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Deprived areas have fewer GPs than well-off ones, doctors warn

Patients in these areas also more likely to require care

<p>Ex-air corps member Gary Coll from Lifford, Co. Donegal. The State has agreed to pay €2 million to the former air corps technician. Picture: Joe Dunne </p>

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Joe Leogue: Over a decade on, ill air corps technicians still await a fair hearing

<p>Government proposals to digitise health records would allow doctors and nurses to access information about their patients more easily.</p>

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Government developing proposals to digitise health records

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Number of pharmacies offering needle exchange scheme to drug addicts set to fall by 25%

Demand Surges For Weight Loss Drug Ozempic

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Ozempic threat is causing a selloff in sweets, cigarettes, and beer stocks

In the Hospital Sick Male Patient Sleeps on the Bed. Heart Rate Monitor Equipment is on His Finger.

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Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne: Health scandals will endure until we clarify what exactly needs to change

PAC asked to investigate sale of Carrigaline property to HSE

Campaigners have been critical of the decision to open a new mental health facility in Carrigaline while the future of the Owenacurra centre in Midleton remains unclear

Mon, 21 Feb, 2022

Family of elderly Corkman seek investigation into death after 10 falls in care home

Noel O'Sullivan, 93, fractured a hip, a wrist, and suffered traumatic head injuries but was put back to bed, with painkillers

Fri, 18 Feb, 2022

Brendan Courtney: Now we need to talk about Mum

TV presenter's mother facing a year-long wait to secure a carer after hip injury

Fri, 11 Feb, 2022

I cant wait for my allergies to stop acting up

Regular ailment or something more serious? How to tell when you should call a doctor

Is that runny nose the first sign of a winter cold? Or have you caught Covid? We talk to experts about how to tell the difference between seasonal bugs and serious illness

Thu, 16 Sep, 2021

I've got some online projects that are doing very well!

The Menopause Manifesto: Get to know the facts to help you take control

Bestselling author Dr Jen Gunter is on a mission. The US gynaecologist wants all women to know the menopause is a passing phase, not an endpoint. She talks to Marjorie Brennan about hormone treatment, mental health and lifestyle choices

Thu, 01 Jul, 2021

Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with mom

Colman Noctor: The burden of being 'the good child'

Much like the perfect parent and the unicorn, the ‘perfect child’ does not exist

Tue, 08 Jun, 2021

French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal

"After 10 years of waiting and fierce combat, the German certifier will have to fully compensate the victims."

Thu, 20 May, 2021

Time and weather data used to predict out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk

Scientists say they have found a way to make artificial intelligence accurately predict the risk of an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest using time and weather data to identify patterns.

Tue, 18 May, 2021

'Every day is a fight': Nearly 10,000 people living with heart failure in Cork, says charity

We have patients in our network aged 30 and above, whose daily lives have changed — their work status, having to take medication, dealing with lower energy

Wed, 12 May, 2021

S Working Life: 'I start the day by delivering a morning briefing to contact tracers in Galway'

Keela Brogan, HSE team lead, Galway Contact Tracing Centre

Mon, 22 Mar, 2021

Louise Galvin: Training every day has become a habit

The Shape I'm In: 'I’ve been lucky enough to have travelled all around the world and see some beautiful places but I didn’t realise how lucky I was to have somewhere equally as nice, even nicer sometimes, on my doorstep'

Sun, 21 Mar, 2021

Louise O'Neill: 'It’s hard to challenge the part of me that wants to lock myself away from the outside world'

My new novel came out this week, I’m not sure if you heard? (After the Silence, available now!) I was led by the publicist – another Cork woman, naturally – to bookshops and TV studios and radio stations, where she pretended like she wasn’t bored of ...

Sat, 12 Sep, 2020

Shining a light on the patient’s diagnosis

Cataract patients in the southwest wait five years longer for surgery than northwest

Optometrists are calling for a roll-out of the Sligo Post Cataract Scheme across the country. It's because it only takes a year for cataract surgery in the North West, but people have to wait up to 5 years in the South West.

