Also the cost for prescribing the drug which is used to treat erectile dysfunction has broken a record at more than €3.5m a year which does not include the cost of the dispensing fees paid to pharmacists. There has been an escalation in the cost of treating erectile dysfunction through … Continue reading
Health Minister Micheál Martin (at the time) introduced the no smoking ban in the workplace and Ireland was the first country in the world to do this. The ban commenced on the 29th March, 2004 and included restaurants, bars and pubs. A study that started immediately after the ban was … Continue reading
Hospital says, Mount Carmel places “paramount importance on patient safety”. Mount Carmel based in South Dublin has written to the Medical Council rebuffing their worries with regards to a fitness-to-practice inquiry about surgical practices there. Dr Patrick Gerard Rafferty who is a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at both Mount Carmel … Continue reading
A healthy mind – sugar pill or placebo anyone? A UK survey conducted online to 783 doctors has shown that many of them are willing to prescribe placebos (”sugar pills”). The findings show that the doctors feel that prescribing sugar pills can help patients psychologically in their well-being. Of those … Continue reading
No money – no treatment – doctor refuses to treat little girl A doctor denies the charge of refusing to treat a little girl as the mother had no money and was waiting for a medical card. He said it was his policy to treat patients irrespective of whether they … Continue reading
DRIVERS with serious medical conditions including heart problems, epilepsy, depression and cancer face being put off the road for six months or more until their illness is treated. There are new medical guidelines that state in particular cases they are not to drive until their doctor is happy that their … Continue reading
The new unrecognisable A&E department in the Mater Hospital is now ready to begin emergency medical treatment. The casualty department is now bright and airy with high-tech up-to-the-minute facilities – a radical transformation from the old unit. The feared waiting times should improve with the new medical equipment and better … Continue reading
RTE’s Operation Transformation team have suggested seven basic lifestyle changes to increase people’s fitness and counteract our growing obesity problem. Dr Eva Orsmond, Dr Eddie Murphy and Karl Henry spoke at the Oireachtas Health Committee and recommended the following: children should be weighed at school at least once a year … Continue reading
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