# Medicine

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# Emergency Department

"Serious concern" over staff shortages in Emergency Departments

The Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said that the problem will worsen after July.

8.6k

Apr 13th 2013, 3:01 PM

# Cancer

New research shows brain tumours can be killed with anti-nausea drug

The drug is currently being used to help patients recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy.

12.5k

Mar 19th 2013, 8:45 PM

# Third Level

Science, business and agriculture courses increase in CAO popularity

However teaching, medicine and arts have all dropped.

7.1k

Mar 9th 2013, 4:20 PM

# Science

A year in robotic legs: paralysed adventurer hits new milestone

Mark Pollock has spent a year gathering data on how robotic exoskeleton is working on his body – and he hopes scientists might get on board for formal study.

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Feb 10th 2013, 7:45 AM

# Nope

VIDEO: This dog has EXACTLY the right reaction to medicine

Yep.

1.5k

Feb 7th 2013, 6:30 PM

# lifesavers

19 lives saved since introduction of defibrillators at Dublin Airport

One 85-year-old man and his family return to thank crew for saving his life after a cardiac arrest last September.

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Jan 24th 2013, 11:05 AM

# Research

Scientists say vaccine temporarily puts brakes on HIV

Team in Spain says it is best indication yet that a ‘therapeutic vaccine’ might be possible in place of anti-retroviral drugs.

5.5k

Jan 4th 2013, 6:40 AM

# Budget 2013

Pharmacists: Increased prescription charges may lead to people being hospitalised

The Irish Pharmacy Union has warned that hiking up the cost of prescriptions for people on low incomes could end up costing the government a lot more money than it will save.

8.6k

Dec 5th 2012, 9:17 PM

# Face Transplant

Pictures: Results of most extensive face transplant ever

The man who was disfigured in a gun accident says he can now walk past people without a second look seven months after the surgery.

18.4k

Dec 5th 2012, 5:30 PM

# RIP

Pioneering transplant doctor Joseph Murray dies in Boston

The Nobel Prize winner was 93.

4.4k

Nov 27th 2012, 7:40 AM

# Medicine

94 per cent of consumers favour increase in use of generic medicines

The survey showed the majority of people cite cost as the dominant reason for switching to generics.

4.2k

Nov 27th 2012, 7:15 AM

# Drugs

Legislation to address street trading of benzodiazepines 'due in early 2013'

Deputy Roisín Shorthall had approved the move to amend the Misuse of Drugs Regulations earlier this year. It has been confirmed that it will be 2013 before it is introduced.

5.9k

Nov 19th 2012, 6:30 AM

# experience

How art and social media helps us understand what it's like to be ill

International symposium in Cork to hear how experience of illness expressed through music, dialogue, fiction, film and other arts – as well as through social media.

4.0k

Nov 11th 2012, 11:00 AM

# medical cannabis

Israel pushing ahead in medical marijuana industry

The medical cannabis industry is expanding in Israel – fuelled by medical research, government encouragement, and liberal religious and secular attitudes.

21.7k

Nov 3rd 2012, 12:35 PM

# Breast Cancer

Drug combination ‘shrinks’ secondary brain tumours in breast cancer patients

A ‘sizeable and increasing’ proportion of women with advanced breast cancer are developing secondary brain cancer.

7.0k

Nov 2nd 2012, 7:50 PM

# Malaria

'Millions of lives' could be saved by new global subsidy for malaria drugs

The first independent evaluation of the international scheme shows promise.

3.0k

Oct 31st 2012, 6:45 AM

# Drugs

Teva to reduce price on 'wide range' of generic medicines by 20%

The company says it’s prepared to cut prices further if Government plans to introduce medicine reference pricing and generic substitution go ahead.

6.0k

Oct 28th 2012, 2:00 PM

# guidance

Guidelines issued on relationships between doctors and industry

The President of the Medical Council said that the public needs to be confident that their doctor’s professional opinion is not influenced by marketing or promotional activities.

3.3k

Oct 12th 2012, 12:00 PM

# Nobel Prize

US pair share chemistry Nobel for cell receptors

“I was fast asleep and the phone rang… my wife gave me an elbow – and there it was. A total shock and surprise,” said Robert Lefkowitz.

4.5k

Oct 10th 2012, 6:29 PM

# Nobel Prize

Pioneering stem cell work wins Nobel Prize for researchers

Shinya Yamanaka of Japan and John Gurdon of Britain found that adult cells could be transformed back to stem cells.

4.2k

Oct 8th 2012, 6:04 PM

# Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize season kicks off with medicine award

This week, some of the world’s top scholars will look to Stockholm and Oslo as the 2012 Nobel Prizes are announced.

3.4k

Oct 8th 2012, 9:11 AM

# lovesick

You really can die of a broken heart

It’s now a medical syndrome, you know.

5.5k

Sep 26th 2012, 12:27 PM

# Review

Report recommends that HPAT system be included in review

The HPAT test must be completed by Leaving Certificate students hoping to study medicine.

4.8k

Sep 21st 2012, 7:45 PM

# New Deal

James Reilly: New consultants will have to face a hefty pay cut

Consultants may also have to work weekends under the terms of the new deal.

8.7k

Sep 17th 2012, 1:21 PM

# Pregnancy

Key to healthy pregnancy weight gain? Low-GI foods

According to a study done by Dublin scientists and the National Maternity Hospital, women who changed to a low-GI diet gained less weight while pregnant.

6.4k

Sep 11th 2012, 3:13 PM

# Immunology

TCD scientists help major new study on immune system

Irish researchers were part of a pan-European study which may lead to new ways for treating infectious diseases.

2.3k

Aug 3rd 2012, 7:30 AM

# final frontier

Life on Mars: how close are we to living in space?

Mankind’s fascination with space has long sparked fantasies of living away from Earth, but is this any closer to becoming a reality?

5.2k

Jul 28th 2012, 1:00 PM

# Cystic Fibrosis

New drug for cystic fibrosis approved by European regulators

Regulators in Ireland must now approve the drug ahead of negotiations between the drug’s manufacturer and the HSE regarding pricing.

4.3k

Jul 28th 2012, 12:29 PM

# Health Sector

Doctors' union accuses HSE of trying to collapse talks

The Irish Medical Organisation says talks last night on new work practices in the Health Sector were less constructive than hoped.

2.1k

Jul 27th 2012, 2:58 PM

# Junior Doctors

Survey: Majority of medical students plan to leave Ireland after internships

A Fine Gael senator says we need a national debate to figure out why young trainee doctors are so keen to emigrate.

9.4k

Jul 17th 2012, 3:59 PM

# Drugs

New Bill will let chemists substitute cheaper generic drugs for more expensive ones

The new Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Bill 2012 could mean cheaper trips to the pharmacy.

7.5k

Jul 16th 2012, 4:31 PM

# longevity

These are the surprising things that can help you live longer

Here’s what the scientists say…

11.8k

Jul 15th 2012, 8:00 AM

# Clinical trials

What happens during a clinical trial?

Medicines available in Ireland are required to undergo clinical trials before being granted a license – but just what is involved in a clinical trial?

3.6k

Jun 24th 2012, 8:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things to know this morning…

6.3k

Jun 22nd 2012, 8:31 AM

Voices

Column: Don’t just blame the Catholic Church for symphysiotomies – blame the doctors

Catholic fundamentalism goes some way towards explaining the mid-set of obstetricians who performed the barbaric surgery, but it is not the entire story, writes Ruadhán Mac Aodháin.

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Jun 19th 2012, 8:15 PM