Pregnant women with chronic hypertension are highly likely to suffer from adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm delivery, low birth weight and neonatal death, which highlights a need for heightened surveillance, suggests a paper published on bmj.

Looking back on his year as IMO President, Dr Matthew Sadlier reveals how a personal medical emergency reaffirmed his view that patients deserve a health service matching the excellence of those working in every hospital in the country.

A diabetes passport and an iPad App-based game that’s proved popular in general practices are just two of 17 entries making a strong showing in this year’s Crystal Clear MSD Health Literacy Awards, writes Lloyd Mudiwa.

Dara Gantly examines why the Government is changing its mind on a two-tier consultant salary.

Following the successful visit of President Michael D Higgins to Britain, Dr Garrett FitzGerald investigates what might be the Irish secret behind the Royal’s longevity.

The appearance of Dr Ciara Kelly from Operation Transformation on Brendan O’Connor’s ‘The Saturday Night Show’ was the single greatest PR coup for our specialty in years, argues Dr Ruairi Hanley.

The Minister of State with responsibility for Primary Care has hinted that the Government will not be inflicting any further FEMPI cuts on GPs.

Ed Madden, BL, looks at a recent English High Court case in which the Court considered an appeal by a psychologist against a finding that she had not maintained professional boundaries with one of her patients.

A HSE cash report signalling a potential end-of-year €530 million shortfall — higher than the comparable 2013 figure — relates to the first three months of 2014 and therefore “cannot be considered a reliable indicator of the end-of-year deficit for 2014”, the HSE has insisted.

By Gary Culliton.