New treatment options are emerging to tackle chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), while it remains important to be confident in one’s own diagnosis in the current era of powerful bronchodilators.

In a warm-hearted tribute to the ED team at St Columcille’s, where he toiled as a young trainee doctor, following the recent announcement regarding its closure, Dr Ruairi Hanley recounts some abiding memories in Loughlinstown.

Dear Editor, In response to Dr Ruairi Hanley’s article headed “Hot Air about Global Warming” IMT 11/10/13 I would like to make a few comments.

Dear Editor, As reported on page 6 of your weekly (25/10/13), a total of €666 million of health savings measures are required in 2014.

Thank God I am retired, but I did enjoy being a GP, keeping up to date and caring with feeling for my patients.

Dear Editor, Some 350,000 people waiting to be seen by specialists.

Ireland’s most innovative healthcare practitioners are being encouraged to enter projects to be in with a chance of scooping awards at the unique and prestigious health literacy awards, writes Lloyd Mudiwa.

Two studies, published in The Lancet and The Lancet Oncology, show that for some women undergoing surgery for early breast cancer, targeted radiotherapy delivered during surgery could offer a viable alternative to current procedures, which require women to attend daily radiotherapy sessions for weeks after surgery.

Researchers at the Cardiovascular Research Center at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have successfully tested a powerful gene therapy, delivered directly into the heart, to reverse heart failure in large animal models.

By Gary Culliton The HSE has received proposals from Caredoc and the general practitioners in Donegal relating to the provision of GP out-of-hours services in Donegal.