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Ambulance staff announce three more days of strike action
The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.
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The dispute centres on a row over trade union membership.
The NAGP says 700 GPs are set to retire over the next five years.
It is difficult going through a miscarriage with all the confused emotions that brings, without being censored too, writes Darragh Quinn.
Nurses across the country will be out on the picket lines outside hospitals and clinics today for the second day of strike action.
INMO and PNA members will take part in further industrial action this week.
Smoking is one of the primary causes of lung cancer and some patients feel they are being blamed for having cancer, writes Dr Anne-Marie Baird.
The HSE is probing claims that a woman was phoned and harassed by a man who had obtained her personal information.
The bulk of reports of abuse come from either staff members at facilities of family members.
Parents of children with a rare genetic condition are fighting for access to a potentially life-changing drug.
Varadkar said the terms of reference of the review would be changed.
This is at least the second time this year that people have protested outside the hospital.
Nurses and midwives held their first 24 hours of a full strike on Wednesday this week.
New research has shown that skipping breakfast might not have an adverse effect on a person’s weight.
The dispute centres on pay, conditions and staffing levels.
The nurses have gone on strike over what they call a recruitment and retention issue in the healthcare sector.
The action will begin at 8am on Wednesday and finish at 8am on Thursday.
It was scary starting a drug trial for my cystic fibrosis. We didn’t know how I would react but thankfully my breathing and energy levels improved, writes Benat Broderick (15).
A white bread sandwich in the belly is better than a vegan curry in the bin, writes Mary McCarthy.
The action will begin at 8am on Wednesday and finish at 8am on Thursday.
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This would be the second time in the INMO’s hundred-year history that nurses or midwives go on strike.
Women are having to wait an average of 22 weeks to receive their results, and thousands of tests need to be redone.
Some women simply don’t have enough money to buy sanitary products so councils are piloting a scheme to distribute them in public buildings, writes Rebecca Moynihan.
The board will be appointed on an administrative basis until legislation has passed.
More than one-third of supermarket products on special offer are high in fat, sugar and salt.
With the majority of Irish adults overweight and children’s tooth decay on the rise, its time to think about the real cost giving sugary gifts, writes Mary McCarthy.
Nurses are set to go on strike this month and next in a dispute over pay and conditions.
The experience in the US shows that the divisive abortion debate will continue, writes Larry Donnelly.
Three people with the condition have died in recent weeks.
Recent data revealed that one in four lung cancer diagnoses are made in emergency departments.
Taoiseach says women of Ireland have his commitment that changes will be made to the health service.
In what could be Leo Varadkar’s toughest year yet, there are a number of huge issues barrelling towards him from day one.
It was incomprehensible to me that I would ever intentionally harm such a vital part of my body. I’d sooner lose a leg, writes Eric Nolan.
The issues were raised at an extraordinary general of the institute this evening.
Luke Doherty was added to the transplant waiting list when one of his lungs collapsed.
Health Minister Simon Harris has encouraged people to give blood over the coming weeks.
About 500,000 people in Ireland have COPD, but half of them likely do not know they have the condition.
The virus is also known as Swine Flu, and can be particularly harmful to young people and pregnant women.
Published by the RCPCH the guide consulted 109 children and young people across the UK.
The HSE’s official site My Options serves as a first point of contact for women dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
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