Michael Jackson's doctor pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star at a brief hearing that had all the trappings of another sensational celebrity courtroom drama.

THE MEDIC behind a new private hospital with radiotherapy facilities in Waterford has said that any public private partnership deal at Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) would impact on his proposed service.

SURGICAL services at Cavan General Hospital are continuing to nosedive despite repeated recommendations for ways to improve the situation, the latest in a series of damning reports warns.