Ireland spends €250,000 training doctors to work in Australia. That’s just one symptom of a much bigger problem

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National Children’s Hospital is an ongoing example of how not to approach any major construction project

Our children need a radical shift in our perspective on how we use the substantial resources we hold

There’s always a call for more blood donations, because supply seems to be decreasing while demand continues to go up. So, should we pay people to donate their blood? Joining Seán to discuss is Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council and a Consultant in Paediatric Intensive Care in Children’s Health Ireland Crumlin.

“Dear Dog Owner, when I accidentally step into the poo you have failed to clean up on the pavement, I bring it back to my home, where my son plays Lego down on the floor. Please pick up your dog’s mes...

There is cruelty to the dark mornings and afternoons of mid-winter. For some reason, the lack of light at this time of year bothers me more as I get older.

My grandmother kept a heavy, mahogany armoire in the back sitting room. Inside this impressive cupboard was an enormous collection of medications.

My husband, who had a demanding job in finance, had heart issues for several years before he died in his 50s. On medical advice, he was doing everything he could to improve his health. He had lost wei...

November brings reflection on loved ones now gone. Reading some death notices recently, I noticed how often adjectives such as “peacefully” are used to describe a person’s passing.

The budget was universally disappointing for caregivers. From the young to the very old, and for those engaged in meeting the needs of everyone in between, there was little to applaud.

One of the first times I felt the sting of accountability was when I sent a patient out of the ICU at night. We needed an ICU bed urgently for someone else. Earlier that evening, we had identified whi...

Abuse in the home is a red flag for what happens in the public space

A former colleague in Gaza is getting his children to lick salt before bed to stave off the hunger pangs. Even last spring, children were eating weeds and grass

Editorial: Israel’s military blamed the deaths of six Palestinian children on Sunday on a technical error. But a staggering toll continues to mount

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In September 2024, a school-aged child (P1), unvaccinated against diphtheria, was hospitalised with severe respiratory diphtheria caused by toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae. P1 subsequently died ...

Having a child makes you see cities differently. We deserve better than shuttered playgrounds and locked paddling pools, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

It’s clear that we’re on the precipice of a surge in preventable diseases. But how bad will it get?

The use of chaperones for intimate examinations can present ethical and practical dilemmas. I can recall standing in an outpatient...

FemTech is here to stay. We must ensure the hand guiding its use is an ethical one, writes Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council

It was a “who could forget where they were?” moment. I wouldn’t usually catch afternoon radio, but on a bleak winter’s day in 2007, I was on maternity leave. Sitting in the kitchen, cradling my new da...

Widowed mother of nine Mervat Hijazi (38), living in a Gaza City tent, says she feels ‘ashamed’ for not being able to feed her children

Two of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals have been encircled by Israeli troops, preventing anyone from leaving or entering the facilities, hospital staff and aid groups said this week, as Isr...

Tuesday’s fatalities bring toll to more than 500 people in last eight days since Israeli military campaign intensified

Psychosis robs people of their ability to understand how ill they are. If enacted, the Mental Health Bill will mean people stripped of insight by their illness will be able to refuse treatment

Senator Nessa Cosgrove says Ireland needs to keep pressure on Israel and our international partners over the atrocities in Gaza.

A US study shows that many research participants don’t want to know their risks of getting Alzheimer’s disease.

Recent video footage of aid trucks emblazoned with flashing red lights and international symbols of humanitarian aid, which are under attack by the Israeli military, shreds any belief that healthcare ...