“In our institution (UCH Galway), we have noted an increase in the past number of months of selfie-related trauma,”

We’ve had gamer’s grip, Nintendinitis, and text neck. To that growing list of tech-related conditions we can now add the selfie wrist.

PATIENTS waiting for outpatient appointments with consultants are facing queues up to 18 months long as hospitals deal with an unplanned surge in numbers.

A SIGNIFICANT breakthrough has been made in the long campaign to have the national breast screening programme expanded to include women from the South and West.

BADLY managed hospitals where patients’ health is not improved by high treatment costs have been fined €7.5 million.