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Amputee mother at Invictus Games wants to show her children anything is possible

A gold medal-winning amputee mother at the Invictus Games said her guilt at feeling like she could not play with her children spurred her on to show them anything is possible. Lisa Johnston, 39, who lives in Doncaster, had a chronic pain condition ...

18 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Ireland

Top civil servants to face Oireachtas committee over Holohan controversy

Senior Irish civil servants are set to be grilled by an Oireachtas committee later this month over the botched appointment of the chief medical officer to a role in Trinity College Dublin. The Oireachtas Finance Committee intends to question the ...

12 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Drug slashes risk of death for women with high-risk breast cancer by 32%

A drug has been shown to slash the risk of death for women with high-risk breast cancer by 32%. Experts described the findings as “hugely exciting”, increasing the chance that those with BRCA 1 and 2 early-stage cancer can remain disease-free ...

16 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Ireland

Tony Holohan to step down as chief medical officer

Dr Tony Holohan, who as chief medical officer led the Irish response to the Covid-19 pandemic for the past two years, is to step down. The Taoiseach led tributes to the Irish medic, who will take up a new role as a professor at Trinity ...

25 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Northern Ireland

Training package to boost NI health workforce announced

A new £2.1 million education and training investment to boost the health service workforce in Northern Ireland has been announced by Health Minister Robin Swann. The package includes 1,335 nursing and midwifery university places for ...

12 May 2022 at 01:25

World

Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages that could cost lives

Hospitals in Sri Lanka will soon be unable to provide even emergency services because of critical shortages of drugs and medical equipment caused by the country’s economic crisis, it was warned. There are fears of a “catastrophic ...

08 Apr 2022 at 09:55

‘Doctor persisted with failure to be transparent over death of nine-year-old’

A doctor failed to give a clear account of a child’s treatment up to a decade after her death, a tribunal has heard. Dr Heather Steen is accused of trying to cover up the true circumstances of nine-year-old Claire Roberts’ death ...

30 Mar 2022 at 14:55

Scientists discover microplastics in live human lungs for first time

Scientists have discovered microplastics in live human lungs for the first time. Researchers from the University of Hull and Hull York Medical School also found microplastics in the deepest section of the lung, which was ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Covid-19 linked to increased risk of serious blood clots for up to six months

People who have had Covid-19 are at increased risk of serious blood clots for up to six months, according to a new study. Researchers found the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) was “significantly increased” for three ...

07 Apr 2022 at 00:55

Girl’s parents trusted doctor when told inquest not needed, tribunal hears

The parents of a nine-year-old girl said they had trusted a doctor who 26 years later is accused of covering up her death, a tribunal has heard. Dr Heather Steen is said by the General Medical Council (GMC) to have ...

31 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Ireland

Holohan ‘not returning’ to chief medical officer role amid uni job questions

Dr Tony Holohan said he does not intend to return to the role of chief medical officer amid questions over his new role at Trinity College Dublin. In an opening statement sent to the Oireachtas Health Committee, ...

07 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Ireland

Full transparency over new Tony Holohan job ‘preferable’ – Varadkar

The full details of a new university role created for Dr Tony Holohan should have been made public earlier, the Tanaiste has said. Taking questions in the Dail on Thursday, Leo Varadkar indicated that greater ...

07 Apr 2022 at 16:55

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