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Opinion
It hasn't gone away, you know
Mary Anne Kenny | 12 March 2010
Mary Anne Kenny argues that, with regard to the swine flu, the HSE had to make assumptions where predictions were impossible... Read more
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Vigilance is vital in the risky business of healthcare
Gary Culliton | 12 March 2010
Gary Culliton examines the issues that arise when healthcare staff are exposed to blood-borne illnesses during the course of their work... Read more
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Increase in GP training places to meet needs
Aoife Connors | 12 March 2010
Aoife Connors talks to the ICGP and HSE about the plan to increase the number of GP training places... Read more
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Centralisation is cause for ire
Gary Culliton | 12 March 2010
Gary Culliton reports on the problems that have arisen following the HSE's decision to centralise medical card administration in Finglas... Read more
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Pros and cons of probiotics examined
Aoife Connors | 12 March 2010
Aoife Connors looks into the benefits that are claimed by makers of probiotic drinks as well as a recent US lawsuit that ruled against some of these claims... Read more
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Another day at the races...
Dr Ruairi Hanley | 11 March 2010
Dr Ruairi Hanley gives us his survival guide for the Cheltenham Festival, complete with tips, and looks ahead to the HSE CEO Champion Stakes... Read more
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Professionalism is the core of our practice
Dr Mark Hannon | 11 March 2010
Dr Mark Hannon argues that respect for the medical profession in society is the result of sacrifice and conscientiousness, and must not be thrown away by doctors who want to be treated like other public service workers... Read more
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More information needed on cord blood banks
11 March 2010
Dear Editor, The Department of Health has said it will not fund private banks, but it has not said it will not consider a public cord bank and there are exploratory talks ongoing regarding its feasibility. Our chief concern is... Read more
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Medics cannot destroy human life
11 March 2010
Dear Editor, Human rights are for humans. You cannot discriminate between humans, whether they are white, black or whatever race. Everyone is part of the human race. The obstetrician has two humans to care for, the mother and the human... Read more
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Death is more than just a set of measures
11 March 2010
Dear Sir, I read with interest the recent preliminary findings of the national audit for end-of-life care conducted by the Irish Hospice Foundation (IMT 29/1/10, www.imt.ie/opinion/2010/01/enabling_dignity_at_patients_e.html). Though I keenly support the setting of standards and the provision of dignity at... Read more
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Latest issue of MIMS should always be used
11 March 2010
Dear Editor, MIMS Editorial Team was amused to read Dr Paul Heslin’s humorous piece in our sister publication IMT (5/3/10, www.imt.ie/opinion/2010/03/time_to_throw_the_book_at_mims.html). On a more serious note, we would like to clarify a few points that seem to be confusing to... Read more
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Inhuman care in our centres of excellence
Dr Garrett FitzGerald | 09 March 2010
Dr Garrett FitzGerald was appalled to discover the latest mealy-mouthed explanation for failures in a large emergency department... Read more
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The media might leave, but problems in Haiti remain
Dr Mick Molloy | 09 March 2010
Reporting from Haiti, Dr Mick Molloy says that the regeneration project could take ten years or more, but it will create an opportunity to develop Port au Prince into a truly modern capital city... Read more
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Midwife admitted to falsifying records
Ed Madden, BL | 09 March 2010
Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent English High Court case in which a midwife contested an application by the Nursing and Midwifery Council for an extension of an interim suspension order made against her... Read more
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Getting to the heart of cardiovascular risk
Aoife Connors | 09 March 2010
Aoife Connors reports on the success of the Centre for Cardiovascular Risk in Younger Persons, as it releases its first annual report... Read more
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