Had Connors got medical help it might have saved man's lifeANALYSIS: The questions raised by the Connors case are much too serious to be dealt with by an internal HSE inquiry, writes …Fri Feb 06 2009 - 00:00
Prevention of heart disease is still a challengeMEDICAL MATTERS : The Score system estimates our 10-year risk of dying from cardiovascular diseaseTue Jan 20 2009 - 00:00
HSE took nine months to acknowledge reportIT TOOK the office of the chief executive of the Health Service Executive some nine months and three reminders to acknowledge…Tue Jan 13 2009 - 00:00
When a generalised itch is more than skin-deepMEDICAL MATTERS: Itching can signal an underlying problem, but usually it is not a sign of serious disease, writes Muiris Houston…Tue Jan 06 2009 - 00:00
Exaggerated concept of a medical emergencyMEDICAL MATTERS : Cabin crews flying in the face of appropriate actionTue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Can ill health in the economy make us unwell?MEDICAL MATTERS : Historically, recession has been shown to be bad for human healthTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Irish-born doctor named GP of the year in AustraliaAN IRISH-born doctor and Trinity College Dublin graduate has been named general practitioner of the year in Australia.Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Is weight still a big issue when it comes to cardiac disease?MEDICAL MATTERS: Being overweight may not be as bad for heart health as originally thoughtTue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Teenagers put a price on the cost of never having acneTEENAGERS SAY they would pay up to $300 (€203Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
GP/public health nurse liaisons poorGENERAL PRACTITIONERS and public health nurses communicate poorly with one another, with one in five saying they have never had…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
€200,000back pay for A&E doctorsEMERGENCY MEDICINE consultants are set to receive back-payments of up to €200,000 after the decision of an arbitrator that they…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Cholesterol, an altered gene and the divine fruit in LimoneMEDICAL MATTERS: Making sense of good and bad cholesterol and the changed thinking on the horizonTue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Tailoring the medicine to fit the patientMEDICAL MATTERS We would be wise to choose drugs based on the individual, not the affliction, writes Muiris HoustonTue Jun 17 2008 - 01:00
What's in a name? That which we call a rose . . .MEDICAL MATTERS: Eponyms - the practice of naming diseases after their discoverer - helps us trace the factsTue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
Prostate screening for men over 50MEN AGED 50-70 years are most likely to benefit from screening for prostate cancer, newly published guidelines suggestTue May 20 2008 - 01:00
Abject failure of HSE to carry out basic elements of patient care exposedANALYSIS: ANY HOPES that the significant management failures revealed by the Fitzgerald inquiry into the Portlaoise breast cancer…Thu Apr 03 2008 - 01:00
Better way to manage HSE needs to be foundANALYSIS GROWING ANECDOTAL evidence that the Health Service Executive is a dysfunctional organisation delivering a service insensitive…Fri Mar 21 2008 - 00:00
Waiting lists could be cleared, clinic boss claimsMost of the 140,000 public patients on waiting lists for a consultant appointment could be seen within 12 months if a successful…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Kids are not small adultsMedical Matters: "The adult may be safely treated as a child; the converse can lead to disasterTue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Medical myths and curesMedical Matters: I like sharing "home-made" nuggets of advice with my patientsTue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Delay in bringing Medical Act into forceThe implementation of the 2007 Medical Practitioners Act has been significantly delayed and will not now come into effect until…Sat Dec 15 2007 - 00:00
Merits of 'wait and see'Medical Matters: What is the role of the doctor? Before you decide that this week's offering is not for you and is simply an…Tue Dec 11 2007 - 00:00
Chronic toll of winterMedical matters: 'Sometimes I think, if only I was a dog, I could be shot" - A patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary…Tue Nov 20 2007 - 00:00
