A chef who loses his memory for six hours, a swimmer who can’t stop hiccupping, a mum who refuses to accept her disability may be psychosomatic, these just are some of the intriguing case histories in a new book by consultant neurologist Prof Niall Tubridy.

A terminally-ill woman has today pleaded with judges to spare her a horrible death and let her be helped to die lawfully with dignity, surrounded by her family.

More than 5,000 people suffering from conditions such as epilepsy, Parkinson’s, and multiple sclerosis are facing up to four-year delays for public hospital care.

Patients will not ever again get lost in the system, health chiefs have promised after launching a national online GP referral system.

AN electronic online service funded by the Health Service Executive is to be used to streamline the cancer referral process between GPs and hospitals, Ireland’s cancer control chief said yesterday.