Due to the long delay in getting treatment, Daniel Collins (14) will now need two spinal surgeries instead of one ...

Further calls have been made for resignations in the wake of a damning Hiqa report last week on spinal care at Children's ...

The father of a child who waited three-years for scoliosis surgery has said the situation is “only getting worse”. Scoliosis is a a sideways curvature of the spine that is usu ...

THE Government has ruled out disbanding the entire Board of Children’s Health Ireland over the latest scoliosis surgery ...

Whereas scoliosis is a general term that covers ... The surgeon may also attach a metal rod to the spine after surgery to ensure that the bone remains straight while healing.

Families of some children who have had to undergo separate surgeries for their spine and hips have been told they may have been failed twice, parents’ advocacy groups have said.

Following an eight hour surgery that fused 13 vertebrae with two rods and 26 screws, Samuel Buchholz returned to the wrestling mat just four months later.

IRELAND AM viewers were left in tears as a heartbroken dad opened up on his son’s “horrendous” health condition. Muireann O’Connell and Ray Foley sat down with 14-year-old ...

Scoliosis patient advocate, and Rhode native, Gary Farrell has called for changes to the Board of Children's Health Ireland ...

Families of some children who have had to undergo separate surgeries for their spine and hips have been told they may have been failed twice, parents’ advocacy groups warned today.