AN advocacy group has blasted Children’s Health Ireland after an audit of how they spent cash meant to fix kid spinal surgery ...

The Spina Bifida Hydrocephalous Paediatric Advocacy Group said: 'It shows the lack of urgency in addressing the suffering of children up until serious public pressure came in the form of advocacy ...

Health Minister Stephen Donnelly insisted yesterday that children with scoliosis and spina bifida were not fully prioritised by hospitals that had been allocated over €19m to tackle waiting lists – ...

The audit was commissioned after Health Minister Stephen Donnelly raised concerns in July a tranche of €19m was spent 'more ...

Larry and Kelly Peterson who both have Spina Bifida were able to adopt a baby daughter with the same condition.

The HSE audit also revealed that targets for reducing waiting lists for children for spinal surgery are not being met ...

Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson received $1.7 million in funding from the Centers for ...

Brothers-in-law José Berríos and Javier Báez have had their share of face-offs over the years, but none carried as much ...

The Festus Fajemilo Foundation (FFF), a non-governmental organisation, has highlighted the urgent need for increased awareness and special care for children living with Spina Bifida and ...

Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when an embryo's spinal cord does not properly close during the third and fourth weeks of pregnancy, resulting in a gap in the spine. According to the ...

Aa highlight for the hospital in 2024 was the Doernbecher Freestyle’s 20th anniversary auction, which raised more than $1.5 ...