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# Patient

Last month
February 2023
# Waiting Game
Erik ten Hag remaining patient with Man United strike duo
Anthony Martial is sidelined again through injury while Wout Weghorst has only scored once so far.
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Feb 7th 2023, 11:30 PM
All time
# London
Second patient in world to be cleared of HIV reveals identity
Adam Castillejo achieved “sustained remission” from HIV.
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Mar 10th 2020, 7:17 AM
# in treatment
Irish coronavirus patient describes how it feels to get the illness and what happens when you tell the HSE
The man recently returned to Ireland after going on a short trip.
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Mar 9th 2020, 11:35 PM
# Simon Coveney
Coronavirus: Irish citizens might get place on French evacuation flight from China
A separate flight is leaving for the UK at 9pm Irish time tonight.
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Jan 30th 2020, 1:59 PM
# Privatisation
Dentists say government's new oral health policy will result in more teeth being extracted in both children and adults
The Irish Dental Association says policy will be ‘catastrophic’ for adults and children in lower income areas.
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May 15th 2019, 11:25 AM
# Dublin
Patient dies after falling from fourth-floor window at Mater Hospital
Gardaí are investigating the incident.
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Feb 15th 2019, 8:42 AM
# Sign of the times
Tallaght Hospital says new app will 'help patients get the most from their treatment'
It’s the first public hospital in Ireland to launch this type of app.
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Jan 21st 2018, 8:30 PM
# Waterford
'Totally unacceptable': Two people spend night on chairs in mental health unit
The Psychiatric Nurses Association has said the situation is intolerable for patients and upsetting for staff.
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Oct 13th 2017, 8:35 AM
Voices
'My patients die younger and develop chronic conditions earlier than affluent patients'
The current healthcare delivery does not recognise their increased health needs, writes Dr David Gibney.
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Jun 19th 2017, 7:00 AM
# Meath
Ambulance took 40 minutes to reach cardiac arrest patient in Kells
The ambulance service said a number of its resources were engaged on other emergency calls at the time.
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Dec 22nd 2016, 6:20 AM
# my rage
21 things Irish people have absolutely no patience for
RAGE.
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Jul 27th 2016, 1:07 PM
# hello my name is
A terminally ill doctor wants all hospital staff to introduce themselves to patients
St James’s Hospital in Dublin has signed up to her campaign.
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Jun 19th 2016, 7:00 AM
# Treatment
Terminal cancer patient pleads with government to pay for drug that could prolong her life
A 59-year-old woman says she is begging the government to pay for a cancer drug that could prolong her life.
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Jul 15th 2015, 7:00 PM
# going to plan
World's first penis transplant patient 'to become a father'
The operation, which took 9 hours to complete, was carried out in December of last year.
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Jun 12th 2015, 7:49 AM
# new ear-a
Kieran's life-changing new ears are made from his ribs
He was born without ears, but surgery has changed his life.
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Jun 5th 2015, 10:18 AM
# Trials
Contentious flu drug DOES work, latest trials show
It reduces the length of symptoms, new research shows.
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Jan 30th 2015, 3:07 PM
# pauline cafferkey
Condition of UK Ebola patient has deteriorated to "critical"
A second person is now being tested for Ebola as a “precautionary measure” in Swindon.
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Jan 3rd 2015, 8:50 PM
Cruise ship heading home with Ebola scare passenger in isolation
The woman is said to have no symptoms and to be at low risk to the guests and crew.
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Oct 17th 2014, 9:30 PM
# Preserved
Sexual assault patients could have more time to keep biological evidence
It is planned that biological evidence could be kept for up to a year.
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Oct 10th 2014, 2:34 PM
# Outbreak
Ebola virus ruled out for patient in Dublin hospital
A Dublin hospital had restricted access to the patient as they investigated Ebola as a possibility – they have now cleared him.
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Aug 15th 2014, 7:52 AM
# Fire
Patient sets mattress on fire in Beaumont Hospital
The emergency department was off call for around four hours so the smoke could be cleared out.
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Aug 14th 2014, 11:22 AM
# Emergency
Two ambulances break down in Louth in 24 hours
In one instance it took over an hour to transport a cardiac arrest patient to hospital because of the issue with the vehicle.
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Jul 21st 2014, 11:29 AM
# little green lights
Dangerous laser targets air ambulance carrying critically ill baby
The green laser was shone right into the cockpit. The air corps said it could carry risks to passenger and crew.
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Jul 12th 2014, 11:20 AM
# Liquidation
"Ironic" that last patient to leave Mount Carmel 'could be a public patient'
SIPTU said it is also concerned that staff could have to wait up to six months for pay owed.
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Jan 29th 2014, 12:21 AM
# Organ Donation
Family's joy as heart transplant dad could be home for Christmas
Shane O’Connell is currently in intensive care, and it is hoped he will get to be back in Kerry for Christmas Day.
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Nov 21st 2013, 7:45 AM
# Breakdown
Fire Brigade ambulance breaks down with patient on board
It was one of two breakdowns involving the service’s ambulances within the space of an hour this morning.
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Oct 17th 2013, 3:07 PM
# Doctors
INMO: Patients who need care will receive care during doctors' strike
Liam Doran of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said that the strike will impact on routine admissions and outpatient appointments.
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Sep 18th 2013, 9:12 AM
# Flood damage
'Several months' before it is known if Letterkenny hospital can fully reopen
The hospital’s emergency department was badly flooded in July during heavy rains.
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Aug 6th 2013, 10:01 AM
# Doctors
Doctors to be balloted on industrial action over "dangerous" working hours
The Irish Medical Organisation says that non-consultant hospital doctors are “routinely forced” to work “dangerously long” hours in Ireland.
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Jul 15th 2013, 12:06 PM
# Coronavirus
UK patient dies from SARS-like coronavirus
A total of 12 people worldwide have been diagnosed with the disease.
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Feb 19th 2013, 5:53 PM
# Dentist
Dentist who "raised the bar" caring for autistic patient wins top award
Dr Gillian Smith painstakingly treated Neal Dhondt for four months, which meant he did not have to have surgery.
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Jan 29th 2013, 7:30 PM
# Ambulance
HSE to modernise North Cork's ambulance service
The plans include a move from the current on duty system to one where staff are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Nov 21st 2012, 4:54 PM
# Collision
Ambulance involved in three-car accident in Derry
Nine people were hospitalised following the crash, which involved a number of cars.
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Aug 2nd 2012, 9:24 AM
# Stroke
€5m investment for Galway company
Neuravi has secured the investment which will help it to hire more staff and start clinical trials on its device.
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Jul 12th 2012, 12:01 PM