Vaccines for older people could reduce dementia risk by 20%, committee hears
Geriatrician calls for set vaccination schedule for older adults similar to childhood programme
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Risks at Navan hospital remain because of failure to take obvious decision
Successive ministers and HSE chiefs have been made well aware of problems and solution
Abuse and neglect allegations against Dublin foster carers not always properly recorded
Management of two out of 17 allegations made against carers did not follow Tusla processes
Concern grows for children in Tusla placements following killing of teenager last year
Health watchdog received reports of children being hungry, feeling unsafe and living in unstable placements
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Technology could cut dermatology waiting lists but ‘urgent need’ for more consultants, Hiqa says
‘Long delays in receiving specialist care place a significant burden on patients and can worsen health outcomes,’ health watchdog tells HSE
‘Serious allegation’ of child abuse at Co Meath centre not adequately reported, Hiqa finds
Alleged incident happened at home for children with intellectual disabilities, operated by Three Steps Ltd, in 2025
‘Potential to be transformative’: Hiqa to look at including breast density in screening
Dense tissue has more cells that can become cancerous and it can make scans difficult to read
Will two new facilities – one public, one private – solve Limerick’s hospital overcrowding?
Report on 2022 death of Aoife Johnston (16) lead to increased pressure on University Hospital Limerick
Use of AI provides ‘rare opportunity to reshape how care is delivered’, says Minister for Health
More than a million hours saved through the use of automation and artificial intelligence in HSE
HSE to clinically review 62 children who had orthopaedic surgery, following external report
Report commissioned in 2023 due to concerns about high rates of post-operative complications, infections in orthopaedic surgeries and use of unapproved springs in surgeries
Food safety and head lice among concerns raised at centre for disabled children
Staff numbers at Cedar Lodge in Co Offaly did ‘not contribute to homely environment’, report found
Eleven special care beds for at-risk children remain empty, High Court hears
Parents of two youngsters taking proceedings against Tusla, although one child has now been accommodated
Tusla’s efforts to recruit secure care unit staff result in just one extra bed, court told
Kate Duggan ‘apologised unreservedly’ to families of two children for failure to comply with orders on placement of minors
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