One singular fact emerges from the 85-page report on the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in North Kerry, and it is that vulnerable children have been let down by this most sensitive part of the health system. Both they and their famil... See more
New figures reveal that 525 scoliosis surgeries on children have been cancelled by Children's Health Ireland (CHI) hospitals over the last four years. The reasons for cancellations include children getting sick, emergency cases taking priority, and intens... See more
A new report on people who suffered a major heart attack in 2024 has found that fewer patients called for emergency service help within an hour of symptoms compared with the previous year. Just 45% of patients called emergency services for assistance with... See more
The parents of a 10-year-old girl who died after a Strep A bacterial infection was left untreated for several days, have said they want to make sure such an event never happens to any child ever again. Vivienne Murphy, who was from Millstreet in Cork, die... See more
Doctors say that AI can help detect up to 30% more breast cancer cases and that the technology will transform diagnosis and treatment in the years ahead, following recent research on it uses. The system involves a mammogram being read by both a radiologis... See more
