# doctors - Today’s News
While most of us take for granted having a passport or birth certificate in our own name, transgender people must face awkward questions when they are asked to provide identification – this shouldn’t be the case, writes Aengus Ó Snodaigh.
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The ‘time-lapse’ technology can pinpoint the abnormalities in human embryos that cause IVF failure or miscarriage and raises live birth rates by 56 per cent.
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# doctors - Thursday 9 May, 2013
And don’t you forget it? Now, are you comfortable pet?
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# doctors - Wednesday 8 May, 2013
Here are the things we learned, loved and shared today.
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# doctors - Saturday 4 May, 2013
In one month alone, 45 patients turned up with injuries from bouncing – most of whom were under 10 years of ago.
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# doctors - Wednesday 24 April, 2013
In a strongly-worded statement, the College of Psychiatry in Ireland has criticised proposals that as many as 12 doctors could be involved in assessing the suicidal risk in a woman seeking an abortion.
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Frances Fitzgerald told TheJournal.ie that she wants legislation to be sensitive, reasonable and meaningful.
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# doctors - Monday 22 April, 2013
5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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# doctors - Saturday 6 April, 2013
Dr Matt Sadlier was officially installed in the top post during the organisation’s AGM in Killarney this evening.
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The profession is reminded that doctor patient confidentiality extends to social media.
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# doctors - Thursday 4 April, 2013
The IMO president has said this year’s AGM is more important than many recent conferences.
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# doctors - Tuesday 2 April, 2013
The Medical Council said it has been concerned about private clinics operating unregulated – which is set to change when a draft bill passes.
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# doctors - Sunday 24 March, 2013
The former chief executive of the Irish Medical Organisation departs with a €10 million pension which has been halved following negotiations.
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# doctors - Saturday 16 March, 2013
The clichés we take for granted like “life’s not a dress rehearsal” take on renewed meaning after you have survived cancer. This second chance is one I won’t be squandering, writes Tom Molloy.
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# doctors - Wednesday 27 February, 2013
While Ireland does not have the worst quality of healthcare, it is run by technically deficient, medically illiterate bureaucrats, says Professor John Crown. What healthcare model should we be looking to?
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# doctors - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
The Minister for Health says Ireland can only follow EU rules on working hours for doctors if they’re paid less.
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# doctors - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
The Fianna Fáil leader told TheJournal.ie he doesn’t know how many doctors should assess suicidal risk and said he is not currently in favour of widening abortion legislation to include pregnancies as a result of rape.
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# doctors - Thursday 31 January, 2013
Earlier this month it was revealed that junior doctors are being asked to work 36 hours in succession.
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# doctors - Monday 28 January, 2013
New UK rules mean doctors are assessed every five years and have their licences renewed. So how does it work in Ireland?
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# doctors - Saturday 26 January, 2013
Those with mental health problems do not deserve the indignities they suffer – but they have always been the poor relation in our system.
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# doctors - Thursday 17 January, 2013
The man died last year and his family is seeking €80,000 in damages for his suffering.
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# doctors - Saturday 12 January, 2013
Three days of hearings on abortion were held by the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children this week ahead of expected and long-awaited legislation for the X Case.
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# doctors - Friday 11 January, 2013
In a leaked document, the Troika suggests a number of radical measures to address the health service overspend including hiring specialists from abroad, cutting doctors’ pay and making savings on the cost of drugs.
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# doctors - Thursday 10 January, 2013
The Government is desperate to avoid “abortion on demand”, writes Sarah McCarthy – but in reality, women should be trusted to make the choice.
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# doctors - Wednesday 9 January, 2013
Tuesday was one of the more interesting days in the world of Oireachtas committees. Here’s what’s happened in 10 quick points.
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# doctors - Friday 21 December, 2012
George McNeice is now entitled to a pension pot of just under €10 million following the announcement of his retirement from the doctors’ representative group yesterday.
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# doctors - Friday 30 November, 2012
Over 800 junior doctors have warned James Reilly that the agenda to portray the medical profession as though it is driven by greed is creating “deep unease”.
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Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
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# doctors - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
The expert group report makes no recommendation but provides options for Ireland to deal with the ECHR ruling on abortion. The government will make a decision on which option to go for by the end of the year.
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The survey showed the majority of people cite cost as the dominant reason for switching to generics.
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# doctors - Sunday 25 November, 2012
“While I’m awestruck by the natural birth brigade, I’ve vowed never to do it again,” says a mother who is opting for a C-section.
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# doctors - Friday 16 November, 2012
Eight months ago Castlehaven goalkeeper Paudie Hurley was told by doctors to stop playing Gaelic football after clots were discovered in his lungs. Yet next Sunday he will line out in a Munster club semi-final.
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# doctors - Wednesday 14 November, 2012
An audit by the HSE shows the Mater private hospital in Dublin had the highest rate of compliance with hand hygiene.
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# doctors - Thursday 18 October, 2012
The Health Minister will demand that hospitals take a tougher line with staff in order to target excessive absenteeism rates.
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# doctors - Friday 12 October, 2012
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.
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# doctors - Wednesday 10 October, 2012
14-year-old Malala Yosafzai is intensive care after being shot in the head by the Taliban on her school bus.
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# doctors - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Malala Yousafzai led a campaign for the right to education for children. She was shot in the head on her school bus.
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# doctors - Saturday 15 September, 2012
Breaking via The Mire wire: Will Rory McIlroy attend The Gathering? And round 2 of Michael Noonan versus the IMF…
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# doctors - Tuesday 14 August, 2012
Sports Minister said his comments at Team Ireland homecoming about money spent on sport being “better than putting it into hospitals” was meant to highlight importance of exercise in keeping nation healthy.
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# doctors - Monday 13 August, 2012
Ireland was badly hit by fatal diseases over the centuries. These videos look at the history – and how Ireland coped – with some of these diseases.
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