Welcome to this week's issue of The Week in Medicine – a round-up of all the happenings in the world of Irish medicine ...

The article in the IMT is typical of an alcohol industry funded body, focusing on individual solutions and not addressing what the WHO considers best buys in tackling alcohol harm, writes James Larkin ...

Lancet research uncovers widespread under-recognition of heavy menstrual bleeding, which can often be the first sign of an underlying bleeding disorder ...

The concern is misplaced – there are other genuine pandemic threats that deserve attention, writes Dr Catherine Conlon ...

More than one million people were on hospital waiting lists in September, new figures show. The National Treatment Purchase ...

Industrial action on October 14 will pause outpatient appointments and routine care, but emergency services will remain ...

As Breast Cancer Awareness Month approaches in October, advances in antibody–drug conjugates, endocrine therapy and molecular profiling are changing the management of metastatic breast cancer.

Department of Health officials had ‘frank engagement’ with CHI management and its Board: “I think it's fair to say that they ...

Immunocompromised over-65s will be the first to be offered the vaccine, which will be rolled out on a phased basis.

We should be looking for what unites us rather than divides us, writes Colin Hughes, Chair, Irish Association for Behavioural ...

Budget 2027 will increase capacity, strengthen community services and advance reform across the health service, Health ...

A young female presents to the Emergency department with severe abdominal pain. The consultation begins the same way most do; ...