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# healthcare - Monday 2 January, 2017
Cork hospital so busy since Christmas Day, it's asking people to stay away
There was a huge surge in demand over the Christmas period.
# healthcare - Thursday 15 December, 2016
The risk of dying of cancer is significantly higher among Irish men than Irish women
Both diagnoses and death rates are higher among men.
# healthcare - Saturday 10 December, 2016
When politicians support cannabis-based medicines they're supporting medicine, not cannabis
Moves towards regulating the drug have taken a step forward this week.
# healthcare - Wednesday 7 December, 2016
'When I came in here I couldn't walk. Now I've just been told I can go home'
The Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing was launched today by Michael D Higgins at St James’s Hospital, Dublin.
# healthcare - Monday 5 December, 2016
'Significant risks remain' at hospital despite maternity improvements after eight baby deaths
A report into Portlaoise General Hospital was published today.
# healthcare - Friday 2 December, 2016
There has actually been a slight drop in people on hospital trolleys this year
While the numbers on trolleys is down 1% this year, figures for November were described as “particularly alarming”.
# healthcare - Thursday 1 December, 2016
Cannabis-based products won't be in pharmacies tomorrow, but we have a timeline
The Dáil has been debating a medicinal cannabis bill this evening.
# healthcare - Friday 25 November, 2016
High demand for Mater's emergency department as less urgent cases asked to go elsewhere
Demand for hospital services increases over the winter period as people are more likely to get sick.
# healthcare - Monday 7 November, 2016
Pharmaceutical industry paid Irish doctors €3.7 million for "undisclosed" reasons in 2015
The industry’s payments to both doctors and healthcare institutions here is under the spotlight at present.
# healthcare - Sunday 6 November, 2016
The doctor revamping emergency departments in the US has some advice for Irish hospitals
“The patient doesn’t care who pays a salary or what title you have. People on the frontline need to be integrated in the decision making process.”
# healthcare - Monday 31 October, 2016
Irish children's first dentist visit is years too late, says RCSI
“Research has shown that fixing decayed first teeth results in better sleep patterns for children and better performance in schools.”
# healthcare - Wednesday 19 October, 2016
"In Ireland, you're like a zombie by the end of the week": Irish nurse on why she's working in Australia
A registered nurse in their first year would earn €200 less per week in Ireland than a nurse in the same position in Australia.
# healthcare - Monday 17 October, 2016
The 'pressure cooker' healthcare system and other reasons why nurses are travelling abroad
“There are better opportunities, there’s a greater respect for the nurse’s role, the work and pay conditions are better, and the lifestyle is freer.”
# healthcare - Friday 14 October, 2016
Residents' privacy not respected by staff at Waterford hospital
The hospital’s Department of Psychiatry was also found to have ‘inadequate’ recreational activities for residents.
# healthcare - Thursday 13 October, 2016
Thousands of nurses to see pay rise of at least €1,000 next year
The Minister for Health has announced the restoration of their increments.
'Opportunity to fix the problem could be lost' - Clinic closes waiting list for children's free eye tests
The waiting list has been closed for the forseeable future – meaning there are less services for children in need of screening.
# healthcare - Sunday 9 October, 2016
Majority of people believe Ireland should bring in a sugar tax
54% of people in Ireland want to see the tax introduced.
# healthcare - Friday 7 October, 2016
Here's a look at the world's 5 big health findings - and how Ireland compares
The most up-to-date analysis on the state of the world’s health has been published which will help identify national health challenges and priorities for intervention.
# healthcare - Saturday 1 October, 2016
"We have a failing hospital system which is rationing health care to patients" says medical organisation
Dr Tom Ryan, president of the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) made a series of critical comments about the state of public health care.
# healthcare - Friday 9 September, 2016
QUIZ: How Well Do You Know Ireland In 2016?
We’re going to put you to the test.
# healthcare - Sunday 28 August, 2016
From patching up wounds in south central LA, to bringing cutting-edge healthcare to Donegal
Tom Finn, head of private healthcare firm Affidea Ireland, has had a colourful career to say the least.
# healthcare - Tuesday 23 August, 2016
Majority of complaints against pharmacists relate to dispensing errors
Complaints made against pharmacists fell by nearly a half last year.
# healthcare - Thursday 21 July, 2016
There are 11,519 children waiting over a year to be seen in an Irish hospital Exclusive
An analysis by TheJournal.ie of data shows the average number of children waiting over 12 months on the inpatient list over the last two years is 1,605% higher than in the two years before that.
