Hundreds in hospital with winter viruses as Ireland endures bitterly cold weather
Health Minister urges people to get their flu and Covid-19 vaccines Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill thanked healthcare…
‘I should not have to worry about this as a cancer patient’ – vulnerable patients paying up to €17 a day for hospital car parking
Rates remain high despite promise in Programme for Government Patients and visitors attending public hospitals facing daily car parking charges…
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…
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…