Ireland head coach Declan Kidney knows his side must play with no fear if they are to upset world champions New Zealand on their own patch.
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83-year-old gave blood 57 times - now he's donated a kidney
Thursday 17 May 2012
Widower is hailed for his altruism after giving organ to NHS waiting-list patient he didn’t even know
Mark Steel: Shall we let rich people
decide who gets treated in our hospitals?
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Patients could just lie there screaming, hoping a banker rescues them
Professor Oliver Wrong: Pioneer in the field of kidney disease
Monday 16 April 2012
The death of Professor Oliver Wrong has deprived patients – and medical science – of a leader. He excelled at sorting out relevant details from the mass of data which patients present. By his intelligence and careful observation he rapidly found the wood among the trees.
Five charged over kidney for iPhone trade
Monday 09 April 2012
Five people have been charged with illegal organ trading after a teenager sold a kidney to buy an iPhone and an iPad.
Bigger waistlines linked to rise in kidney cancer
Friday 30 March 2012
Expanding waistlines are blamed today for soaring rates of kidney cancer which have more than doubled since the 1970s.
Diabetes complications at new high
Monday 26 March 2012
Rates of stroke and kidney failure in people with diabetes have reached record levels, according to a new analysis.
Kidney hopes O'Brien's absence will hurt Scots more than Irish
Saturday 10 March 2012
Declan Kidney yesterday said that his Ireland team could benefit from Peter O'Mahony's unexpected participation in this afternoon's Six Nations match against Scotland in Dublin. O'Mahony was promoted to the starting XV after a foot infection ruled the openside flanker Sean O'Brien out of the match at the Aviva Stadium.
NHS transplant service apologises for giving patients cancer
Friday 02 March 2012
The NHS transplant service has apologised to two patients after they contracted cancer from donated kidneys.
Ireland stay unchanged for daunting Paris test
Thursday 01 March 2012
Ireland have named the 22-man squad which beat Italy 42-10 in Dublin last weekend for Sunday's Six Nations game against France in Paris. The same players were selected for the original visit to the French capital on 11 February. That game was cancelled 10 minutes before kick-off, due to a frozen pitch.
Ireland name unchanged side for France clash
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Ireland have named an unchanged side for Sunday's rearranged RBS 6 Nations clash with France in Paris.
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