Full coverage: healthcare

John Power and Aerogen are looking to the future with a series of ground-breaking new drug delivery technologies. But to understand that future, you need to understand Power’s past. And that is a remarkable story in itself.

Peter Foley's at-home testing company is scaling at warp speed and became a unicorn last year. But just how did it reach such a hefty valuation so quickly, and what do we know about its underlying financial performance?

Workplace mental health has crept its way to the forefront of employers' minds in the past few years. In this interview, Stephen Costello discusses how his Spectrum Life business capitalises on that trend.

Waiting lists and cost inefficiencies are features of the Irish healthcare system but Sonia Neary's start-up, Wellola, is relieving the pressure on hospitals and patients by enabling people to be treated and monitored at home.

St Vincent’s debt is secured on its land, and the pandemic relief it has obtained from the conditions attached to its debt is about to expire. Where does this leave the new maternity hospital site?

Forget the Religious Sisters of Charity – they are gone. St Vincent’s Hospital Group has its own interests, and the deal it has made with the State protects them for the long term.

To the relief of thousands of counsellors, psychotherapists and chiropractors, the authorities have said Vat need not be charged on their fees. However a practitioner of Chinese medicine and acupuncturist was not so lucky.

With almost 900,000 public health patients waiting for hospital treatment, travelling abroad for care can be a fast, affordable option. In the first of two reports, Tommie Gorman explores the Cross Border Directive, a vital pressure valve in Ireland's dysfunctional two-tier health system.

Political interference has blurred the picture of what is in many aspects a typical story: Two corporations are merging. They and their investors are fighting to protect their interests.

Judging by the usage of its loyalty card, more than 651,000 individuals shopped at Boots in Ireland last year. While other foreign-owned retailers are retreating from Ireland, the pharmacy chain remains a cash cow for its owners.