Obesity affects perception of distance, research finds
Tests show that heavier people can see objects as being twice as far away as slim people (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New saliva test could diagnose cancer in 10 minutes
Early results show ‘liquid biopsy’ has ‘near-perfect’ accuracy, scientists claim (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FG plans to extend medical cards to children with severe disability
Party manifesto to contain plan for minor surgery to be carried out by GPs (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Decision on children’s hospital delayed up to three months
Delay due to ‘complexity of issues’ according to letter being sent to interested parties (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
St James’s Hospital staff back strike in parking charge row
Siptu says decision due in coming days on date and duration of strike action (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GPs leaving Ireland at rate of one per day, says IMO
Doctors call for increased funding to tackle ‘unprecedent crisis’ in health service (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Parts of intellectual disability centre to shut after Hiqa inspections
Units to shut at St Raphael’s centre in Kildare run by St John of God Community Services (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Old people would rather die at home than face A&E, meeting told
Active Retirement Ireland member says Irish emergency rooms worse than those in Gambia (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nurses for weekly €20 boost in deal to cover doctors’ tasks
Such ‘twilight payments’ had been abolished via 2013 Haddington Road pay agreement (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fianna Fáil pledges extra 4,000 nurses and 500 consultants
Party says it will ‘review’ free GP care for under-6s and halt extension to under-12s (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Little sign of accountability in Portlaoise hospital scandal
There is no sign of promised reviews of a report on the Portlaoise maternity unit (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
HSE staff are at the centre of Portlaoise hospital inquiry
Employees under investigation for managerial failures over a series of baby deaths (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Sixteen HSE staff at centre of Portlaoise hospital inquiry
Employees under investigation for managerial failures over a series of baby deaths (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Overseas doctors hit by delays in Irish job applications
Ireland’s hospitals face staffing shortages amid growing backlog of documentation (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospital apologises to woman (93) who spent 20 hours on trolley
Hospital says very busy on night of Margaret Fagan’s admission, but this was no excuse (Source: The Irish Times - Health)
Source: The Irish Times - Health - February 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
