There must be other industries managing forms of overcrowding and queuing in innovative ways that the health service could learn from, writes Sheilagh Foley

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

Medically, you might be interested in...Parkinson's Disease

Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at the latest clinical studies on Parkinson’s Disease and what’s new in treatment and research on the second most common neurogenerative condition

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

Medical litigation encouraging ‘exodus’ of staff, IMO president warns

Union members attend special Oireachtas committee meeting on University Hospital Limerick

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

LOL: April 9, 2024

Welcome to the first issue of The Week in Medicine – a round-up of all the happenings in the world of Irish medicine every week.

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

Update on Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly evolving neurodegenerative disorder that results in both motor and non-motor symptoms, writes Professor David Bradley

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

Photos: Medico Legal Society Academic Day 2024

Medico Legal Society Academic Day 2024 / King's Inns. Dublin 1 / February 17, 2024 Pics: David Coleman / BobbyStudio

Irish Medical Times

10.04.2024

Epilepsy drug inquiry starts work - set to appoint chair in May

Interim report to be complete within six months of inquiry’s commencement

Irish Medical Times

09.04.2024

Healthcare brand increases Clonmel investment with new €3 million warehouse facility

Today, in the presence of Mayor of Clonmel Borough District, Cllr Richie Molloy, Clonmel Healthcare, popular consumer health brand, has announced the completion of the construction of a brand new €3 million warehouse facility in Clonmel.

Irish Medical Times

07.04.2024

HSE structural reform about ‘the centre letting go’ – CEO

Reforming the leadership of the HSE is about ‘the centre letting go,’ the organisation’s CEO has told the IMO AGM.

Irish Medical Times

07.04.2024

Op-Ed: What General Practice wants from the IMO

A view from General Practice by Dr Brendan O'Shea

Irish Medical Times

07.04.2024

Public health warning needed for social media’s effects, psychiatrist warns

Ireland should follow the US in issuing a public health warning about social media’s effects on young people, a consultant psychiatrist has said.

Irish Medical Times

07.04.2024

Physician associate, heal thyself?

A number of ‘roles’ were clearly on the minds of leading figures in the Irish Medical Organisation as they made their way through their AGM this week.

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

GPs need to be ‘vigilant’ in order to remain the primary vaccinators – IMO president

Immunisation lead also outlines challenges in reporting of accurate vaccine uptake rates

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

Registrar in Otolaryngology - Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is a voluntary acute specialist hospital and is the national tertiary centre for the treatment of

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

‘Fundamental cultural change’ in NCHD working conditions needed – Minister

A ‘fundamental cultural change’ in working conditions is required as part of NCHD workforce reforms, with a new NCHD contract being ‘the next block in the wall’ to address, the Health Minister has said.

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

Registrar in Ophthalmology - Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is a voluntary acute specialist hospital and is the national tertiary centre for the treatment of

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

New obesity medicines to be ‘way more effective’ than Ozempic

IMO meeting also hears of alcohol impact on newborns here

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

Medical Laboratory Aide – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is a voluntary acute specialist hospital and is the national tertiary centre for the treatment of

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

Senior House Officer in Ophthalmology – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

The Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital is a voluntary acute specialist hospital and is the national tertiary centre for the treatment of

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

AI health interventions must be treated the same as new medicines, IMO AGM hears

Meeting discusses potential impact of new technology on future healthcare

Irish Medical Times

06.04.2024

New threat of ‘erosion’ of role of doctor – outgoing IMO president

Dr John Cannon describes HSE recruitment freeze as ‘setback’ to IMO’s aims

Irish Medical Times

05.04.2024

General Practitioner - Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan

General Practitioner Community Healthcare Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Monaghan – Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan. Application form: Fiona Monahan, GP Services Manager

Irish Medical Times

05.04.2024

University Hospital Limerick needs to accept the need for ‘reform and change’ says Minister

University Hospital Limerick has been a disaster this winter season with consistently the highest number of people waiting on trollies for admittance to a hospital bed, writes Terence Cosgrave

Irish Medical Times

04.04.2024

Average cost of health insurance increases by 10 per cent to almost €1,600

Ireland's three health insurers received more than €3 billion in income from insurance premiums in 2023

Irish Medical Times

03.04.2024

Improvements made in heart attack and stroke outcomes

Major improvements in heart attack and stroke outcomes over the last decade have been revealed in a new report. The 2023 report of the National Healthcare

Irish Medical Times

03.04.2024

Medically, you might be interested in...

