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A coroner has recorded medical misadventure in the death of a 33-year-old Meath mother after scans failed to identify brain swelling. The inquest heard doctors relied on images reported as normal, despite evidence of oedema.
Congo's Ebola outbreak is slowing at its epicentre but spreading wider, with over 3,000 dead and forecasts of up to 50,000 cases. New vaccines are in trials.
A man attacked by a blue shark off the Waterford coast faces surgery at Cork University Hospital today. He tells his remarkable story of survival.
Thirty years after her murder, Veronica Guerin's family raised nearly €143,000 for St Francis Hospice in Raheny, supporting end-of-life care and honoring her legacy of truth and justice.
A family’s High Court action over a delayed Huntington’s diagnosis reveals a system that failed to connect, to care, and to listen. The settlement for €142,000 is a story of resilience and systemic failure.
A new CCPC survey reveals that less than half of daily air fryer users clean their appliance after every use, despite fire risks that have prompted a national investigation. Here is how to stay safe.
Millions trust ChatGPT for medical advice, but AI hallucinations and sycophancy pose real dangers. We need civic oversight, not tech hype, for our health.
A 79-year-old man is standing trial in Dublin's Central Criminal Court, facing 74 counts of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s. A complainant has told the jury she was left in a state of panic and shame by the alleged abuse, highlighting the oppressive culture of the time that silenced victims and forced them to carry the guilt of their abusers.
Julie Ellison credits Action Cancer's early breast cancer screening with saving her life. Now, she urges women across the North to prioritize check-ups and community fundraising.
More than 825,000 public patients are now on hospital waiting lists after a surge of 72,000 this year, raising fresh questions about the State's handling of the health crisis.
Three Kerry men will cycle and run 350km around the Ring of Kerry this September, raising €25,000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation in a challenge that embodies community solidarity.
Galway community exceeds €13k target for wheelchair vehicle, showing solidarity and collective action that embodies the best of Irish values and social democracy.
Nearly 100 people die weekly from tobacco-related illnesses in Ireland. Medical experts demand urgent government action to achieve a tobacco-free nation by 2035.
Nearly 100 people die weekly from tobacco in Ireland as government inaction allows corporate greed to triumph over public health, RCPI report reveals.