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TDs call on Mullen to apologise and retract his Savita remarks

TDs call on Mullen to apologise and retract his Savita remarks

‘If there was abortion on demand . . . she wouldn’t have been pregnant,’ senator told RTÉ

Big Pharma hits back at watchdog

Big Pharma hits back at watchdog

NCPE expert said 95 per cent of new cancer drugs were bad value

Health service attempts cultural shift

Health service attempts cultural shift

The HSE wants to clean up its working culture, and has begun by implementing a new programme called Values in Action. Susan Mitchell reports

Watchdog says expensive cancer drugs not delivering

Watchdog says expensive cancer drugs not delivering

Value for money criteria met by only one of 20 new drugs that had an initial asking price of €500 million

Hospital licensing needed for patient safety, Hiqa warns

Hospital licensing needed for patient safety, Hiqa warns

Status quo 'not a viable option', says Hiqa, adding that its chief executive Phelim Quinn had raised the issue 'several times' with the minister and his predecessors

HSE disputes claim Harris not invited to HPV vaccine event

HSE disputes claim Harris not invited to HPV vaccine event

The HSE has undermined claims that Minister Simon Harris was excluded from the launch of a high-p...

New children’s hospital to cost another €299m

New children’s hospital to cost another €299m

The total cost of the project has been estimated at €1.07 billion

Playing politics with people’s lives

Playing politics with people’s lives

The paradox of Portlaoise highlights the lack of accountability, not only within the health service, but within the government as well

Medicines regulator faces legal suit over flu vaccine

Medicines regulator faces legal suit over flu vaccine

Pandemrix, a flu vaccine which has been linked with narcolepsy, was purchased by the HSE and administered to the public in response to the declared swine flu pandemic in 2009

How Movember became a global phenomenon

How Movember became a global phenomenon

It started out as a bit of fun over a few drinks in Melbourne, but Owen Sharp now heads a foundation that has grown into the only global men’s health charity

HPSC: Threefold increase in flu deaths  to 1,200

HPSC: Threefold increase in flu deaths to 1,200

There were three times more deaths from flu last season compared with previous years. Indicative ...

Big tobacco gives up battle to halt plain packaging

Big tobacco gives up battle to halt plain packaging

Standardised packaging aims to reduce the attractiveness of tobacco products

WARNING: No money for new maternity hospital as costs surge

WARNING: No money for new maternity hospital as costs surge

Department of Health warns of €2 billion funding crisis

Closer scrutiny of hospitals

Closer scrutiny of hospitals

The Patient Safety (Licensing of Healthcare Facilities) Bill aims to introduce a licensing requirement for all public and private hospitals in Ireland

Revealed: How Ireland has worst access for new cancer drugs

Revealed: How Ireland has worst access for new cancer drugs

The situation impacts public patients and those with private health insurance as health insurers do not typically fund or provide access to medicines that are not funded by the HSE.