hyatt bloodstream: Docs fail to discuss cancer and sexuality

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Docs fail to discuss cancer and sexuality

Living with cystic fibrosis

Caroline Heffernan was diagnosed with CF when she was 13. She talks to Deborah Condon about living with this condition and her work as a CF advocate

'No rationale for Tallaght top-up pay'

Exclusive - A probe at Dublin's Tallaght Hospital could find no documentary evidence to explain the rationale or approval process for the hospital setting up a fund which paid out around ?700,000 in 'top-up' earnings to high-level staff

Horse meat health risks 'not a concern'

A potential risk to health did not appear to be the main concern of consumers in the first few days after the horse meat contamination story broke, a new study has found.

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

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

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