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Disease

All time
Immunity
Have a new kid? 'Take them on public transport and roll them around on the floor'
22 Aug 2015
20.5k
40
Opinion
Vaping is now officially less harmful than smoking, and it's time the Irish health authorities acknowledged that fact
Joe Dunne
20 Aug 2015
2.0k
105
Controversy
Cancelled: Man who claims to have cured cancer will not be speaking in Ireland
16 Jun 2015
27.7k
81
brian clement
Man who claims to have cured cancer is causing controversy in Dublin and Galway
15 Jun 2015
44.8k
139
Health Service
A new specialist centre hopes to pin down tough to diagnose rare diseases
4 Jun 2015
9.0k
14
home safe
Safe and well: Defence Forces medics return home from Ebola-ravaged Sierra Leone
22 May 2015
11.6k
11
slip it on
Scientists develop condom that could feel better than nothing at all
19 Apr 2015
31.1k
70
Treatment
The first drug to reduce alcohol consumption hits the shelves here
3 Apr 2015
30.8k
34
Steady Hand
This vibrating pen makes writing easier for those with Parkinson's disease
31 Mar 2015
8.3k
11
EBOLA
Emails reveal WHO intentionally delayed declaring Ebola emergency
20 Mar 2015
7.0k
10
EBOLA
Opinion: 'The outbreak has brought an unmatched level of fear and panic'
Seán Farrell
4 Feb 2015
158
4
pauline cafferkey
Second suspected Scottish Ebola patient has tested negative
31 Dec 2014
4.6k
2
Disease
Lung cancer is killing 34% more Irish women than the EU average
18 Dec 2014
7.0k
28
Smoking
"It takes a long time to accept it, especially when you've caused it yourself"
24 Nov 2014
13.4k
24
Death
There's an outbreak of the bubonic plague in Madagascar
22 Nov 2014
18.5k
57
Opinion
Opinion: How mobile phones can be used to fight diseases like Ebola
Kunal Patel
13 Nov 2014
169
6
doubt
Muhammad Ali doctor queries Parkinson's link
2 Nov 2014
8.4k
brittney maynard
A 29-year-old woman has postponed her death to continue to fight against brain cancer
30 Oct 2014
31.7k
47
EBOLA
The Mater Hospital held a practice run for a potential isolation unit admission
29 Oct 2014
17.8k
27
Virus
Dallas nurse cured of Ebola receives hug from Obama
25 Oct 2014
16.9k
41
Newborns
More antibiotics would stop rise in dangerous Strep B infections in babies - scientists
20 Oct 2014
8.8k
26
Photographs
Vintage photos show the terrifying first expeditions into the Congo to track down Ebola
18 Oct 2014
26.6k
13
cast out
Ebola survivors 'shunned' as lepers, they tell Sierra Leone meeting
17 Oct 2014
6.7k
3
spread
Here are the countries where Ebola is most likely to show up next
15 Oct 2014
26.6k
48
suspect cases
Three more people isolated in Spain over Ebola concerns
11 Oct 2014
11.6k
21
high risk
Ebola fears for 50 people who were in close contact with US patient
3 Oct 2014
8.7k
17
call to action
Obama says the Ebola crisis is 'spiralling out of control'
17 Sep 2014
8.2k
60
Breakthrough
New treatment could drop recurrence by half for some lung cancer sufferers
15 Sep 2014
7.4k
13
Outbreak
Four day 'lockdown' planned to halt spread of Ebola in Sierra Leone
6 Sep 2014
7.6k
10
IMNDA
Ice Bucket Challenge raises over €1.4m in donations
4 Sep 2014
8.8k
13
EBOLA
Column: What exactly is an 'outbreak'?
Cillian De Gascun
28 Aug 2014
340
5
new cases
In focus: Myanmar struggles with ancient scourge of leprosy
22 Aug 2014
35.5k
15
Explainer
Ebola: What is it? How do people become infected?
21 Aug 2014
25.8k
29
Outbreak
How would Ireland fare in the event of a global pandemic?
9 Aug 2014
22.7k
45
Virus
Irish aid workers travel to Sierre Leone to help with Ebola outbreak
8 Aug 2014
6.9k
17
hep c
Hepatitis C could become rare disease in twenty two years
7 Aug 2014
5.5k
7
EBOLA
Quarantines declared in Nigeria over spread of deadly Ebola virus
31 Jul 2014
9.5k
22
Outbreak
Canadian doctor quarantined as ebola outbreak continues to spread
30 Jul 2014
16.6k
38
state files
This 1940s letter describes the 'decent class' of unmarried mothers who were 'first offenders'
14 Jul 2014
26.6k
34
Smallpox
Forgotten smallpox vials discovered in US research centre
8 Jul 2014
15.2k
11
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