Mon, 07 Sep, 2020

Upset and anger as first resident moves from nursing home scheduled for closure

Staff at a Cork nursing home which is set to close in January have experienced heartbreak this week as they saw their first resident reluctantly leave her "home away from home.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2020

Stigma and access to treatment among the barriers to obesity treatment, says HSE Clinical Lead

Society needs to redefine obesity to end the stigma and judgement associated with the chronic disease and treatment options should be made more widely available, the HSE clinical lead for obesity has said.

Thu, 27 Aug, 2020

The Shape I'm In: Fashion designer Sonya Lennon

Although Sonya Lennon works out every day and eats healthily 'by default', the fashion designer still has a soft spot for cheese puffs and having a drink with friends

Sun, 16 Aug, 2020

Megan Sheppard: high blood pressure runs in the family - what can I do?

This week Megan Sheppard answers your questions about how to prevent high blood pressure and explains the reason behind sudden nosebleeds

Sun, 16 Aug, 2020

'It was torture': Cork man issues warning after surviving rare flesh-eating disease

What started as a small cut on his nearly cost Robbie Walsh his life.

Tue, 21 Jul, 2020

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Deprived areas have fewer GPs than well-off ones, doctors warn

Joe Leogue: Over a decade on, ill air corps technicians still await a fair hearing

Government developing proposals to digitise health records

Number of pharmacies offering needle exchange scheme to drug addicts set to fall by 25%

Ozempic threat is causing a selloff in sweets, cigarettes, and beer stocks

Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne: Health scandals will endure until we clarify what exactly needs to change

PAC asked to investigate sale of Carrigaline property to HSE

Family of elderly Corkman seek investigation into death after 10 falls in care home

Brendan Courtney: Now we need to talk about Mum

Regular ailment or something more serious? How to tell when you should call a doctor

The Menopause Manifesto: Get to know the facts to help you take control

Colman Noctor: The burden of being 'the good child'

French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal

Time and weather data used to predict out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk

'Every day is a fight': Nearly 10,000 people living with heart failure in Cork, says charity

S Working Life: 'I start the day by delivering a morning briefing to contact tracers in Galway'

Louise Galvin: Training every day has become a habit

Louise O'Neill: 'It’s hard to challenge the part of me that wants to lock myself away from the outside world'

Cataract patients in the southwest wait five years longer for surgery than northwest

Upset and anger as first resident moves from nursing home scheduled for closure

Stigma and access to treatment among the barriers to obesity treatment, says HSE Clinical Lead

The Shape I'm In: Fashion designer Sonya Lennon

Megan Sheppard: high blood pressure runs in the family - what can I do?

'It was torture': Cork man issues warning after surviving rare flesh-eating disease

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Deprived areas have fewer GPs than well-off ones, doctors warn

Joe Leogue: Over a decade on, ill air corps technicians still await a fair hearing

Government developing proposals to digitise health records

Number of pharmacies offering needle exchange scheme to drug addicts set to fall by 25%

Ozempic threat is causing a selloff in sweets, cigarettes, and beer stocks

Dr Domhnall McGlacken-Byrne: Health scandals will endure until we clarify what exactly needs to change

PAC asked to investigate sale of Carrigaline property to HSE

Family of elderly Corkman seek investigation into death after 10 falls in care home

Brendan Courtney: Now we need to talk about Mum

Regular ailment or something more serious? How to tell when you should call a doctor

The Menopause Manifesto: Get to know the facts to help you take control

Colman Noctor: The burden of being 'the good child'

French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal

Time and weather data used to predict out-of-hospital cardiac arrest risk

'Every day is a fight': Nearly 10,000 people living with heart failure in Cork, says charity

S Working Life: 'I start the day by delivering a morning briefing to contact tracers in Galway'

Louise Galvin: Training every day has become a habit

Louise O'Neill: 'It’s hard to challenge the part of me that wants to lock myself away from the outside world'

Cataract patients in the southwest wait five years longer for surgery than northwest

Upset and anger as first resident moves from nursing home scheduled for closure

Stigma and access to treatment among the barriers to obesity treatment, says HSE Clinical Lead

The Shape I'm In: Fashion designer Sonya Lennon

Megan Sheppard: high blood pressure runs in the family - what can I do?

'It was torture': Cork man issues warning after surviving rare flesh-eating disease

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