# Medicine

This year

2023

Dr Chris Luke: Knives are lethal weapons - we must not sleepwalk into a rise in their use

The retired medical consultant outlines the severe injuries incurred by victims of knife crime and says tackling this crime should be a priority.

8.8k

Jun 25th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Medicine

Medicine shortages: Dept Health says 'numerous alternatives available to ensure continuity of care'

Figures released today showed that three out of five patients have experienced medicine shortages in the last 12 months.

12.1k

Jun 19th 2023, 5:23 PM

# Medicine

Almost 1 million doses of illegal and counterfeit medicine seized by HPRA in 2022

Almost half of the substances seized were sedative medicines or anabolic steroids.

9.2k

Mar 29th 2023, 1:29 PM

# winter surge

Over 200 medicines unavailable in Ireland, including cough syrups and soluble painkillers

There is a major shortage of over-the-counter treatments for respiratory illnesses and bacterial infections.

28.6k

Jan 9th 2023, 9:38 AM

Last year

2022

# factcheck

FactFind: How much does it cost the State to train a doctor in Ireland?

Figures cited online range can vary by hundreds of thousands

30.5k

Oct 22nd 2022, 9:00 PM

# Fees

Minister 'disappointed' by BOI decision to end graduate medical student loan

Fees for graduate entry medicine (GEM) students are now set at €16,290 per year for Irish students.

27.9k

Apr 30th 2022, 7:30 AM

All time

Voices

GP: When a super-spreadable virus meets a super-spreader event like Christmas we need to pause

Our GP details how the booster programme is set to work via GP practices and advises readers to step up and get the shots.

36.5k

Updated

Dec 16th 2021, 10:00 AM

# averted deaths

Covid vaccines have saved 9,000 lives in Ireland among 60+ age group, study estimates

New research by the ECDC and the WHO says that nearly 500,000 people across Europe are alive thanks to Covid vaccines.

15.1k

Dec 2nd 2021, 6:22 PM

Voices

Opinion: Coping with Long Covid - how exercise and other treatments can help

The focus on research into and symptoms of Long Covid needs to be complimented by treatment options, writes Dr Jennifer Dineen.

17.9k

Sep 9th 2021, 7:00 AM

Voices

Consultant oncologist: 'I've seen more advanced cancer cases presenting since Covid hit last year'

Dr Greg Korpanty of University Hospital Limerick on cancer treatment in Ireland during a pandemic.

34.8k

Feb 4th 2021, 7:00 AM

# BALANCING ACT

Final year medicine studies and Leinster career keeping Murphy busy

The 25-year-old back row is nearing the end of his degree in UCD.

11.6k

Jan 27th 2021, 6:30 AM

# new career

The former Munster centre now helping to fight Covid-19 as a doctor in Cork

Tom Gleeson had to retire from rugby in 2012 due to injury.

23.6k

Apr 9th 2020, 7:30 PM

# HIV

'A significant gamechanger': PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates being rolled out from today

The pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) treatment is the most recent development in the field of HIV prevention.

10.0k

Nov 4th 2019, 6:10 AM

# doctor doctor

A record 1,450 doctors voluntarily withdrew from the Medical Council of Ireland last year

To practice medicine in Ireland you must be registered with the council.

49.4k

Oct 2nd 2019, 8:30 PM

# Medical Council

Irish doctors urged to stop over-prescribing benzodiazepines and similar drugs

That council has warned that over-prescriptions of the drugs is affecting the safety of Irish patients.

27.2k

Sep 19th 2019, 6:20 AM

# Medicine

Mahrez missed Man City's Community Shield win due to doping control worries

Pep Guardiola did not risk Riyad Mahrez against Liverpool to avoid any complications with the winger’s medicine and doping control.

18.1k

Aug 4th 2019, 10:45 PM

# Medication

Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average

Benzodiazepine medicine use in women over 65 years is 40% higher than in men, finds a new report.

31.8k

Jul 8th 2019, 3:00 PM

# Health

Clinical trials involving Irish patients 'saved the health service €13m' over two years

A new report published today is calling for a scaling-up of clinical research infrastructure in Ireland.

