing the default to day case rather than inpatient treatment
Patients in mental distress safer in community than in most specialised treatment centres, watchdog says
Some centres designed to treat people with most serious illnesses ‘unsafe’, says service inspector Prof Jim Lucey
Microplastics are in the heart, lungs, penis, breast milk. Can we keep them out of our bodies?
Researchers explain how microplastics are entering almost every part of the human body and their detrimental effects
Incidence of syphilis ‘up over 30%’ in first six months of year
Sexually transmitted infections rising worldwide and State marking significant 2024 rise compared to pre-pandemic
Opposition criticises Donnelly over use of €19m earmarked for spinal surgeries
Funds not used in intended manner and waiting lists remain ‘unacceptably long’, says Minister for Health
More healthcare workers seeking help for stress, burnout, anxiety and medication
Practitioner Health Matters Programme, which provides a confidential service to doctors, reported marked increase in use
Formal complaints about pharmacists increased by 36% last year
Regulator told of concerns about issues such as failure to supply medications, dispensing errors and behaviour or professionalism
Almost half of sunbathers in survey feel getting sunburned is worth it to get tan
Changing ‘deeply ingrained cultural and social beliefs’ on tanning remains a significant challenge for skin-cancer prevention, says researcher
Taylor Swift opens to the Irish faithful: ‘Dublin... you guys are making me feel so good’
The faithful throng the Aviva Stadium as the US singer brings her Eras tour to Dublin for the first of a long sold-out three-night stint
What I Read This Week: Shauna Bowers - Miriam Lord articulates what every woman in Ireland was thinking
From the oldest Swiftie in town to Natasha O’Brien, here are the stories that caught my attention this week
Woman taking anti-epilepsy drug was never fully advised of the risks of it during pregnancy
All her children have been diagnosed with fetal valproate syndrome, a rare congenital disorder caused by their exposure to valproic acid
Donnelly calls for redress scheme if inquiry into use of Epilim finds ‘systemic issues’
Valproate-containing medicines can cause birth defects and developmental disorders in children whose mothers take them during pregnancy
Standing height falls are the leading cause of major trauma among older people - report
Some 70 per cent of all accidents occurred at home, with limbs the most commonly injured body regions