A regular series on the latest clinical studies from around the world – and what they mean ‘in practice’ – compiled and written by Clare GP Dr Ray O’Connor

Irish Medical Times

03.04.2024

Child who sustained catastrophic brain injury would never recover

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent England and Wales High Court decision which dealt with the tragic case of a two-year-old girl who suffered a devastating brain injury in the family home and was undergoing life-sustaining treatment in hospital

Irish Medical Times

03.04.2024

Three-in-four NCHDs feel undervalued by their employer

Survey findings revealed ahead of IMO AGM this week

Irish Medical Times

02.04.2024

St James’s launches ‘passport’ for gynaecological cancer patients

A new ‘patient passport’ for those with gynaecological cancer has been launched by an Irish hospital for the first time. The ‘My Gynaecology Patient

Irish Medical Times

02.04.2024

National Children's Research Centre incorporated into Children’s Health Ireland

The incorporation of the National Children’s Research Centre (NCRC) into Children's Health Ireland (CHI) will ‘transform’ the hospital’s ability to care

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

Irish research discovers potential new multiple myeloma treatment

Drug combination found to be effective across all stages of disease

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

Antibiotic-resistant infection tops assessment of national risks

Threat of a new pandemic also among top risks to country, report finds

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

AI shows promise in unlocking origins of Parkinson’s disease

Artificial intelligence (AI) may provide the key to unlocking the origins and development of Parkinson’s disease, according to new findings

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

The Death of Social Media

I have to start this week by thanking the many well-wishers and readers who have contacted me this week to express their thoughts on the ‘demise’ of Irish Medical Times, writes Terence Cosgrave

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

HSE urges public to consider alternative care options as ED demand set to surge this Easter weekend

Health officials and INMO met yesterday to discuss effect of recruitment freeze on services

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

Photos: RCPI Changing Horizons – Framing the Delivery of Training to 2030 and Beyond

RCPI Changing Horizons – Framing the Delivery of Training to 2030 and Beyond / RCPI, Dublin 2 / March 7, 2024 Pics: David Coleman / BobbyStudio

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

Traditional mastectomy surgery as effective as using newer devices, research finds

Findings are relevant for other general surgeries, study’s senior author says

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

New waiting list action plan expects day-case procedure numbers to rise

Net reduction of 39,000 in waiting list figures planned for this year

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

Listen to your microbes is a book we need to shout out about

Dr Chris Luke reviews 'a wonderful publication which tells the story of how microorganisms evolved on planet Earth'

Irish Medical Times

30.03.2024

The Freud Project, Year Fourteen

Prof Brendan Kelly continues his project on Sigmund Freud by looking at On the History of the Psycho-Analytic Movement, Papers on Metapsychology and Other Works

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Medically, you might be interested in...Parkinson's Disease

Medical litigation encouraging ‘exodus’ of staff, IMO president warns

LOL: April 9, 2024

Update on Parkinson’s Disease

Photos: Medico Legal Society Academic Day 2024

Epilepsy drug inquiry starts work - set to appoint chair in May

Healthcare brand increases Clonmel investment with new €3 million warehouse facility

HSE structural reform about ‘the centre letting go’ – CEO

Op-Ed: What General Practice wants from the IMO

Public health warning needed for social media’s effects, psychiatrist warns

Physician associate, heal thyself?

GPs need to be ‘vigilant’ in order to remain the primary vaccinators – IMO president

Registrar in Otolaryngology - Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

‘Fundamental cultural change’ in NCHD working conditions needed – Minister

Registrar in Ophthalmology - Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

New obesity medicines to be ‘way more effective’ than Ozempic

Medical Laboratory Aide – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

Senior House Officer in Ophthalmology – Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital

AI health interventions must be treated the same as new medicines, IMO AGM hears

New threat of ‘erosion’ of role of doctor – outgoing IMO president

General Practitioner - Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan

University Hospital Limerick needs to accept the need for ‘reform and change’ says Minister

Average cost of health insurance increases by 10 per cent to almost €1,600

Improvements made in heart attack and stroke outcomes

Medically, you might be interested in...

Child who sustained catastrophic brain injury would never recover

Three-in-four NCHDs feel undervalued by their employer

St James’s launches ‘passport’ for gynaecological cancer patients

National Children's Research Centre incorporated into Children’s Health Ireland

Irish research discovers potential new multiple myeloma treatment

Antibiotic-resistant infection tops assessment of national risks

AI shows promise in unlocking origins of Parkinson’s disease

The Death of Social Media

HSE urges public to consider alternative care options as ED demand set to surge this Easter weekend

Photos: RCPI Changing Horizons – Framing the Delivery of Training to 2030 and Beyond

Traditional mastectomy surgery as effective as using newer devices, research finds

New waiting list action plan expects day-case procedure numbers to rise

Listen to your microbes is a book we need to shout out about

The Freud Project, Year Fourteen

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