HSE to conduct review into deaths during childbirth The HSE has confirmed a confidential review into baby and maternal deaths during childbirth covering the years 2021 to 2023 will start later this year. Ireland • 2 hrs
'Significant rise' in cocaine, gambling addiction cases There has been a significant rise in people presenting with addictions to cocaine or gambling, as well as cases of multiple addiction, according to a … Health • 20 hrs
Advocacy service staff protest at Taoiseach's office National Advocacy Service staff, who are in their second week of strike action, have protested outside the constituency office of Taoiseach Simon Harris in Co … Ireland • 16 hrs
Unions warn of 'lost vacancies' as HSE hiring ban lifted Trade unions have warned that job vacancies at the HSE up to the end of 2023 have been effectively suppressed and have now been lost. Ireland • 16 Jul
Thalidomide group rejects Govt's 'expression of regret' The Irish Thalidomide Association (ITA) has rejected a letter from the Government and said that it did not amount to an apology for what happened … Politics • 16 Jul
HSE defers move to cut cataract reimbursement prices The HSE has deferred a move to cut the price it reimburses people for cataract treatments in the EU and in Northern Ireland, under its … Ireland • 16 Jul
Air pollution exposure linked to poorer mental health Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to poorer mental health in older people, according to new research published today by the Economic and … Health • 16 Jul
Flu vaccination programme to be expanded - Donnelly The seasonal flu vaccination programme is to be expanded for the coming year, Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly has announced. Health • 15 Jul
Health Service Executive recruitment freeze ends today A recruitment freeze at the Health Service Executive is to end today after it was introduced last October. Health • 15 Jul
Global childhood vaccination levels 'off track', UN warns Global childhood vaccination levels have stalled, leaving millions more children un-or under-vaccinated than before the pandemic, the United Nations said. Health • 15 Jul
HSE recruitment freeze to end tomorrow - Gloster A recruitment freeze at the Health Service Executive is to end tomorrow, according to CEO Bernard Gloster. Health • 14 Jul
HSE chief receives report into Aoife Johnston death A report into the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick by former Chief Justice Mr Justice Frank Clarke has been received by the … Ireland • 14 Jul
Thalidomide survivors 'shocked' by Govt statement A spokesperson for the Irish Thalidomide Association has said members were "devastated" and "hurt" by the Government's statement earlier this week. Ireland • 13 Jul
HSE launches online hospital outpatient activity database The HSE has published an online interactive database showing hospital outpatient activity for the public and GPs to view, as well as health managers and … Health • 11 Jul
Number of Covid-19 cases reducing - HPSC The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 is reducing, latest figures show. Health • 11 Jul
Hot days significantly increase hospitalisations - report There is evidence that higher temperatures significantly increase hospitalisation rates, a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found. Health • 10 Jul
Adolescent obesity 'absolute epidemic', committee told A Government minister has been accused of giving an "atrocious" performance on the Government's steps to tackle adolescent obesity, which an Oireachtas committee heard is … Health • 11 Jul
Govt apologises to thalidomide survivors The Government has apologised to thalidomide survivors for the hardships they have suffered. Politics • 09 Jul
Cabinet to hear of fall in hospital ED overcrowding Overcrowding at hospitals and emergency departments remains a challenge, but most patients are not forced to wait for admission on a trolley, the Minister for … Politics • 08 Jul
Mpox patient had 75 sexual partners in 21 days - IMJ A new study into the spread of Mpox in Ireland between May 2022 and May 2023 has shown that one of the people infected had … Ireland • 03 Jul
Four vaccine schemes could prevent 1,400 deaths - report A new report on the benefit of adult vaccination has found that if four programmes were fully implemented, it would prevent 1,400 deaths, over 73,700 … Ireland • 03 Jul
Call for scheme to tackle 'holiday hunger' in children Chief Executive of the Children's Rights Alliance Tanya Ward has called for a programme to assist families coping with "holiday hunger" following the success of … Ireland • 03 Jul
Covid rates were a third higher in deprived areas - ESRI A new report has found that Covid-19 infection rates were more than a third higher in the most deprived areas of Ireland, relative to more … Coronavirus • 04 Jul
Japan's forced sterilisation law deemed unconstitutional Japan's top court has ruled that a defunct eugenics law, under which thousands of people were forcibly sterilised between 1948 and 1996, is unconstitutional. World • 03 Jul
Drones to deliver medical supplies to Dublin hospitals Wing, the drone delivery company operated by Google's parent company Alphabet, has announced plans to carry medical supplies and devices to Dublin hospitals. Ireland • 03 Jul
