Thursday 4 March, 2021
Moving people with underlying conditions to a higher position on the vaccine priority list would be “fair and reasonable”, the Taoiseach has said.
The scheme was approved by Cabinet today .
“So many lives could be made better, saved, elongated, if doctors knew what they were testing for.”
Dr Greg Korpanty of University Hospital Limerick on cancer treatment in Ireland during a pandemic.
The health minister said from this week, significant volumes of antigen tests are being deployed across healthcare settings.
Optometrists have offered to help the Government with the Covid-19 vaccination programme.
The Government needs to take action and implement the model of care for infertility, writes Emma Mc Dade.
As vaccinations continue, employers need to consider the rights of employees when looking at the health of their teams and any return to the workplace writes Jason O’Sullivan.
Affordable housing, scramblers, e-scooters and speedy trials – just some of the issues the government plan to tackle.
New figures were revealed by health officials this evening.
Ninety donors were involved in the process – 62 people who had died and 28 living donors.
The organisation said hospital overcrowding is “unacceptable at the best of times, but it is doubly so when dealing with a contagious virus”.
The long-awaited report has been published by the HSE after a number of delays.
Varadkar also indicated that Level 5 will last beyond 12 January.
Health officials confirmed the latest figures today.
The minister has said survivors will be at the centre of the government’s approach after criticism of how it has handled the situation to date.
Derek Cawley says the change in our work habits and bad home office setups have contributed greatly to an increase in back pain.
Two deaths and 107 new cases of the illness were reported in the same week last year.
The doctor is suspended from practising in the Republic of Ireland.
The National Trans Healthcare Steering Committee has raised concerns about the status of the report.
The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.
The 221+ group wrote to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today.
Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn said he thinks the majority of people will decide “it’s simply not worth it”.
Amy Donohoe was diagnosed with Covid-19 last month and found that the experience brought with it an unwelcome sense of shame.
Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
One mother, who has seen her daughter suffer, feels the Government and HSE are badly failing people with eating disorders.
The INMO will appear at the Dáil’s health committee today.
For years, cross-border healthcare has been slowly and tentatively developing. Now Brexit poses a threat.
Pharmacists have said the uncertainty about deliveries and cancellation of appointments may undermine the vaccination programme.
It follows a decision by the Stormont Executive to close schools for two weeks.
Dr Mary Favier said the health service here faces a greater challenge due to resourcing deficiencies.
Dignity 4 Patients raised “grave concerns” ahead of the publications of its annual report tomorrow.
Author of The Cow Book, John Connell shares his experience of one long and glorious run he had through a forest in Longford, in an extract from his new book.
Out of 110,000 invitations, only 12,000 have come forward, according to CervicalCheck director.
Sinn Féin said it would aim to spend €18.28 billion in total, €6.28 billion more than the government’s target.
The Taoiseach said the lockdown did impact on the non-Covid illness.
That’s according to a new report published by the National Cancer Registry.
The report author said Ireland’s HCE should not be “interpreted as a measure of hospital service expenditure”.
Hospitals and universities across Ireland are collaborating with Genuity Science due to, experts say, lack of a public project or strategy.
Expert familiar with such agreements cited issues with data access, exclusivity and intellectual property.
