Elective surgery to be cancelled at two Cork hospitals All elective surgery is to be cancelled at Cork's two main hospitals until further notice in response to overcrowding in their emergency departments. Health • 05 Jan 20
102 deaths as flu cases reach record levels Reports of flu are now at a record level, with the number of people being admitted to hospital with the condition higher than ever before. News • 22 Feb 18
Catching flu may increase risk of heart attack - study Catching the flu can increase the risk of having a heart attack within the following week six-fold, according to a study involving thousands of flu ... Health • 25 Jan 18
Fergal Bowers: How bad is our flu season? RTÉ's Health Correspondent Fergal Bowers examines the types of flu strains and vaccines and asks whether Ireland is experiencing a particularly severe flu season? Analysis and Comment • 12 Jan 18
Elderly woman on trolley at UHG for 70 hours An 80-year-old woman has been on a trolley for more than 70 hours in the emergency department at University Hospital Galway. Health • 11 Jan 18
Minister convenes emergency team over superbug CPE A National Public Health Emergency team has been convened by the Minister for Health, Simon Harris, to respond to the presence of the superbug CPE ... Health • 25 Oct 17
466 patients waiting for hospital bed - INMO Overcrowding figures from two key sources today show different numbers of trolleys in hospital emergency departments. News • 09 Jan 17
Seven confirmed flu deaths in Ireland The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has said that 341 cases of influenza have been reported so far this season and confirmed that seven people have ... News • 07 Jan 17
Report: Winter flu levels low but starting to rise Overall influenza levels remain low, according to the HSE's Health Protection Surveillance Centre. News • 09 Dec 16
At-risk groups urged to get flu vaccine At-risk groups are being urged to get the flu vaccine, as influenza rates rose during the second week of January. News • 16 Jan 15
HSE figures show rise in flu cases The level of influenza circulating continues to increase, according to the Health Service Executive's Health Protection Surveillance Centre. News • 21 Feb 14
Flu outbreak leads to visiting restrictions at CUH Management at Cork University Hospital have appealed to people not to visit patients there because of an outbreak of flu, which is affecting emergency admissions ... News • 19 Feb 14
HSE urges vaccination against flu as cases rise The Health Service Executive has said there has been an increase in the number of reported influenza-like illnesses in the past week. News • 14 Feb 14
HSE letter over flu vaccine to be set aside The Health Service Executive has said it will continue to pay the medical expenses of those suffering from a sleep disorder claimed to be linked ... News • 09 Dec 13
At-risk groups urged to get flu vaccine The Health Service Executive has urged people in at-risk groups to get vaccinated against the flu before the winter sets in. News • 07 Oct 13
Influenza reaches epidemic proportions in US Influenza has officially reached epidemic proportions in the United States. News • 14 Jan 13
Report into Nazareth House flu outbreak A report into a nursing home in Donegal where seven residents died in a flu outbreak last month has found that the home did not ... News • 11 May 12
Risk of narcolepsy 13 times higher after vaccine A report has found the risk of narcolepsy is 13 times higher among those given the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, compared to unvaccinated individuals. News • 19 Apr 12
