Saturday, February 16, 2013

Child cancer survival rate improving

Draft Savita report confirms worst fears

It may not be the final version of the HSE's report into how Savita Halappanavar died, but what has emerged so far has given us a stark reminder of the serious consequences of her death for our legislators and our hospital services

The road to universal healthcare

Health Minister James Reilly, in new policy documents, has shed some light on the road towards the promised universal health insurance (UHI) system. Many questions remain to answered, however, on how it will work

Time to quit...

It's the time of year again when smokers are being urged to redouble their efforts to quit.

State-sponsored slavery - our latest scandal

The lonely and cruel world of the Magdalene laundries is revealed in a new report. In yet another abuse scandal from dysfunctional Ireland, 10,000 Irish women were incarcerated and forced into slave labour.

Why being poor can kill you

Poverty itself, and not just the unhealthy lifestyles of the poor, is the key cause of illness and death in lower socio-economic grouops

Are hospital parking charges too high?

Should parking at a hospital be as expensive or more expensive than parking in a shopping centre? Patients and visitors attending the Mater Hospital are being asked to pay ?3 per hour to park in its new car park

Stroke - a lot done but more to do

A leading specialist says our services for managing stroke have improved greatly, but a lot of work still needs to be done on improving care. Deborah Condon reports

Abortion legislation - for and against

Figures from both sides of the debate argue for and against abortion legislation

New Eye Health Channel

Irishhealth.com, in association with Specsavers, is pleased to introduce our new Eye Health Channel

Source: http://www.irishhealth.com/index.html?level=4&id=21705

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