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NWIHP operated with €12.8m deficit

The HSE’s National Women and Infants Health Programme (NWIHP) operated with a large budget deficit of more...

By Niamh Cahill - 23rd Jan 2026

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By David Lynch - 23rd Jan 2026
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Medical Council to undergo external evaluation in 2026

By Catherine Reilly - 23rd Jan 2026

‘Substantial increase’ needed in O&G consultant workforce by 2040

The higher specialist training (HST) intake for obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G) needs to increase from 18...

By David Lynch - 23rd Jan 2026

Transition to NRFit devices ‘progressing’ – HSE

The transition to NRFit devices in the health service is expected to be completed before the...

By Catherine Reilly - 23rd Jan 2026

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By Mindo - 30th Jan 2026
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HIQA launches public consultation on draft national guidance for use of AI

By Reporter - 22nd Jan 2026
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First curative lung cancer surgeries undertaken in pilot programme

By Reporter - 19th Jan 2026

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Changing GP work patterns and the implications for medical workforce planning

By Dr Niamh Humphries, Dr Éidín Ní Shé, and Dr Holly Hanlon - 23rd Jan 2026

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Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

By Paul Mulholland - 23rd Jan 2026

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From burnout to balance

By Ms Suzanne Creed, Clinical Risk Advisor, Medisec - 23rd Jan 2026

A way with words

By Dr Muiris Houston - 23rd Jan 2026

How doctors learn

By Dr Lucia Gannon - 23rd Jan 2026

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Fostering consultant innovation

By Paul Mulholland - 11th Jan 2026

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Making surgical handovers safer

By Ms Jessica Ryan and Prof Deborah McNamara - 11th Jan 2026

When appearances deceive

By George Winter - 11th Jan 2026

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By David Lynch - 23rd Jan 2026

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The concerning rise of ‘healthocide’

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If you consider ‘new energy’ vehicles, which include hybrids, BYD is the fastest growing manufacturer by far in this class...

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By Prof Brendan Kelly - 26th Jan 2026
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By Prof Brendan Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025
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Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

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Integrated well-trained workforce ‘vital’ for public health strategy

Medical Council to undergo external evaluation in 2026

‘Substantial increase’ needed in O&G consultant workforce by 2040

Transition to NRFit devices ‘progressing’ – HSE

Breaking News

Targets set by new waiting time action plan

HIQA launches public consultation on draft national guidance for use of AI

First curative lung cancer surgeries undertaken in pilot programme

Comment

Changing GP work patterns and the implications for medical workforce planning

Lung health check pilot already having positive impact

From burnout to balance

A way with words

How doctors learn

Fostering consultant innovation

Making surgical handovers safer

When appearances deceive

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News Features

The concerning rise of ‘healthocide’

From medicine to the borderlands

GP Winter Agreement reduces strain on healthcare system

The next steps to improving cardiac care in Ireland

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Catherine Reilly

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Clinical News

New gout therapies show promise in phase 3 trials

Potential of GLP-1 agents in rheumatology

Obesity in children and adolescents

In focus: Vaginal health

Exercise and physical activity in CKD, dialysis, and kidney transplant

Latest CPD Modules

The home of CPD for Irish healthcare professionals.

Menopause: Diagnosis and management

The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Infant GORD and reflux

The Latest Conference News

Irish College of Ophthalmologists Winter Meeting

Eye Care in Focus conference

Enhancing treatment decision-making in breast cancer

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

More Conference News!

ISG Winter Meeting sees large attendance

AI has the potential to unlock the mysteries in IBD

Improving detection of pancreaticobiliary malignancy

Life

BYD’s Sealion 7 makes its case

Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, Research Awards

A moving account of the human side of healthcare

A timely – quietly radical –book on AI in medicine

Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

Dr Harry Barry’s journey beneath the surface

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Diploma in Healthcare Law

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