HSE gets 26,000 funding applications for just one weight-loss drug
Around 26,000 people have applied for HSE funding to take just one type of weight loss drug since…
Doctors demand prevention measures as TB numbers surge
Irish doctors have called for a range of public health measures to tackle a resurgence of tuberculosis (TB)…
Eight HSE workers suffered serious injuries following violent incidents as more than 12,500 attacks reported
Unions warn overcrowding in emergency departments causing surge in assaults The Mater hospital in Dublin said anti-social behaviour…
Free high-dose Ozempic gets green light for medical card holders with diabetes
It will also be available free of charge to diabetics on the Long-Term Illness Scheme from next month…
A supremely tense and addictively terse drama. It’s like ER minus George Clooney – The Irish Times
Hospital dramas have been the absolute pits since ER breathed its last – but now this ailing genre…
Lacking beds and expertise: The soaring HSE overseas psych spend
Ireland is lacking in both facilities and expertise when it comes to dealing with particularly complex psychiatric cases…
Decisions on drug reimbursement must be in interests of all patients – The Irish Times
Sir, – Drug reimbursement decisions must be made in the interests of all patients in Ireland. This important…
State to continue funding phased dispensing and blister packs for patients ‘who genuinely need them’
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‘A lot of people are traumatised’ – Irish phone addicts will take cases against social media companies here, says expert
One million people in Ireland are suffering ‘mild to moderate’ harm from social media, says Prof Colin O’GaraPsychiatrist…
How the business of looking after an ageing population is facing a crisis
Silver Stream Healthcare Group CEO Bojana Djordjevic on the challenges facing the nursing-home sector Bojana Djordjevic in the…
Three more children settle Epilim sodium valproate cases
Also on Thursday the Department of Health said it will not publish an interim report from a public…
Waiting list figures for treatment at Cork hospitals ‘too long’, says HSE
The HSE has acknowledged hospital waiting list figures in Cork are “too long”, with new data showing almost…