Health

Nolan Show admits to bullying Medical team

Miss Fitz on June 15, 2006, 10:45 pm

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Miss Fitz wouldnt for a moment suggest that the Nolan show were watching Slugger on this subject, so comments made by Mr Nolan on the show this morning were obviously a matter of sheer coincidence. I have provided the link, but I have transcribed the comments accurate to the basic meaning intended, I hope: “Decisions are made by doctors every day of every week. Within that decision making has to be the consideration of the probability of success. Ethical decisions …

People Power brings a result for baby James

Miss Fitz on June 15, 2006, 3:06 am

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This story started last Sunday in the Sunday Life, but took on a powerful emphasis after being aired on the Stephen Nolan radio show. It concerns a 13 month old baby, James Hynes who is suffering from leukaemia. James’s father told listeners on Monday that all treatment had to finish as he had not responded to therapy, and he had only weeks to live. The family trawled the internet and found a doctor in Germany who was willing to perform …

Leviathan: Political Cabaret

Mick Fealty on May 23, 2006, 2:12 pm

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The next Leviathan Political Cabaret is on the question: “Should we now privatise the health service completely?” will be on Sunday June 18th at 9pm in CrawDaddy, in Dublin. The panel discussion will be hosted by David McWilliams, along with a showing of the next brand new cartoon from Langerland.com as well as music, comedy and satire from Paddy Cullivan and guests. The last podcast is lengthy, but worth a listen. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has …

MPs for the NHS

Mick Fealty on May 4, 2006, 1:31 pm

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This is a petition aimed at MPs in Westminster to get them to promise that they will not use private Healthcare. They have got some to sign, mostly Lib Dems and Labour. None of Northern Ireland’s MPs have so far signed, sitting or non sitting. Mick FealtyMick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK …

Britons put fun and work before babies…

Mick Fealty on May 3, 2006, 2:05 am

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Though the UK birth rate is on a rally from its 2001 low of 1.63, an ICM poll in the Guardian suggests that having babies come a poor third to earning money and having a good time. Survey pitched the option of having children against, by turns, making money and having a good time. I’m not a hundred per cent certain of the methodology, since having children may inimical to the former option, it is highly complementary to the latter. …