Category: health
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Public-only hospital contract: Here’s everything you need to know about it
by Mariam Maroof In late 2022, the government made way for a new consultant contract that challenged the healthcare system of Ireland. The proposed new contract came at a particularly problematic time for the Irish healthcare sector. With s shortage of beds, increasing…
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Why are pregnant women reluctant to get the COVID-19 vaccine?
by Maysam El khatatbeh Some pregnant women are refusing to take the Covid-19 vaccine because of fears about its potential impact on their babies, according to a leading women’s health doctor. Although there is no evidence that the vaccine is harmful to pregnant…
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Top tips to stay healthy as winter is upon us
With temperatures plummeting and evenings getting darker by the day, many people find motivation to exercise extremely difficult and as a result it simply gets lost in routine.
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How the cost of the National Children’s Hospital has tripled
By Conor Kenny With recent reports stating that the new National Children’s Hospital (NCH) is 80% complete, it would be an understatement to suggest that the long-awaited project has come with its criticisms of the escalating cost and timeframe of the project. The…
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When did pharmacy become a female-centric profession?
In the last century, community pharmacy has undergone a transformation. Technology advancements and structural changes allowed pharmacy to move from an industry once dominated by independent pharmacies to larger, retail chains across the country. This allowed pharmacy as a career to become more…
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Rising Trolley Numbers and Falling Staff Levels: A Healthcare Workers Average Monday
By Emily Byrne The latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) daily trolley watch reveal that 560 patients are without beds, 22 of which are under 16 (November 7th). Figures from mid-November last year show similarly high numbers, with 409…
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“In Turkey, they treat surgery like a production line” – The rise of cosmetic tourism in Ireland.
Cosmetic tourism is appealing as it is often cheaper to receive these treatments abroad, even when patients take the cost of flights into account. Like all surgery, this does not come without risk, andthe aggressive post-surgery complications of cosmetic tourism have been seen…
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The effect of Covid-19 on Mental Health
Approaching what looks like another Covid Christmas, Jane Byrne reports on the effect of the pandemic on Mental Health.
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