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Cancer patient died after ‘catalogue of errors’, court told
A cancer patient and mother of five who was admitted to Cavan General Hospital with dehydration died the next day after a “catalogue of errors”, the High Court was told today. In a statement read to...
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Heart fatality rate higher in certain hospitals
PATIENTS who have a heart attack are nearly five times more likely to die in one hospital than in another, according to a report, writes Eilish O’Regan. And there is a fourfold difference in death...
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Michael Kerin: “The consequences are something I live with every day.”
The inquest heard that Ms O’Neill had been suffering from fatigue and occasional headaches, and had previously undergone two procedures under Prof Kerin, who is professor of surgery at Galway...
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Number of flu season deaths rises to eight
Three more people have died from flu related illnesses and the number of cases is continuing to rise rapidly. Some hospitals have banned visitors in an effort to control the spread. The latest HSE...
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Two deaths at maternity hospital due to natural causes
THE causes of two maternal deaths, which happened within 48 hours of each other in the Coombe maternity hospital in Dublin, have been revealed, writes Eilish O’Regan. The highly unusual coincidence of...
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Postmortem ordered following death of baby in Portlaoise
The death has occurred of another baby at the Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise, which is currently under scrutiny by the State’s health watchdog following the deaths of four babies at the...
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