Army bomb squad carries out controlled explosion following chemical leak at St James’s Hospital
Gardaí say issue has been fully dealt with and advised public there is no cause for concern
St James's Hospital
Transgender woman says she was unable to receive ‘basic healthcare’ at Dublin hospital after gender surgery
St James’s Hospital advised Paige Behan to go instead to Holles Street
Children’s hospital: We are at the stage where we just want the builders out of our life
National children’s hospital debacle shows State must avoid mismanaging mega-projects
How a new system of medication management for homeless patients can improve insights - and add empowerment
Streamlining and safeguarding of treatment of homeless patients upon their discharge into the community among projects funded for innovations in urban healthcare
National children’s hospital development stretches back 13 years
Development marked by missed deadlines and ballooning costs
Inflammatory bowel disease: ‘I remember being in primary school and thinking maybe if I skip breakfast, my stomach won’t hurt’
IBD increases as societies move from less-refined traditional diets to more processed foodstuffs
Revenue seeks help in disposing of increasingly popular nitrous oxide canisters
Although legal, Revenue has power to seize canisters of the gas where officers believe it is intended for illicit purposes
How to tackle Ireland’s rising tide of kidney disease
One in seven people over the age of 50 in Ireland have chronic kidney disease, yet many are unaware of it
Rheumatoid arthritis: What is it, who gets it and what does the future hold?
Treatment is becoming more targeted and personalised for those who suffer from pain and stiffness in the joints
Michael D Higgins thanks St James’s Hospital staff as he returns home to Áras an Uachtaráin
President was taken to hospital by ambulance as a precaution late last month after feeling unwell
President Higgins to be assessed on Monday ahead of possible discharge from hospital
President stayed in hospital as precaution due to blood pressure concerns
Irish scientists discover why people with long Covid can suffer ‘brain fog’
TCD breakthrough may lead to treatment of debilitating condition and other neurodegenerative diseases
Vast majority of people with chronic kidney disease unaware they suffer from condition
TCD study finds 15.6% of people aged over 50 in Ireland have condition but 98% are oblivious
Loneliness and the elderly: ‘The deafening sound of silence’
The Christmas Campaign of Friends of the Elderly wants people to phone older relatives and friends over the festive period. Loneliness can have harmful physiological effects
TCD-backed charity’s inaugural Christmas carol concert raises €14,000 for cancer research
All Cross charity funds go directly to fund research equipment at Trinity College and St James’s Hospital cancer institute
Parkinson’s disease: What is it, who gets it and what does the future hold?
Primarily a movement disorder, the main initial symptoms of Parkinson's disease are tremors and the condition comes with several variations
Epilepsy: What is it and what does the future hold as treatments improve?
Specialists explain the causes, treatments and outlook for a condition that affects about 45,000 people in Ireland
The interactions between your genes and your medicines
‘We should do all we can to make sure we are taking drugs that suit our genes’
Multiple Sclerosis: What is it and what does the future hold as treatments improve?
MS is an incurable neurological autoimmune disease most commonly diagnosed in people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. It is more common in women. A number of disease-modifying drugs can treat it
Clinical trials are the way forward for radiotherapy
Research Lives: Prof Sinead Brennan, radiation oncologist at St Luke’s and St James’s Hospitals and Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute
Overdose reversal drugs made available for users in Dublin under new scheme
Pilot initiative provides free naloxone kits to patients at St James’s Hospital
Staff shortages force closure of 16-bed psychiatric unit in Dublin
Step-down unit at St James’s Hospital is due to close on August 21st due to staffing shortages
Smart D8: Tech innovations tackling health and social challenges in Dublin
Technological innovations tackle health and social challenges in Dublin
Hospital to homeless: ‘The most important thing for me is my recovery. I have to protect that at all time’
Inadequate services are causing ‘preventable harm and suffering’ to homeless people after they are discharged from hospital, health expert warns
Researchers and sufferers of Tinnitus gather to find a cure for this mysterious condition
Many healthcare professionals have a poor understanding of tinnitus and its impact on people’s health
‘With music therapy, you learn how to tap into the subconscious’
Marina Cassidy on how instruments, melody and rhythm can help patients with issues around anxiety, speech and dementia
Getting cancer at 21: ‘They ended up finding a 10cm tumour in my chest’
Getting the diagnosis can be a massive retrograde step for any young person
Almost 1,300 people died due to delays in hospital admission from A&E, data suggests
Excess deaths among Irish patients in winter period up to January 29th rose to 1,278
Dublin woman died after choking on croissant, inquest hears
Maria FitzGerald (70) was placed on a ventilator as a result of injuries but died five days after choking incident
Sligo man died from burns suffered in hot bath at his home
Seán Giblin (57) initially didn’t think he needed to see a doctor after scalding himself with hot tap
Seen & Heard: Kerry revives co-op talks over dairy deal
Deal could value business at about €600 million
New children’s hospital to break fresh ground in digital healthcare
A key part of the new children’s hospital will be digital technology, with everything from patient records to the systems controlling the hospital building being digitalised
Blood cancer patients to benefit from first use of ‘living drug’ to treat multiple myeloma
First Irish trial to treat patients with Car-T immunotherapy opens at St James’s Hospital in Dublin
‘You have a vision, but no plan’: health officials face scrutiny over electronic records
Long-planned HSE digitisation project ‘only at the starting line’, Oireachtas committee hears
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