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Minister directs Medical Council to take ‘more proactive’ role

The Minister for Health has directed the Medical Council to adopt a “more proactive role” in the...

By - Catherine Reilly - 22nd Dec 2025

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Research paper on GP training applications amended

By - Niamh Cahill - 22nd Dec 2025
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Chair sought briefing on Beaumont Private Clinic

By - Catherine Reilly - 22nd Dec 2025

‘Huge’ regional inequalities in COPD care – Respiratory Clinical Lead

Ireland has taken a “visionary approach” to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) care, but significant regional...

By - James Fogarty - 22nd Dec 2025

2025: The Year in Healthcare

The year began with the appointment of a new Minister for Health...

By - Mindo - 22nd Dec 2025

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Minister publishes paper on future health and social care workforce

By - Reporter - 23rd Dec 2025
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HSE publishes 2026 National Service Plan

By - Reporter - 22nd Dec 2025
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Mater becomes first in Ireland to introduce new precision cancer tests

By - Mindo - 18th Dec 2025

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Influenza season might have come early, but it’s a familiar story

By - Paul Mulholland - 22nd Dec 2025

Medico-Legal

From voluntary to mandatory: The new era of open disclosure in Ireland

By - Ms Kate Noone - 22nd Dec 2025

Embracing the early arrival of Santa

By - Dr Lucia Gannon - 22nd Dec 2025

The global threat of RFK’s anti-science rhetoric

By - Dr Muiris Houston - 22nd Dec 2025

Editorial

Initiatives to tackle high cost of health-related claims should be welcomed

By - Paul Mulholland - 09th Dec 2025

Opinion

When the world tilts: The hidden weight of a cancer diagnosis

By - Dr Sunder Mehran Khan and Dr Afshan Afshan - 08th Dec 2025

Medico-Legal

Managing your wellbeing during a complaint

By - Dr Victoria Cox - 09th Dec 2025

How artificial intelligence is changing my working life

By - Dr Neasa Conneally - 09th Dec 2025

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By - Mindo - 23rd Sep 2025

Welcome to The Medical Independent Clinical Podcast Series, where we chat to...
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By - Priscilla Lynch - 15th Aug 2024

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The evolving shape of Irish surgery

New guidelines and fresh insights from the RCSI Millin Meeting reveal a specialty undergoing rapid innovation and significant change. David...

By - David Lynch - 08th Dec 2025

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International insights on assisted dying

Bette Browne examines the laws around assisted dying in other...

By - Bette Browne - 27th Oct 2025
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From medicine to the borderlands

Novelist and Consultant Medical Oncologist Dr Austin Duffy talks to...

By - David Lynch - 01st Sep 2025

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2025: The Year in Healthcare

The year began with the appointment of a new Minister...

By - Mindo - 22nd Dec 2025
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The next steps to improving cardiac care in Ireland

The recent Irish Cardiac Society Annual Scientific Meeting received a...

By - Niamh Cahill - 10th Nov 2025

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Studies point to a growing role for new therapies and immunotherapies in treating blood cancers

Targeted therapies and immunotherapies are increasingly offering viable alternatives to the chemotherapies that have stood for decades as a mainstay...

By - Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Dec 2025

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Advances in technology help improve safety and access to blood cancer therapies

Four clinical trials presented at the 67th American Society of...

By - Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Dec 2025
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RSV: An overview

The RSV season has a significant impact on some of...

By - Virginia Murray - 09th Dec 2025
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Study shows thymic health is linked to cancer patients’ response to immunotherapy

The health of the thymus is associated with cancer patients’...

By - Priscilla Lynch - 24th Nov 2025

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In focus: Vaginal health

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Exercise and physical activity in CKD, dialysis, and kidney transplant

By - Orlaith Heslin and Laura McCullagh - 17th Jun 2025

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Crohn’s disease: Diagnosis and management

This module gives a detailed overview of the latest diagnosis and medical treatment approaches to the management of Crohn’s disease, alongside a typical case study to illustrate the presentation of the disease.

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Menopause: Diagnosis and management

This module covers:

Menopause and perimenopause – definitions
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HRT – benefits and risks
Practical prescribing of HRT
Non-hormonal therapies
Lifestyle

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The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

This module gives an expert overview of the presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence, with the latest Ireland-specific treatment guidelines and protocols.

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Infant GORD and reflux

This module discusses one of the commonest feeding-related issues encountered in infants, reflux and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, and outlines the latest guidance on diagnosis and management

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Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Latest approaches to diagnosis and treatment

This module aims to give a detailed overview of the presentation, diagnosis, and latest treatment options to CLL in Ireland.

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Type 2 Diabetes: Management

Type 2 diabetes is a complex chronic disease, which requires a multifactorial behavioural and pharmacological approach to treatment in order to prevent or delay complications and maintain quality-of life.

