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Health

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vaccine programme
Up to 28,000 babies to be offered RSV vaccine this autumn
18 Jun 2024
8.8k
0
MMR Vaccine
Measles: 56 cases confirmed in Ireland so far this year
17 Jun 2024
7.3k
12
Drugs
Strong warning issued after cluster of overdoses linked to yellow benzodiazepine tablets
14 Jun 2024
44.2k
Measles
GPs advise parents that infants 6-11 months should receive extra MMR vaccine if travelling abroad
14 Jun 2024
7.1k
26
The Morning Lead
Children deemed 'too autistic' for mental health service and 'too anxious' for disability team
Some children are not seen by CAMHS until they self-harm or attempt suicide, parents have warned.
Órla Ryan
Updated 13 Jun 2024
32.3k
4
RELATED
The Explainer x Noteworthy: Are young people with psychosis getting the help they need?
24 May 2024
Children given 'inadequate or inappropriate' support by CAMHS 'because they were autistic'
14 May 2024
'My son is not there anymore': How young people with psychosis are falling through the cracks
29 Feb 2024
First meeting
More people will die if there are further delays to reforming drug approach, Paul Reid warns
Updated 13 Jun 2024
8.0k
FGM
Over 1,600 girls at risk of female genital mutilation in Ireland
10 Jun 2024
14.1k
Sight Loss
Author: 'Finding out I was going to be one of the people to lose sight was a huge shock'
Ann Ingle
4 Jun 2024
10.2k
7
sexual health
Free contraception to be made available to women up to age 35 from July
3 Jun 2024
14.4k
critical care
Plans announced for 3,000 hospital beds amid warning Ireland is 'miles away' from meeting ICU demand
Updated 29 May 2024
15.7k
73
Diagnosis
My story: 'When you become chronically ill, you quickly learn that health is everything'
Sarah O'Connor
17 May 2024
15.3k
dual diagnosis
Children given 'inadequate or inappropriate' support by CAMHS 'because they were autistic'
14 May 2024
8.7k
latest figures
Measles: Twenty-six cases, and five outbreaks, confirmed in Ireland this year
13 May 2024
5.9k
22
Smoking
Retailers claim safety of shop workers could be compromised by proposed increase in smoking age
13 May 2024
11.1k
30
Clamp down on smoking
Cabinet to consider changing legal age of sale for tobacco in Ireland from 18 to 21
Updated 13 May 2024
11.4k
67
Abemaciclib
HSE approves new drug that can cut the chances of breast cancer recurring by over 30%
13 May 2024
13.8k
11
Fertility
As egg freezing becomes more common, a new study wants to find out what men think about it
11 May 2024
10.9k
Health
Significant spike in whooping cough in small babies in Ireland, after five infants die in England
10 May 2024
19.9k
17
latest figures
Twenty measles cases confirmed in Ireland so far this year
9 May 2024
5.0k
25
vaping
New research on flavoured vapes shows potential for 'a new wave of chronic diseases'
8 May 2024
14.9k
19
Health
Two surgical hubs in Dublin due to begin treating patients later this year
7 May 2024
22.1k
30
Redress
Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee
1 May 2024
7.3k
University Hospital Limerick
HSE chief says UHL emergency department 'much more safe now' than when Aoife Johnston died
28 Apr 2024
9.0k
FactCheck
FactCheck: Did Sinn Féin really propose spending €500m less on health than the Government?
The claim was made by Taoiseach Simon Harris last week in the Dáil.
28 Apr 2024
29.4k
Investigation
HSE missed deadlines to open 5 critical eating disorder treatment hubs
25 Apr 2024
7.0k
7
The Morning Lead
Irish GPs have come under pressure to prescribe hormones, gender service consultant claims
A landmark report in the UK raised concerns over private gender care, which Paul Moran said is also an issue here.
People in need of gender care are turning to private providers due to long waiting lists.
The National Gender Service has advised GPs not to enter shared care arrangements with private clinics.
Dr Paul Moran called on pharmacists to stop dispensing foreign gender healthcare hormone prescriptions.
Valerie Flynn
20 Apr 2024
11.6k
Women's Health
Free contraception to be made available to women up to the age of 35
18 Apr 2024
16.9k
46
Leaders' Questions
Sparks fly in Dáil as Mary Lou McDonald raises hospital cancellations with Taoiseach
Updated 17 Apr 2024
56.8k
49
Health Committee
HSE will not review care for people with Long Covid until new evidence emerges
17 Apr 2024
7.2k
The Morning Lead
Long Covid: 'The public, the government and the HSE do not understand the scale of this issue'
Long Covid Advocacy Ireland will call for the Government to review how people with the condition are cared for at the Oireachtas Health Committee today.
17 Apr 2024
13.5k
Covid-19
Government further extends paid leave scheme for public health workers suffering from long-Covid
16 Apr 2024
7.6k
Cabinet
Cabinet to sign off on one-year lease extension for Citywest accommodation centre
16 Apr 2024
11.5k
18
The Morning Lead
'I'm going through a lot of scary stuff': 11-year-old boy with psychosis and his parents plead for help
The young boy has struggled to access certain services despite the efforts of his parents and healthcare workers.
Children and adolescents with complex needs often struggle to get access to services due to confusion over which health team is best placed to intervene
During a recent episode, a young boy in Dublin attempted to take his own life
The boy's parents believe if their son had received early intervention years ago, his condition would not have deteriorated to this point
Órla Ryan
16 Apr 2024
29.9k
Public Health
Choking on fresh air: How Ireland's air quality is leading to premature deaths
Dr Lisa McNamee
14 Apr 2024
16.5k
23
Galway
University Hospital Galway makes recommended changes after increase in baby head injuries
11 Apr 2024
13.4k
Gender Identity
Explainer: What's in the UK's Cass Review and what does it mean for trans healthcare?
Trans young people in Ireland “currently do not have access to any form of gender identity-related healthcare”, Trans Equality Together said.
10 Apr 2024
7.1k
FactCheck
FactCheck: Are psychiatric patients in Canada given leaflets for assisted dying when they go to A&E?
10 Apr 2024
12.0k
MMR Vaccine
Two more measles cases confirmed - bringing total number this year to 13
9 Apr 2024
5.5k
14
The Lancet
Prostate cancer cases to double worldwide by 2040, new research suggests
5 Apr 2024
16.3k
26
MMR Vaccine
Two more measles cases confirmed - bringing total number this year to 11
3 Apr 2024
9.4k
32
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