# healthcare - Tuesday 12 July, 2016
Number of inpatients on a waiting list for over a year has jumped by 1,535% Exclusive
In June 2016, there were 14,137 people on a waiting list for an inpatient appointment, diagnostic procedure or surgery across Irish hospitals for longer than a year.
# healthcare - Thursday 7 July, 2016
FactCheck: How much worse are hospital waiting lists getting?
There are more and more people on waiting lists – but are things as bad as Fianna Fáil claim?
# healthcare - Thursday 9 June, 2016
Cancer sufferers living in deprived areas 40% more likely to die
Those in less-well-off situations have a 120% higher incidence rate of cervical cancer.
# healthcare - Saturday 4 June, 2016
'I want to be a reliable friend. A better family member. I want to be present. I want Orkambi'
TheJournal.ie talks to three people with cystic fibrosis about what has been a difficult week.
# healthcare - Sunday 22 May, 2016
Justin Bieber could teach our government a thing or two about healthcare
We should follow the singer’s lead and call for a quality public healthcare system, writes Julien Mercille.
# healthcare - Tuesday 26 April, 2016
Public patients waiting 20 times as long for brain scans than private patients
“The grim reality of our healthcare system is that the difference between life and death can come down to your ability to pay for healthcare.”
# healthcare - Wednesday 13 April, 2016
What about this idea? - Caring for older people to pay for your own future care
An Irish student has won an international award for a version of the proposal.
# healthcare - Monday 28 March, 2016
Cuba: If it's such a health superpower, why have thousands of doctors fled?
A total of 1,278 Cuban medics fled to make use of a US parole programme for doctors in 2013 alone.
# healthcare - Saturday 19 March, 2016
Cuba has one of the best healthcare systems in the world... but it pays doctors €46 a month
Fergal Browne explores the two sides of the Revolution’s biggest talking point.
# healthcare - Thursday 25 February, 2016
'Last Tuesday was the hardest and most dangerous shift I've ever worked'
Every morning and every evening nurses are in tears, tears of frustration, despair, hopelessness and exhaustion, writes Carol Cronin.
# healthcare - Thursday 4 February, 2016
WATCH: Despised ex-drug CEO smirks his way through questioning by US politicians
Martin Shkreli, who unapologetically raised the price of a life-saving drug 50 times over, later called the politicians “imbeciles.”
# healthcare - Wednesday 13 January, 2016
Counting the cost: Does the Irish Cancer Society's hardship cut add up?
How does the Irish Cancer Society spend its money, and do its explanations make sense?
# healthcare - Tuesday 15 December, 2015
This is Sinn Féin's radical new plan for universal healthcare
It would cost €3.3 billion and result in the hiring of thousands of doctors and nurses, the party says.
# healthcare - Sunday 13 December, 2015
'The change in the global population over the next few years is unprecedented'
Though the overall global population will continue to grow for some time yet, the growth of the working-age population is slowing down pretty much everywhere.
# healthcare - Tuesday 24 November, 2015
Enda to Micheál: 'You ran like a scalded cat, as fast as your legs could carry you'
The Taoiseach accused former health minister Micheál Martin of doubling health spend without achieving any results.
# healthcare - Friday 13 November, 2015
Roche Ireland boss had no advance notice of decision to close Clare plant
The pharma giant is pulling out of Clarecastle, leaving 240 jobs in the balance.
# healthcare - Thursday 12 November, 2015
Leo wants to make it easier for patients to complain
“The director of patient safety is somebody I want to run into in the lift every other day, it’s not somebody I want to meet in a formal meeting once every two months or six months.”
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Poll: Should churches and other places of worship be allowed to reopen now?
YESTERDAY, CHIEF MEDICAL Officer Dr Tony Holohan said the advice against indoor gatherings still stands, after reports of a church in Dublin opening its doors for mass.
It was reported that the Church of the Guardian Angels in Blackrock had reopened for mass, with the congregation spaced out on chairs.
Holohan said he had not heard of this specific instance, reiterated that health officials “are advising against indoor gatherings for the reasons we’ve set out”.
“We don’t think now is the right time,” he said.
Government guidelines advise that places of worship such as churches should not reopen until phase four of its roadmap for lifting restrictions, which is set for 20 July.
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