Health Minister has pop at CUH in patient safety row
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill says further increased budgets is ‘totally unrealistic’ 11:22, 26 Aug 2026Updated 11:27, 26 Aug 2026…
McKesson discloses breach after ShinyHunters claims patient data theft
Healthcare and pharmaceutical distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and…
Americans Want to Know When Their Healthcare Providers Use AI
AI chatbots are being used in healthcare, both in and out of the doctor’s office, more than ever…
Mater to pay €10,000 to worker who was wrongly accused
A healthcare assistant who said he was wrongly linked to a hospital patient’s allegations about being “interfered with”…
Improved hand hygiene had no impact on detection of multidrug-resistant organisms, hospital study finds
Yoo Chung / Flickr cc A study conducted at four hospitals in Atlanta found that improved hand hygiene…
Alzheimer’s: New single biomarker blood test gets FDA clearance
Share on PinterestRoche and Eli Lilly’s single biomarker Elecsys pTau217 test for Alzheimer’s has received FDA clearance. Maskot/Getty…
Manager’s absence prompts Hiqa inspection that finds several issues at Cork nursing home
Unappetising food, restricted access to toilets and unfamiliar staff leaving residents vulnerable to abuse were among issues highlighted…
AI Should Soon Reduce Health-Care Costs
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently posted on X, “[S]aying that AI will cure cancer is more a cliché…
Patients can now dispose of unused and out-of-date medicines in any pharmacy – The Irish Times
Patients will be able to dispose of unused and out-of-date medication in pharmacies nationwide as part of a…
Health minister accused of being ‘dismissive’ of safety concerns at CUH
A Cork TD and a lead consultant in CUH have both accused the health minister of being dismissive…
The Hospital Bet That Reframes The Intuitive Surgical Stock Story
While investors fixate on a slowdown in current procedures, hospitals are accelerating their investment in the company’s core…
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller Is Quietly Loading Up on Healthcare Stocks — Here’s What His New Positions Reveal
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller, who runs the Duquesne Family Office hedge fund, has been loading up on healthcare stocks.…