The Irish Haemophilia Society (IHS) has accepted that a lifetime deferral from donating blood for men who have sex with men (MSM) is “at this stage disproportionate”, but the representative body for haemophiliacs maintains that the replacement temporary ban should preferably be as long as at least five years given the risk of emerging infections.

In terms of the development of a new national children’s hospital, tri-location is optimal, but will require significant work, reports Gary Culliton

With alcohol-related harm causing three deaths a day, the RCPI has called for the urgent adoption of the Public Health Alcohol Bill.

Former Minister of State for Primary Care Róisín Shortall has been elected Chair of the special Committee on the Future of Healthcare.

Alcohol is bleeding the health system, as the latest report shows again, Lloyd Mudiwa writes

There are different shades of meaning in every utterance of the word in Canada, most often used as a form of ‘negative politeness’, writes Dr Muiris Houston

Gout is very common, consultant rheumatologist Prof Gerry Wilson told the recent St Vincent’s Private Hospital GP study evening.

Up to half of the UK population lives with chronic pain, a study published in the BMJ Open suggests.

Failures and successes both attract attention, notes Dr Ruairi Hanley, who chides in equal measure the ‘blame bandwagon’ and fair-weather friends

Thirteen proved to be unlucky for the Irish medical football team when its kit for the Medical World Cup was stolen from the boot of a player’s car on St Columba’s Road in Drumcondra last night, just 13 days before the doctors were due to leave for the tournament in Barcelona.