By Lloyd Mudiwa.

The Irish Healthcare Awards 2013 are now open for submissions.

Dear Editor, The 1991 X case judgement was based on the assumption that suicide is predictable, and that abortion is an effective treatment for a woman at risk of suicide.

Dear Editor, Apropos the current alcohol debate, I recently had the pleasure of the company of a young man from Co Kildare on a flight from New Zealand, who expressed his shock on observing the different drinking trends of ex-pats working in New Zealand.

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent Labour Court decision which underlines the importance of observing statutory time limits when bringing claims under fixed-term work legislation.

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the recent lead story in Irish Medical Times (‘Council seeks change to MPA, IMT, June 14, 2013, http://bit.

Dear Editor, The former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Eamonn Barnes, argues that the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 is unconstitutional, given that “the foetus gets no chance to have its right to survival advocated” (The Irish Times, Saturday, June 22).

IMT and the National Cancer Registry Ireland outline the incidence and treatment of neuroendocrine tumours.

Dr Aoife Doran — currently on a six-month posting with Médecins Sans Frontières in Lebanon, just 31km from the Syrian border  — reflects on how quickly she has become absorbed in her new life.

By Lloyd Mudiwa.