Dr Mick Molloy on how harder economic times are starting to hit home and, in the process, changing the way in which some of us view our considerable immigrant population A medical colleague wrote in Irish Medical Times recently about how nice it is to be involved in some of the happy moments in life, [...]
Dr Mark Hannon says that media criticism of the pharmaceutical industry fails to point out how medications have improved our life expectancy — and also leads to poorer compliance rates. One of the many areas in which the HSE is trying to cut costs at the moment is the Drugs Payments Scheme, the scheme which [...]
With 71-year-old Arizona Senator John McCain and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney locked in a battle for the soul of the Republican party and little more than a hair’s breadth between the Democratic party’s front runners, all eyes are now on ‘Tsunami Tuesday’, when upwards of twenty states hold their primaries. The four leading candidates [...]
Dear Editor, Following the release of the National Teens’ Food Survey, which showed that more than half of Irish teenagers exceed the recommended salt and fat intake, the Irish Heart Foundation is calling for immediate action at government level to tackle adolescent obesity. With the support of the National Heart Alliance, we strongly recommend the [...]
Dear Editor, We would like to draw your readers’ attention to two motions which the North Eastern GP branch (counties Monaghan, Cavan, Louth and Meath) of the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has submitted for discussion at its AGM this Spring. * This branch calls on both the IMO and Minister for Health to publicly declare [...]
Terence Cosgrave says that there is still some selling to be done on the consultant contract It seems that after many years and many false dawns, a new consultant contract will be agreed soon. The announcement by Minister Mary Harney that a contract was agreed last Thursday- when an understanding had been reached with the [...]
We have enough beds. We really have enough beds. We have enough acute hospital beds in the Irish health service. We do not need more beds in the Irish health service. Beds are not the solution to our problems- a new consultant contract is. Beds will not help our current situation. New methods of treating [...]
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