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  • Nursing degrees vary widely

    NEW RESEARCH into the percentage of first class and upper second class degrees awarded to graduates of nursing has found wide variations depending on the particular university or Institute of Technology (IT) which they attended. p

  • Consultants warn of 'catastrophy'

    PLANS BY the Health Service Executive to move all acute medical admissions from Monaghan General Hospital to Cavan General Hospital "may well produce a catastrophic situation", hospital consultants in Monaghan have warned. p

  • Mercy to open new A&E but hours curtailed

    The Mercy hospital has announced it is to open its new emergency department in June but will not be able to facilitate night opening. THE MERCY University Hospital (MUH) in Cork said yesterday it would open its new €4.7 million emergency department in June but with curtailed hours which would result in no night opening because of a shortfall in its current funding allocation from the HSE. p
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  • Focus on Alzheimer treatment 'a must'

    THERE IS an urgent need to focus attention on Alzheimer's disease and to put extra efforts into finding effective treatments because the number of people with the condition is set to double by 2050, a conference in Dublin will hear today. p

  • Call for regulation of cosmetic doctors

    A NEW organisation for cosmetic medical practitioners is calling for proper regulation of doctors in this field. p

  • Picture menu a winner of new health literacy award

    A MULTILINGUAL picture menu for hospital food and a support group to help women with gynaecological cancer to get information were just two of the six winning projects in the first health literacy awards announced last night. p

  • Infant vaccine programme to expand from September

    THE CHILDHOOD immunisation programme is to be expanded from September to include vaccines against pneumococcal meningitis and hepatitis B. p

  • Fire and rescue services withdrawn

    FIRE AND rescue services in four midland counties will no longer be providing ambulance cover for the Health Service Executive (HSE) because there is no budget for it. p

  • In Short

    A round-up of today's other stories in brief... p
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  • West faces turbulent times

    Patient transport is causing ripples in the West, reports Lorna Siggins , Western Correspondent. p

  • Any degree of ability?

    The degrees that today's nursing students can expect to receive depend, to a large extent, on which college they attend, rather than their ability, writes John Downes . p

  • The cost of going overbudget

    It emerged at the weekend that the HSE is under severe pressure to curb its €82.6 million financial deficit recorded in the first two months of the year. Martin Wall reports. p

  • Choosing a chief with the courage to care for the people

    HEART BEAT: The new Chief Elf must seclude himself while he ponders weighty matters, writes Maurice Nelligan . p

  • C-diff, the latest superbug

    CHECK-UP: Clostridium difficile can cause major problems for older or debilitated patients. p
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  • A gene with an X factor

    From left: Liam Nolan (6), Darach MacCon Iomaire (4) and Sean Nolan (4) all have Fragile X. The Fragile X seminar taking place at the weekend aims to increase awareness of a much ignored inherited syndrome, writes Susan Calnan . p

  • Comfort zone: 'Darach needs the security of routine'

    Five year-old Darach, the son of artist Sheila MacNally and Colm Mac Con Iomaire - violinist with the well-known Irish band The Frames - was diagnosed with Fragile X at the age of two and a half. p

  • Lifelines

    Sylvia Thompson with some dates for your diary. p
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  • A remote reality

    Louise Lynn with her Medtronic CareLink which is linked up to the Mater hospital telephone line and is monitored by doctors. Remote monitoring of patients has improved the quality of life for many, writes Sylvia Thompson . p

  • 'It gives me freedom to live my life'

    The day after her 18th birthday, Louise Lynn went to her doctor with sudden breathlessness. "First of all, my doctor thought I was having a panic attack. Later she found that my heart was beating 275 beats a minute. An ambulance was called and I was brought from my home in Crossmolina, Co Mayo to the intensive care unit at Castlebar hospital," she explains. p

  • Importance of a healthy native tongue

    MEDICAL MATTERS: Gaeilge may be now seen as sexy and fun, but for many fluency is vital for their health, writes Dr Muiris Houston . p
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  • 'I was in unbelievable pain'

    IT HAPPENED TO ME: Meningitis and septicaemia: the facts Getting meningitis late in life gave Michael Kenny and his family a terrible shock. p
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