9.1k

May 20th 2019, 5:46 PM

Voices

Opinion: Cancer screening can't provide 100% certainty - but the programme saves many lives

A recent judgement said doctors must have absolute confidence that results are normal – unfortunately, that just isn’t possible, writes Dr Ciarán Ó Riain.

10.1k

May 11th 2019, 7:30 AM

# Racing

We've found the cure in feature race, it's Medicine

Listed races like these at tracks like Navan will be Medicine Jack’s bread and butter.

2.6k

Mar 30th 2019, 8:05 AM

Voices

Dr Anthony O'Connor: 'I remember the detail of my errors and the guilt and shame I felt are burnt onto my mind'

Dr Anthony O’Connor writes about how doctors make mistakes – and what we can do about creating an atmosphere that’s not about ‘blame and shame’.

38.6k

Dec 8th 2018, 6:00 PM

# painkillers

'Any time there is medication involved everyone needs to be very, very cautious'

Leinster coach Leo Cullen underlined the quality of the province’s medical team.

19.3k

Dec 7th 2018, 8:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: HIV positive women face a unique set of challenges

On the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day, women who have HIV still face increased stigma, writes Dr Denise Proudfoot

25.3k

Dec 1st 2018, 1:00 PM

# Medicine

Explainer: Is Ireland in danger of a medicines shortage because of Brexit?

Here we do our best to explain…

14.1k

Jul 31st 2018, 12:05 AM

# Doctor

Dr Dora Gorman: Ireland's football, hockey and GAA star who just graduated medicine at UCD

Dora Gorman discusses captaining Ireland at World Cups and European Championships, playing gaelic for Galway and recently graduating top of her class at UCD.

34.2k

Jun 24th 2018, 10:00 AM

# Revenue

Alcohol, tobacco and medicine seized at Dublin Port

The contraband products have a combined estimated retail value of almost €9,000.

10.4k

Jun 15th 2018, 5:54 PM

# longterm illness

Government looking at how to best source 'quality' medical cannabis for new access programme

Minister Harris told his Cabinet colleagues his department are looking at how to give “quality assurance” to patients.

16.8k

May 22nd 2018, 7:21 PM

# Irish Patients Association

Breakdown: Average number of public patients per GPs across the country

Some GPs have as many as 1,218 public patients, while others have just 442.

23.0k

Apr 22nd 2018, 4:28 PM

# Harry Styles

People are absolutely convinced that Harry Styles' new track is his 'bisexual anthem'

“We really out here loving a queer man.”

16.8k

Mar 15th 2018, 2:49 PM

# blood clotting

'I could never work again after I got sick, that really affected me'

Every year at least 80 people in Ireland develop acute intestinal failure.

18.7k

Mar 10th 2018, 9:15 AM

# Breakthrough

New blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease developed by Irish researchers

Doctors have said that early diagnosis of the disease is key for improving the quality of life.

15.0k

Mar 7th 2018, 7:32 AM

# Climate Change

The Paris Climate Agreement is REALLY expensive... but it could end up saving us money

Its cost could be outweighed by health savings in the area of air pollution disease and death.

15.6k

Mar 3rd 2018, 8:15 AM

# beast from the east

Pharmacists urge people to ensure they have 'supply of essential medicines' before storm hits

The Irish Pharmacy Union has warned that patients could experience “significant disruption for several days”.

11.9k

Feb 27th 2018, 10:03 AM

# Journey

'I had to look after this puppy when I could barely look after myself'

Irish Alpine skier Kirsty McGarry chats to The42 about representing Ireland twice at the Winter Olympics and the difficult aftermath.

20.9k

Feb 18th 2018, 8:00 AM

# UCD

Medicine students forced to resit exam after initial Christmas paper revealed to be 'compromised'

A high proportion of second-year medical students studying the ‘Cell Cell Communication’ module were found to have achieved A grades in the ‘compromised’ exam.

26.9k

Feb 3rd 2018, 4:08 PM