Fergal Bowers

Irish patients with advanced cancer will be able to participate in the testing of potential new drug treatments that were previously only available abroad, at a first of its kind Clinical Trials Unit opened at the Mater Hospital in Dublin.

The first Irish study of its kind has established that around 33 people die here each year from Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).

Around 33 people in Ireland die each year from Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy, the first Irish study of its kind has found.

The family of a young woman who died after an epileptic seizure has said there needs to be more awareness of Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy.

Coolmine drug and alcohol treatment centre has reported a sharp rise in cocaine-related cases.

The Public Accounts Committee has heard that the highest paid staff member in the Health Service Executive received almost €1 million in total remuneration last year.

A major €4.9m lung cancer research programme funded by the Irish Cancer Society has been launched.

The Covid-19 world public health emergency officially ended at the start of May 2023, with a declaration from the World Health Organization.

The health service is always a key topic in any general election, but not usually top of the list of concerns for people.

The Irish Cancer Society has said that Ireland's two-tier health system is failing public cancer patients, who are not getting the same potentially lifesaving cancer treatments, as those being treated in private hospitals.