Medical watchdog tells Irish doctors AI is no substitute for clinical decision-making
The position of the Medical Council on the use of AI in the hospital or doctor’s surgery comes…
Pharmacists forced to reveal drug-dispensing fees for private patients in detailed receipts
New transparency guidance will be brought in and policed by inspectors. Stock image: PA Price-conscious private patients will…
Lower sugar intake in early years ‘can reduce heart risk in adulthood’, study finds
Diet in the first 1,000 days of life can have a lasting effect. Stock image. Photo: Getty Parents…
Wexford mother with ‘butterfly skin’ forced to borrow bandages from son
Amanda Nugent, from Wexford, suffers from the rare skin condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB) Amanda Nugent with her son…
Major review of antidepressant side-effects shows extent of impact on patients’ weight and heart rate
Results should help doctors personalise patient’s choice of therapy Doctors have urged patients not to panic and to…
Children’s Health Ireland’s clinical director says he is not allowed to sanction staff
Doctor highlights how sanctioning a staff member is outside of remit Dr Ike Okafor is clinical director of…
New ‘humane’ system expected next year to allow earlier settlement of medical negligence claims, doctors’ conference told
Philip Fagan, a senior clinical claims manager at the States Claims Agency which handles these cases told the…
HSE admits it has ‘no hope’ of recovering up to €7m it lost to company in liquidation after ‘nobody said stop’
Bernard Gloster describes breach as ‘one of the most defining collapses of corporate governance you could imagine’ HSE…
Symptoms of depression and anxiety among doctors and nurses higher than general population, World Health Organisation shows
Rate in Ireland is five times higher than that among the general population in Europe, report says The…
Best and worst hospitals rated for staff handwashing as winter season illnesses loom
Some hospitals have gone backwards in the hygiene marker since the pandemic. Stock photo: Getty The hospitals with…
Health Minister writes to hospitals deemed to be ‘poor performers’
Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says some facilities are ‘under-performing’ on productivity Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photos: Collins…
Health Minister writes to hospitals deemed to be ‘poor performers’
Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says some facilities are ‘under-performing’ on productivity Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill. Photos: Collins…