Revealed: Flu killed 67 people this winter, but case numbers are falling
Covid-19 and norovirus infections are adding to pressure on hospitals Hospitals are facing overcrowding as a result of…
Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill lays out massive task involved in getting patients into new National Children’s Hospital
Hopes are high that it could be operational by end of the year Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is pushing…
‘It helps if you have your medication list’ – how to get the most from your 15-minute GP visit during busy flu season
From making notes to when you should arrive, Dr Suzanne Kelly gives her top tips for patients Dr…
‘The discharge failures in Cork and Galway are not good enough’ – Health Minister takes aim at hospitals slow to clear beds
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill’s criticism comes as winter bugs add to trolley crisis Health Minister Jennifer Carroll MacNeill voiced…
Doctors’ failure to tell patients they are likely to die denies people chance to prepare, hospice report warns
One family member said they were not able to say ‘everything we wanted to say before our dad…
People who stop taking weight-loss drugs like Ozempic regain weight in less than two years – new study
The team looked at the results of 37 studies including more than 9,000 participants who took various weight…
Common food preservatives could be increasing your chances of developing cancer, study finds
Irish professor says findings have important public health implications The study examined 17 individual food preservatives. Photo: Getty…
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…