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Loneliness in early motherhood: ‘I can’t keep calling my mum up here every day’
Irish Times readers on their experience of loneliness – and of finding community – in their first months as a …
Time for a conversation about healthcare
Sláintecare is a noble aspiration, but ignores the reality of the private healthcare system in Ireland
‘It’s like going for a coffee with a friend’: Finding mental health solace in a cafe
Solace cafes aim to provide an alternative to traditional psychiatric emergency care
South Dublin hospital gifted to State with plans for new HSE facility on site
Leopardstown Park Hospital in Foxrock opened in 1917 to care for first World War soldiers
HSE fined €645,000 after rotting medical records found amid animal droppings and rubble
Data Protection Commission opened inquiry after people gained unauthorised access to paper records at two disu…
‘I’m happily married with three young children - but loneliness has become a feature of my life’
Tell Me About It: Responsibilities of parenting and work have entirely curtailed what I now see was a more soc…
Public health concerns ignored in fast-food outlets’ big plans
Cutting VAT was good for business and bad for health impact
Patients must have a genuine voice in radiotherapy equipment replacement programme
Experiences must inform decisions about the services patients depend on
GP and elderly mother awarded €12k over Dundrum clinic receptionist’s ‘disrespectful’ conduct
Receptionist’s actions were ‘notably different to how Irish patients were treated’, WRC adjudicator rules
People caught with drugs can be referred to health system under new scheme
New approach is part of wider plan to reduce drug-related harm and support people to access help at an earlier…
‘Loneliness and isolation are among the most alarming challenges young people now face’
Persistent loneliness can have a profound impact on young people’s mental health – but there are ways to addre…
‘I realised I wasn’t this strange person people didn’t like. I just hadn’t found my people’
Students describe feeling lonely in groups and struggling to make deeper connections all while feeling under p…
Elderly patient in alleged abuse video is not who was originally identified, says HSE
HSE Mid West has met a second family after inquiries found disturbing footage was not filmed in University Hos…
‘I don’t have a wall around me, I have an electric fence’
Feelings of isolation can emerge for parents as children grow up, become more independent and begin to leave h…
More than two-thirds of homecare packages outsourced to third parties, HSE figures show
Change needed if nursing homes not to become default option for older people, Opposition TD says
Starting school means parents must ensure children are prepared
Beginning formal education is about arming children with the skills to be more independent
My in-law is so at ease with everyone else, yet so cold and dismissive with me
Ask Roe: There have been times I’ve driven home from family occasions feeling completely exasperated, wonderin…
How Ireland’s seas and rivers are becoming spaces for healing: ‘It changes how we pay attention to our bodies’
For decades, environmental psychology has explored why humans feel better outdoors in green spaces like forest…
Skyrocketing costs of private health insurance
Many patients simply do not understand this system, the costs or the risks
What do Irish experts think about controversial ADHD claims?
Treatment of ADHD is associated with significant benefits in physical and mental health outcomes, says Marie B…
Patients can now dispose of unused and out-of-date medicines in any pharmacy
MediBack is HSE scheme designed to reduce dangers to public from unwanted medication
Alternative venues found for couples due to have weddings at norovirus-hit Westmeath venue
Two weddings were scheduled at Westmeath venue this weekend before it was temporarily closed
Limerick hospital management to meet family of dementia patient following social media video
HSE investigating footage appearing to show healthcare worker calling Ita Tobin (83) ‘crazy’
GP numbers rise by just 185 in five years despite healthcare needs of growing population
Surgeries are closing doors to new patients, with concerns for rural practices if a doctor retires
Why families had to protest and even litigate to get Skyclarys for Friedreich’s ataxia
But high-cost drugs can damage our health system by denying treatments to other patients
HSE nursing home failed to spot early signs of infection outbreak, report finds
Staff not ‘promptly informed’ of need for enhanced cleaning after outbreak confirmed by public health
What is norovirus and how has an outbreak closed a deluxe Co Westmeath hotel?
Dr Muiris Houston: Infection difficult to prevent, but following steps can help reduce spread
Doctors at sexual assault units to get additional €10,000 each to address on-call ‘anomaly’
Irish Medical Organisation had informed HSE that on-call rates for weekends were lower than during the week
Some people face choice between seeing a doctor and buying food, Dr Mike Ryan says
Former WHO chief tells webinar on universal healthcare that making patients pay is ‘single worst way’ to fund …
HSE investigating after video shows dementia patient being ‘disrespected’ on hospital ward
Woman was at University Hospital Limerick after suspected heart attack when footage was taken
New figures show thousands of people not getting timely access to cancer care, TD says
Sinn Féin’s David Cullinane says figures released to him indicate areas ‘going in the wrong direction’
‘I feel guilt and rage about living in Australia while my family is in Ireland’
Tell Me About It: I want to have a bit more carefree time before feeling I have to live up to my parents’ expe…
Low transplant rates have serious repercussions
We owe it to organ donors to ensure our transplant system is fully equipped to save lives
HSE decision on Friederich’s ataxia welcome, but highlights ever-present conundrum
Amid demand for best-in-class drugs, the State’s medicine bill is approaching €4bn annually
HSE agrees to fund drug for patients with Friedreich’s ataxia
Omaveloxolone, branded as Skyclarys, has been approved in US and Europe for treatment of disease
The question changed – from whether I want a child to if I can have one
Measuring ovarian reserve: ‘As far as egg quality goes, age is the best indicator and that forms the best indi…
Radiologist who reviewed HSE patient scans had medical licence revoked in two countries
Dr Sattar Kadhem provided reports on Irish patients until 2024, despite Sweden and Norway revoking his licence…
I Am Not an Alcoholic: The anger never lasted long
Part 32: Watching people sipping their refreshing drinks sometimes makes me long to be among them
Maynooth-led sleep research will examine links with mental health
DataGenChrono programme to bring together leading researchers from 12 organisations in Europe and Canada