The naming of diseases can sometimes bring up unexpected ethical issues There is a long tradition...

Without meaningful engagement from health management on a new consultant contract, the experiences, sacrifices and learnings...

Dr Edward Farnan, Medico-legal Adviser at the Medical Defence Union, outlines some of the common themes...

Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic and the remarkable breakthroughs seen in vaccinology, another virus was the...

Ahead of the Olympic Games, Emily Clarke Gifford spoke to Chief Medical Officer of Team Ireland,...

Genomic surveillance will continue to be an integral part of the global effort to deal with...

The newly appointed Director of the National Cancer Registry Ireland, Prof Deirdre Murray, spoke with Pat...

The risk posed by “old equipment” in public radiotherapy centres has prompted the establishment of a...

The HSE Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (AMRIC) division is “considering” the findings of a preprint...

The number of people commencing direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) fell to...

The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, recently launched its new public Fertility Hub, supported...