Bariatric surgery may reverse the damage obesity causes to key immune cells, Irish researchers have found. imt.ie/news/bariatric-surger…

Patients with legitimate health concerns are leaving emergency departments before treatment because they do not feel safe waiting,the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine has said. imt.ie/news/patients-leaving…

Newly discovered drug combinations could be more effective at treating the most common type of bowel cancer, Irish researchers have found. imt.ie/news/ai-powered-resea…

Draft legislation first proposed almost a decade ago around adult safeguarding must be enacted to uphold human rights in Ireland, a leading advocacy group has said. imt.ie/news/enact-adult-safe…

There was a 39 per cent increase in demand for charity-led youth mental health services in the first six months of this year, new figures reveal. imt.ie/news/charity-records-…

The body responsible for regulating paramedics has no authority to suspend a practitioner or cancel their registration, even when they are found to have had a serious criminal conviction, an Oireachtas Committee has heard. imt.ie/news/regulator-has-no…

The legislation underpinning the regulation of paramedics is ‘no longer fit for purpose’ and ‘creates an unacceptable risk to public safety’, the head of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC) has said. imt.ie/news/legislation-regu…

The announcement comes more than a decade after Government figures announced plans to relocate the NMH to Elm Park. In 2013 it was estimated that construction of the new hospital would cost around €150 million. The estimated cost is now €1.86 billion. imt.ie/news/construction-of-…

BREAKING: The construction of the new National Maternity Hospital is expected to begin in early 2027 after the Government formally approved the project to proceed to construction at a cost of more than €1.8 billion. imt.ie/news/construction-of-…

A cap should be set on the number of outlets selling alcohol in towns and cities around the country in order to help reduce violent crimes, @AlcoholIreland has said. imt.ie/news/set-tighter-limi…

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There is an ‘urgent need’ to plan for greater capacity in older persons’ care, but this work is ‘less advanced’ than proposals to expand acute hospital care, according to a new ESRI report. imt.ie/news/esri-report-high…

The HSE should not consider reimbursing a ground-breaking drug found to slow disease progression in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s, a State assessment has found. imt.ie/news/groundbreaking-a…

The @IHCA_IE has said the Minister for Health has refused to engage with them in the past 20 months, despite repeated invitations to attend meetings and discuss urgent reforms. imt.ie/news/minister-has-not…

Blackrock Health has announced a new three-year title sponsorship of the historic Dublin Hospitals Rugby Cup. imt.ie/news/blackrock-health…

The State body responsible for evaluating new drugs has recommended that obesity medicine Wegovy is considered for reimbursement. imt.ie/news/hse-should-consi…

Transforming clinical care, education and policy in women’s and reproductive health is the ambition of a new Irish transdisciplinary research centre. imt.ie/news/new-research-cen…

The Government has committed to focusing on prevention and early intervention as part of a health-led response to the harms caused drug and alcohol use. imt.ie/news/government-commi…

It is ‘hugely regrettable’ that public sector employees have been ‘pushed into supporting’ nationwide industrial action, but ‘this is not a crisis of our making’, the Irish Medical Organisation has said. imt.ie/news/strike-not-a-cri…

A national policy is needed to help schools and childcare settings minimise the risk of anaphylaxis while being ready to take action in an emergency, a parent and paediatrician tell IMT. imt.ie/features-opinion/call…