Dear Editor, This Saturday, February 27, the UCC Medical Society will breathe life into the Irish Medical Rugby Intervarsity. Once the event of every medical student’s calendar, it’s set to do the same again. Bringing students from the nation’s medical schools together, bonds of friendship will be forged, which will hopefully withstand the rigors of [...]
Dear Editor, An article in a recent edition of Irish Medical Times (February 12) informs us that the group Human Rights Watch has essentially called for legislation for abortion in Ireland. I assume they agree to the right to life. Why, in their opinion, are some humans less equal than others? I think their concern [...]
Dear Editor, The recent announcement of significant reductions in prices of long-established medicines could produce significant savings for our public health service and for individual private patients. Here are two examples (manufacturing price) comparing older and newer drugs. Statins Lipostat 20mg €14.40 Lipostat 40 mg €17.99 Zocor 20mg €14.06 Zocor 40mg €14.06 Zocor 80mg €14.06 [...]
Ed Madden, BL, on the opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice on a case concerning prescribing incentive schemes for UK GPs operated by Primary Care Trusts As part of a policy of reducing overall expenditure on medicinal products, Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England and Wales introduced financial incentives for [...]
Prof Tim O’Brien recalls a 1964 trip from Louisburg to Inishturk, which left a Dublin man stranded on the island forever — by choice The adventure began in the picturesque village of Louisburg, in the shadow of Croagh Patrick. It was the summer of 1964 and my father was taking advantage of the fine weather [...]
Dr John Wallace examines the proposed changes in the draft criteria for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders The Economist magazine has suggested that spring could be a time for the world of psychiatry to lie on the couch and examine the state that it is in. This suggestion [...]
Dara Gantly examines some of the headline changes suggested in the draft criteria for DSM-5 Publication of the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) in May 2013 will mark one the most anticipated events in the mental health field. Earlier this month, the American Psychiatric Assoc-iation (APA) published its preliminary [...]
Mike Power looks at the psychological influences on a patient’s recovery from major surgery or illness and stresses the importance of having an integrated care plan What can help to assist patients in making a speedy and successful recovery from surgery? This question assumes an increasing importance because of ongoing improvements in surgical techniques and [...]
A father and son tell how they transformed their lives with the help of obesity expert Dr Eva Orsmond, who believes that with the right support, education and motivation, anyone can achieve weight loss and live a healthier life Between them, Pearce and Neil Culkin have lost more than 16 stone since they first attended [...]
A new report from the RCPI aims to highlight the challenges associated with HCAIs in long-term care settings, writes Gary Culliton Ireland must send samples of a killer bug to Britain for identification, as this country lacks a reference laboratory for Clostridium difficile (C. diff), Prof Hilary Humphreys of Beaumont Hospital said at the launch [...]
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