Opinion New report on healthcare for next decade “is more than a bit daft” I am sorry to say that I think the long-awaited Oireachtas Healthcare Report which sets out a strategy for the…Maureen BrowneJune 21, 2017
Medical News Five children die in hospital from vaccine preventable conditions There were 39 admissions for vaccine preventable conditions to the 23-bed university-affiliated Paediatric Intensive Care Unit in Our Lady’s…Maureen BrowneJune 21, 2017
Innovations Study discovers brain differences in ADHD ADHD is associated with the delayed development of five brain regions and should be considered a brain disorder, according…Maureen BrowneJune 2, 2017
Innovations Heart attack survivors don’t exercise enough after treatment Only 16 per cent of heart attack survivors get the recommended amount of physical activity in the weeks after…Maureen BrowneJune 2, 2017
Opinion FYI – could everyone please heed this plea ASAP? Could people please, please, please stop speaking and writing in acronyms. It’s addling my brain and making it more…Maureen BrowneMay 7, 2017
Opinion Minister’s health vision – a case of the good, the bad and the unlikely Health Minister Simon Harris’ vision for the future of the Irish health service has much to commend it. Laying out…Maureen BrowneApril 2, 2017
Medical News Research finds hallucinations are much more common than realised A study carried out by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Research Lecturer in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders,…Maureen BrowneMarch 17, 2017
Opinion Simple reason for our health crisis – a lack of beds and staff Since some of our current politicians were in their happy teens, successive governments have spent much time, sweat and…Maureen BrowneMarch 3, 2017
Medical News Irish team discover the problems which prevent treatment of klebsiella pneumonia Research carried out by Professor Jose Bengoechea, Director at the Centre for Experimental Medicine at Queen’s University, Belfast and…Maureen BrowneMarch 3, 2017
Opinion Reports published in the name of transparency only serve to obfuscate Much of what they contain is just a lot of “old guff” I constantly wonder about the objective of…Maureen BrowneFebruary 21, 2017