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Expensive health checks stopping one-in-four women from prioritising their health – survey
Lack of motivation, stress and a concern that health checks are too expensive are preventing women from protecting their heart health, new data shows....
Music festivals partnering with pouches that ‘addict a new generation to nicotine’
Nicotine pouches are addicting a new generation to the harmful drug, a clinical professor in public health has said, as calls mount for legislation to...
Drop in hospital mortality rates for heart and stroke conditions
The proportion of patients dying in hospital due to stroke or heart conditions fell significantly in the ten years to 2023, a new clinical audit has r...
Death announced of HIQA board chair Prof Pat O’Mahony
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has announced the death of its chairman Prof Pat O’Mahony. Prof O’Mahony served in that role for t...
Three hospitals used all insourcing funds to pay consultants only
Three hospitals used funds provided for insourcing solely to pay consultants, despite the money being provided to cover all costs associated with the...
Nine-in-ten guidance counsellors report rise in student anxiety
Almost nine-in-ten guidance counsellors have seen a significant increase in anxiety among secondary school students, a new survey has found. Of 55 gui...
The Rare Disease Strategy: What does it mean for patients and doctors?
The Minister for Health has launched a five‑year National Rare Disease Strategy 2025–2030, a system‑wide plan published this week to improve the lives...
Letter: New research on young adults and alcohol indicates a genuine appetite for change
Dear Editor: Drinkaware has just completed its first-ever ethnographic research project with young adults in Ireland, giving us an unprecedented oppor...
Just 15 per cent of rooms in National Children’s Hospital satisfactorily completed, board tells Minister
Just 15 per cent of rooms in the National Children’s Hospital have been satisfactorily completed, with ‘open snags’ found in many rooms that have been...
“I’m fine”: The hidden crisis in youth mental health
“I’m fine.” It sounds harmless, polite even. In my generation though, it has become more than just a phrase. It’s a mask – a default response. A defle...
Expensive health checks stopping one-in-four women from prioritising their health – survey
Music festivals partnering with pouches that ‘addict a new generation to nicotine’
Drop in hospital mortality rates for heart and stroke conditions
Death announced of HIQA board chair Prof Pat O’Mahony
Three hospitals used all insourcing funds to pay consultants only
Nine-in-ten guidance counsellors report rise in student anxiety
The Rare Disease Strategy: What does it mean for patients and doctors?
Letter: New research on young adults and alcohol indicates a genuine appetite for change
Just 15 per cent of rooms in National Children’s Hospital satisfactorily completed, board tells Minister
“I’m fine”: The hidden crisis in youth mental health
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