Up to 1,000 people expected to be in hospital with flu over Christmas as rate of virus growth slows
It was feared that up to 1,500 people would be in hospital with flu around Christmas week but…
Pandemic cash gift to health staff overpaid by potential €712,000, HSE audit reveals
The internal HSE audit examined the roll out of the Pandemic Special Recognition Payment given to frontline staff…
Plan to charge patients up to €50 a month for medication blister packs is postponed
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Getty Fears people could be charged up to €50 a month…
Plan to charge patients up to €50 a month for medication blister packs is postponed
Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photo: Getty Fears people could be charged up to €50 a month…
Nearly half of GP trainees this year are from universities abroad, amid Ireland’s family doctor shortage
Republic of Ireland medical schools accounted for 54pc of GP training places in July’s intake, while the number…
Nearly half of GP trainees this year are from universities abroad, amid Ireland’s family doctor shortage
Republic of Ireland medical schools accounted for 54pc of GP training places in July’s intake, while the number…
Cancer survival rates in Ireland not impacted by Covid-19 hospital disruption, report finds
‘Ireland’s cancer outcomes stayed strong through one of the most difficult periods in modern healthcare,’ the National Cancer…
Average age for heart attack in Ireland is 63 while stroke is 72, health report shows
More than half of the national ambulance service emergency journeys are for older adults. Photo: Getty The average…
Experienced executive appointed as new chief of Ireland’s drug watchdog
Grainne Power. Ireland’s drug watchdog will have a new chief executive from January, it was announced today. The…
Cardiac patients in Ireland endure long hospital waits for wearable heart monitors
Dr Angie Brown, consultant cardiologist and medical director of the Irish Heart Foundation Many patients are facing long…
‘I felt exhausted and lethargic for no reason but the answer was in my Irish genes’
Ellen Troy suffers from haemochromatosis Ellen Troy, who suffered for years with lethargy and unexplained fatigue, recalls feeling…
Ireland had second-highest rate of HIV diagnoses in EU last year, amid concern over late detection
Campaigners push for greater access to preventative drug PrEP There was a rise in first-time HIV diagnoses in…