Addressing the Assisted Dying Committee on the topic of safeguarding medical professionals, the Irish College of General Practitioners will say it has engaged with members to try to identify their perspectives on the important issue

Pontiff is receiving antibiotics intravenously to treat a lung inflammation

Arthritis is a long-term inflammatory joint condition

Strict guidelines control access to medical cannabis but there are calls to broaden regulations so more people can avail of its therapeutic properties 

From home remedies to a GP-approved herbal remedy, this is how doctors suggest dealing with colds

Owner of Dublin-based Rua Food Alice Tevlin is making delicious gluten-free, vegan cookies packed with galactagogues, foods or herbs traditionally consumed to increase breast milk production.

Dr Olya Scannell, consultant ophthalmologist, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and Ophthalmology Service, Tallaght Primary Care Centre

In a statement late on Wednesday, the WHO said it was unclear whether those were linked to a rise in respiratory infections reported by Chinese authorities

UCC study uses VR games to increase men’s awareness of testicular diseases, and help them learn how to self-examine

Almost one in five young people aged 15 to 24 regularly use e-cigarettes while almost a quarter of the population say they are binge drinkers

A fourth case concluded recently in the High Court about the epilepsy drug which pregnant women should not take as it can cause foetal valproate spectrum disorder

The Social Democrats leader has connected with people in a way that could end up defining her party's unique selling point

Mother says it is 'a disgrace' she has to rely on out-of-hours GP services to treat her daughter

Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane criticised a recruitment freeze for 'thousands of vital frontline posts', claiming 7,000 essential posts have been scrapped because of Government's 'mismanagement of the health budget'

I attended the Sinn Féin ard fheis in Athlone over the weekend as an invited guest.

More than 40% of women who gave birth in eight Irish hospitals have had a caesarean section, sparking concern that the procedure is becoming the 'accepted norm'

Under the new contract, consultants can be asked to work 8am to 10pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturday as part of their core 37-hour week

Safeguarding Ireland revealed how few people are making provision for the eventuality that they will become incapacitated

HSE addiction services national clinical lead Eamon Keenan said: 'We are urging extreme caution following a sharp rise in the number of overdoses related to a powder being sold as heroin in the Dublin region.'

There is no evidence at present to suggest that a synthetic opioid such as fentanyl is responsible for the overdoses

The freeze excludes consultant appointments and graduate nurses, doctors and midwives in training programmes

There is also a contradiction between banning smartphones from primary school children, but relying heavily on them for the same children three months after they leave sixth class

OECD ranked Ireland last out of 22 countries for health data-set governance, which includes data-sharing and privacy controls

Number includes 27 children in the three children’s sites in Dublin and one child aged under 16 without a bed in Cork University Hospital

There were 222 cases in Ireland, a slight increase from the year before, separate data shows

According to the latest figures from the European Commission's data analysis wing Eurostat, people living in Madrid have the longest life expectancy in Europe

Mark Mellett of Sage Advocacy says the survey shows older people support the idea of a not-for-profit approach which he refers to as 'a GAA for care'

The recent dramatic rise in STIs means we need to be all the more watchful about the symptoms and get tested regularly 

He described the ongoing housing crisis as the “defining challenge of our time”.

A reader pays tribute to hospital staff, and others look at issues including the Middle East conflict, rural transport, and hotels 'price gouging' around events such as Bruce Springsteen's gigs

Aperee Living Callan in Kilkenny has been taken over by the HSE after Hiqa directed them to do so

Some parents have this covered by the HSE, while others must fork out

Revenue issued guidance in July that proposes treating income under the GMS Scheme as individual income and GPs will be taxed accordingly

HSE boss Bernard Gloster proposed that older patients waiting for a nursing home would have to take the first option offered

It is estimated that in 2022 alone, more than 60,000 people died in Europe through the heatwaves

This compares with 15% of adults in 2020

The HSE has seen 'strong uptake' for both vaccines so far and they urged vulnerable people to continue to boost their protection levels

The presenter talks to Lauren Taylor about taking wellness seriously in her 50s, the power of a good nap, and why she’ll never wear a sports bra

Often perceived as a negative emotion, anger can actually be a powerful motivator for people to meet challenging targets in their lives

A spokeswoman HSE Cork Kerry Community Healthcare said delays are 'predominantly down to lack of carer availability in the area'

254 seizures of medicines claiming to contain semaglutide since the start of the year

Bernard Gloster said recruitment freezes announced this month are linked to over-hiring past funded limits

Bernard Gloster said it was unusual to have a deficit built into plans for 2024, but he made clear he was not prepared to cut services to make the books balance

One cancer patient in Tralee described her nurse there as 'an angel without wings' while data shows almost one in three patients who contact the service can be safely helped remotely