Overdosing on high intensity exercise may actually increase the risk of death from a heart attack or stroke in those with existing heart disease, suggests German research published online in the journal Heart.

Colonoscopic surveillance to identify, detect and remove adenomas lowers both colorectal cancer incidence and mortality, Gary Culliton reports in his latest Clinical Update.

Dara Gantly on managing medications and expectations in the health service.

The ICGP has received advice of a senior counsel on the implications of the proposed new legislation enabling free GP care for under-sixes, including possible legal — even constitutional — avenues of redress, IMT understands.

The ICGP is set to re-open GP training recruitment for this year after there remained vacancies on the training schemes following a just concluded recruitment process.

New direct-acting antiviral (DAAs) agents have been described as a revolution in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, with the Head of ICORN Prof Suzanne Norris stating that it will mean the “eradication” of the condition.

St James’s Hospital (SJH) has commenced a pilot universal testing programme in its Emergency Department (ED) to detect patients with HIV, hepatitis B and Hep C.

The Medical Council has accepted the ICGP’s proposal to reduce the professional competence fee from €267 to €240.

The HSE and the Department of Health do not understand the “depth of anger about the contemptuous way” that GPs feel they have been treated, a leading Cork GP informed attendees at the ICGP Annual Conference and AGM last weekend.

Dr Muiris Houston laments the reluctance of his profession to inquire when patients are visibly unable to pay for both expensive prescriptions and balanced diets at the same time.