Fergal Bowers

The Health Information and Quality Authority has said that any use of new AI technology in the health system must be deemed safe and trustworthy before use.

The Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) has said the HSE needs to take exceptional measures at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), after the hospital appealed to the public to consider alternative healthcare services.

The HSE Drugs Group will meet later today to give further consideration on whether to cover the drug Skyclarys, which can slow the progression of Friedreich's Ataxia.

Health watchdog HIQA has begun work on an analysis of tobacco affordability in Ireland.

Many prostate cancer patients and their partners are unprepared for the impact of treatment on their sexual function, according to new research funded by the Irish Cancer Society.

The number of children and young people waiting for spinal surgery reduced to 199 patients last month, according to new figures from Children's Health Ireland (CHI).

Weight loss drugs are effectively the blockbuster drugs of the modern era.

The HSE has said it has identified high-risk cannabinoids in vapes, vape 'juice' and other products, like edibles, sold in shops and on the illicit market here.

The Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has said the concerns raised by the Chief Executive of Cork University Hospital about staffing levels must be listened to.

The National Poisons Information Centre (NPIC) reported 11,455 enquiries last year, a 4% rise in calls from medical and healthcare staff and the public, its latest figures show.