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Gastroenterology

Many GI issues can be extremely troublesome and have life-long consequences. However, research and treatments are constantly evolving in this area.

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Wound care

The management of wounds is best carried out by an organised multidisciplinary team that can offer support to the individual — and the pharmacist is one of the significant players in the process

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High standard of speakers at Young Investigators sessions

As in previous years, the Gathering Around Cancer 2025 conference featured a line-up of presentations of exemplary quality from young...

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Enhancing treatment decision-making in breast cancer

By - Pat Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025
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Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

By - Pat Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025
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Getting moving in cancer care

By - Pat Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025

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ISG Winter Meeting sees large attendance

By - Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Dec 2025
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AI has the potential to unlock the mysteries in IBD

By - Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Dec 2025
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Improving detection of pancreaticobiliary malignancy

By - Priscilla Lynch - 22nd Dec 2025

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The quiet charms of the Seal U Hybrid

By - Dr Alan Moran - 24th Nov 2025

When is a petrol hybrid electric vehicle, known as PHEV, not a PHEV? When it is DMI, meaning dual motor...

Book Review

Book Review

A life-enhancing meditation on death

By George Winter - 29th Sep 2025

In his Diaries of a Dying Man (1954), Scots poet William Soutar (1898-1943), bed-bound from 1930 with ankylosing spondylitis, notes...

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A timely – quietly radical –book on AI in medicine

Charlotte Blease’s Dr Bot arrives at a critical juncture in the evolving conversation about medicine, technology,...

By Prof Brendan Kelly - 22nd Dec 2025
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Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting Killashee Hotel, Naas, Co Kildare, 20–21 November 2025...

By Mindo - 22nd Dec 2025
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Dr Harry Barry’s journey beneath the surface

In Beneath the Surface, Dr Harry Barry steps away from his established role as a bestselling...

By Prof Brendan Kelly - 24th Nov 2025
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Grounds for research: The coffee and AF connection is challenged

New research from the University of California and the University of Adelaide is attempting to challenge...

By Dr Doug Witherspoon - 24th Nov 2025

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Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

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E01 | World Medical Football Championship Podcast with Dr Andrew Delany

By - Mindo - 28th Aug 2024

Welcome to the World Medical Football Championship podcast. Today's guest is Dublin...

Research paper on GP training applications amended

Chair sought briefing on Beaumont Private Clinic

‘Huge’ regional inequalities in COPD care – Respiratory Clinical Lead

2025: The Year in Healthcare

Breaking News

Minister publishes paper on future health and social care workforce

HSE publishes 2026 National Service Plan

Mater becomes first in Ireland to introduce new precision cancer tests

Comment

Influenza season might have come early, but it’s a familiar story

From voluntary to mandatory: The new era of open disclosure in Ireland

Embracing the early arrival of Santa

The global threat of RFK’s anti-science rhetoric

Initiatives to tackle high cost of health-related claims should be welcomed

When the world tilts: The hidden weight of a cancer diagnosis

Managing your wellbeing during a complaint

How artificial intelligence is changing my working life

Latest Issue

Medical Independent 23rd December 2025

Latest News

E05 | Clinical Podcast – Inflammatory bowel disease in focus with Dr Orlaith Kelly

E08 | Innovation in Healthcare: An interview with Prof Sam McConkey

News Features

International insights on assisted dying

From medicine to the borderlands

2025: The Year in Healthcare

The next steps to improving cardiac care in Ireland

News Team

Paul Mulholland

Catherine Reilly

David Lynch

Priscilla Lynch

Clinical News

Advances in technology help improve safety and access to blood cancer therapies

RSV: An overview

Study shows thymic health is linked to cancer patients’ response to immunotherapy

In focus: Vaginal health

Exercise and physical activity in CKD, dialysis, and kidney transplant

Latest CPD Modules

The home of CPD for Irish healthcare professionals.

Crohn’s disease: Diagnosis and management

Menopause: Diagnosis and management

The presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of opioid dependence

Infant GORD and reflux

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: Latest approaches to diagnosis and treatment

Type 2 Diabetes: Management

Gastroenterology

Wound care

The Latest Conference News

High standard of speakers at Young Investigators sessions

Enhancing treatment decision-making in breast cancer

Muscle-invasive bladder cancer

Getting moving in cancer care

More Conference News!

ISG Winter Meeting sees large attendance

AI has the potential to unlock the mysteries in IBD

Improving detection of pancreaticobiliary malignancy

Life

The quiet charms of the Seal U Hybrid

A life-enhancing meditation on death

A timely – quietly radical –book on AI in medicine

Irish Society of Gastroenterology, Winter Meeting

Dr Harry Barry’s journey beneath the surface

Grounds for research: The coffee and AF connection is challenged

Update Journal

Update Endocrinology & Diabetology Nov 2025

E01 | World Medical Football Championship Podcast with Dr Andrew Delany

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