# medicine - Thursday 3 August, 2017
# Ethical Questions
# Ethical Questions
In life or death cases involving children, should they be kept anonymous?
# medicine - Sunday 30 July, 2017
# America
# America
A 5% drop in measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations caused a threefold increase in annual measles cases, a new study found.
# medicine - Sunday 23 July, 2017
# Superbugs
# Superbugs
Misuse and overuse of antibiotics are leading to a dangerous resistance.
# medicine - Wednesday 19 July, 2017
# Transplant
# Transplant
Zion Harvey is the first person to undergo a double hand transplant.
# Medical History
# Medical History
“The boy wanted to be able to climb monkey bars and grip a baseball.”
# medicine - Wednesday 28 June, 2017
# Flu Patch
# Flu Patch
First human trial of the ‘microneedle patch’ that ‘punctures skin painlessly’ can be self-administered.
# medicine - Thursday 22 June, 2017
# Brain Drain
# Brain Drain
Africa and Pakistan contribute the highest number of non-Irish doctors here.
# Multiple Sclerosis
# Multiple Sclerosis
The decision stems from the case of a man who developed MS shortly after being vaccinated against hepatitis B.
# medicine - Tuesday 20 June, 2017
# Heart Attack
# Heart Attack
The medication has shown promise in mice.
# medicine - Friday 21 April, 2017
# Warning
# Warning
Some 40,000 people are living with foetal alcohol syndrome in Ireland.
# IMO
# IMO
The Irish Medical Organisation’s AGM is happening in Galway.
# medicine - Saturday 8 April, 2017
# Blennies
# Blennies
Experiments using lab mice found the rodents showed no sign of pain once injected with the fish venom.
# medicine - Wednesday 29 March, 2017
# Bionic Man
# Bionic Man
Bill Kochevar says the device is “better than I thought it would be”.
# medicine - Wednesday 22 March, 2017
# Medicine
# Medicine
People over the age of 65 are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of medicine.
# medicine - Tuesday 21 March, 2017
# Warning
# Warning
The recall affects around 1,000 units.
# Medicinal Cannabis
# Medicinal Cannabis
Twomey says nothing will happen until the law is changed.
# medicine - Saturday 7 January, 2017
# Mesentery
# Mesentery
The mesentery is now being classified as a single structure.
# medicine - Monday 2 January, 2017
# Cbd
# Cbd
Companies wishing to sell CBD can apply for a licence from the Medicine s and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
# medicine - Thursday 1 December, 2016
# Medicinal
# Medicinal
The Dáil has been debating a medicinal cannabis bill this evening.
# medicine - Tuesday 29 November, 2016
# Legalise
# Legalise
The bill, which is due to be debated on this Thursday, aims to regulate use of cannabis for medical purposes.
# medicine - Sunday 13 November, 2016
# Superbugs
# Superbugs
Pharmacists have said misusing and overusing antibiotics is “one of the most significant threats to patient safety in Ireland”.
# medicine - Monday 7 November, 2016
# Big Pharma
# Big Pharma
The industry’s payments to both doctors and healthcare institutions here is under the spotlight at present.
# medicine - Monday 31 October, 2016
# Cystic Fibrosis
# Cystic Fibrosis
The drug, which costs about €160,000 per patient per year, is giving some people with cystic fibrosis a new lease of life.
# medicine - Saturday 10 September, 2016
# A Decade On
# A Decade On
Following the death of the first face transplant patient, some experts say the risks are too great given the surgery is not life-saving.
# medicine - Tuesday 17 May, 2016
# Take It Or Leave It
# Take It Or Leave It
The state entered into negotiations to reduce the price of medicines to the Irish taxpayer.
# medicine - Monday 16 May, 2016
# Spoonful Of Sugar
# Spoonful Of Sugar
The NAGP says the plan would work, the IPU says it would harm patients.
# medicine - Saturday 9 April, 2016
# Breakthrough
# Breakthrough
The results are a major breakthrough in the field of regenerative tissue.
# medicine - Wednesday 9 March, 2016
# Opinion
# Opinion
I used to dread bringing an inhaler out to a patient and asking for €85, writes Shane O’Sullivan.
# medicine - Monday 15 February, 2016
# Taking Off
# Taking Off
Separately, a healthcare company has announced 200 jobs in Carlow, Cork and Tipperary.
# medicine - Saturday 6 February, 2016
# Tiger's Tale
# Tiger's Tale
“Dried geckos are used as an aphrodisiac; monkey skeletons are used to treat general pain”.
# medicine - Thursday 4 February, 2016
# MARTIN SHKRELI
# MARTIN SHKRELI
Martin Shkreli, who unapologetically raised the price of a life-saving drug 50 times over, later called the politicians “imbeciles.”
# medicine - Saturday 16 January, 2016
# Pregnancy
# Pregnancy
Severe vomiting affects 2% of pregnant woman, but some say there is not enough awareness about it, even among the medical profession.
# medicine - Tuesday 6 October, 2015
# Australia
# Australia
Jackson Taylor’s recovery following a car accident has been described as “a miracle”.
# medicine - Monday 5 October, 2015
# William Campbell
# William Campbell
Irishman William Campbell shared one half of the prize with Satoshi Omura of Japan.
# medicine - Wednesday 2 September, 2015
# Tummy Tuck
# Tummy Tuck
“Kind of like a hoodie…”
# medicine - Monday 20 July, 2015
# Animal Testing
# Animal Testing
Animals used in scientific procedures included rabbits, dogs, pigs and ferrets.
# medicine - Sunday 5 July, 2015
# Supporting Doctors
# Supporting Doctors
Physician Associates support doctors in their diagnosis and management of patients.
# medicine - Thursday 2 July, 2015
# Buyer Beware
# Buyer Beware
A new EU logo will be shown on all legally-operating pharmacies and retailers.
# medicine - Monday 22 June, 2015
# medicine - Friday 19 June, 2015
# Lithopedion
# Lithopedion
The incredibly rare phenomenon is known as “lithopedion”.
A stray shower; breezy this afternoon
Max: 16 °C
Min: 12 °C
Breezy with rain at times
Max: 19 °C
Min: 11 °C
Variable clouds with showers
Max: 16 °C
Min: 9 °C
