Shauna Bowers

Shauna Bowers

Health Correspondent

Shauna Bowers is Health Correspondent of The Irish Times

GP shortages are most acute in rural and commuter belt areas, data shows

Causes include population growth outstripping rate of increases in provision of family doctors

GP shortages: Where are the most acute problems across the country?

The representative body for Irish GPs warns of three ‘emerging pressure points’

How common are quadruplets and why are multiple pregnancies higher risk?

The maternal foetal medicine specialist who oversaw the births says it might be the first such case in Australia

How well did Ireland deal with Covid? Patterns emerge ahead of final report

Evaluation panel established in 2025 to examine Ireland’s response to pandemic is due to report in six months’ time

HSE decision ‘could add 4,000 patients per month’ to waiting lists

Initiative aimed at improving access to healthcare ended last month

Share your experience of pregnancy and giving birth in Ireland

With maternity care in Ireland consistently in the news, we would like to hear your story

Chronic fatigue syndrome care services are ‘not sufficient’ to meet needs, HSE admits

Patients report ‘litany of poor experiences’ with services

Coombe at 200: ‘Back then women just had their babies, but now there is so much more to it’

Louise Egan, the first baby born in the maternity hospital’s current premises, and her mother celebrate the Coombe’s 200th anniversary

Michael Shine abuse: The system let the victims down before – it cannot happen again

Report finds ‘severe’ damage dealt to abused men ‘was plain and still visible even following the passage of time’

Investigation recommended into convicted sex offender and ex-hospital consultant Michael Shine

Shine was convicted of assaulting seven boys between 1971 and 1992 and served three years in prison

‘I was begging for pain relief but they said I wasn’t dilated enough’: Women query HSE maternity service guidelines

‘I don’t think anyone would say paracetamol is sufficient when it comes to real, genuine labour pain’

Ireland’s cancer services failing to meet the needs of patients, health committee told

Irish Cancer Society says underinvestment is leading to delays in accessing referrals, testing and treatment

Ireland ‘seriously at risk’ of failing to end new HIV transmissions by 2030

Total cost of care for people living with HIV in Ireland between 2025 and 2030 could reach over €694m

What is folic acid and why does the Government want to put it in our flour?

The main benefit of folic acid is that it reduces the incidence of neural tube defects in unborn children

Flour could be fortified with folic acid to reduce birth defects in Ireland

Ireland has a higher-than-average rate of occurrence of neural tube defects compared with the rest of Europe

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