Clare's patient policiesMedical Matters: Following his untimely death, much has been said about the enormous contribution Anthony Clare made as a writer…Tue Nov 06 2007 - 00:00
A private regulatory vacuumMedical Matters Having weight problems? Sick of diets? We can now offer you keyhole surgery at our purpose-built clinic in leafy…Tue Oct 30 2007 - 00:00
Supplement your diet the natural wayMedical Matters: Hippocrates reportedly said, "let food be thy medicine"Tue Oct 16 2007 - 01:00
Helping children to breathe easyMedical matters: This week marks the beginning of the Rugby World Cup in FranceTue Sept 04 2007 - 01:00
Shannon-Heathrow traffic static - journalFigures from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) suggest that traffic on the Shannon to London Heathrow route has been static…Tue Aug 14 2007 - 01:00
D is for dying in dignityMedical Matters: "One of the essential qualities of the clinician is interest in humanity, for the secret of the care of the…Tue Jul 31 2007 - 01:00
Fending off riskof strokeMedical matters: I have been consulted by a lot more people looking for advice on how to prevent heart disease than I ever have…Tue Jun 19 2007 - 01:00
At times it's better not to flyMedical Matters: There was a good response to last week's request for "cures" for jet lagTue Jun 12 2007 - 01:00
Working out the risk factorMedical Matters: "We see things not as they are but as we are." - KantTue May 29 2007 - 01:00
No need to cast stonesMedical Matters: It may not be politically correct to say this, but I feel sorry for smokersTue May 01 2007 - 01:00
Getting the mood rightMedical Matters: "Happiness is a way station between too much and too little" - Channing PollockTue Apr 10 2007 - 01:00
Troubled waters need filtration systemsMedical Matters: The availability of a good water supply and effective sewage disposal for public health was recently voted …Tue Mar 27 2007 - 01:00
Siestas' healthy benefitsMedical Matters: What have Winston Churchill, Einstein, Napoleon and Leonardo da Vinci got in common? They were all siesta devotees…Tue Mar 06 2007 - 00:00
Strange cures for hiccupsMedical Matters: Medicine is a serious business and so is most of the research associated with it.Tue Feb 27 2007 - 00:00
Taking care closer to homeMedical Matters: 'GPs to carry out routine follow-up of patients after surgery" was just one of the headlines that greeted a…Tue Feb 20 2007 - 00:00
Dirty truth about 'clean' cocaineMedical Matters: Coke, snow, gold dust and white lady are just some of the street names of the drug cocaineTue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
A great loss to medicineMedical Matters: The pre-medical year in the early 1980s was a somewhat arid affairTue Jan 30 2007 - 00:00
Cervical cancer vaccineMedical Matters: This being European cervical cancer prevention week, it reminds me that the most aggressive cancer I have seen…Tue Jan 23 2007 - 00:00
HSE looks at idea of 'hospital at home' teamsThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is considering the introduction of "hospital at home" teams in response to treatment delays…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Fatal result of weight and smokeMedical Matters: The renowned tenor, Luciano Pavarotti, who was treated for pancreatic cancer in New York last month, is now…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
A tale of medical curiositiesMedical Matters: Reference is frequently made in medicine to the textbook or classic case of a disease.Tue Aug 08 2006 - 01:00
Designs for the new bodyMedical Matters: Did you ever wish that your body was designed a little differently? Say with an arm that could scratch all …Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
What's in a name?MEDICAL MATTERS: There is a long tradition of naming diseases after the doctor or researcher who discovered themTue Jun 13 2006 - 01:00
Trying to bridge the gapMEDICAL MATTERS: "Illness is what the patient has on their way to see the doctor and disease is what they have on the way home…Tue Jun 06 2006 - 01:00
Obesity links with cancer increasingMEDICAL MATTERS: Obesity causes insulin resistance and a chronic rise in the amount of insulin in the blood.Tue May 09 2006 - 01:00
A small hospital's perspectiveMEDICAL MATTERS: Much of the debate at the recent annual meeting of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) centred on health reform…Tue May 02 2006 - 01:00
Happy health benefits of Easter eggsMEDICAL MATTERS: Are you in good form after the Easter weekend? If so, it could be related to the number of Easter eggs you …Tue Apr 18 2006 - 01:00
