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Monday 23 November 2020
The 221+ group wrote to Health Minister Stephen Donnelly today.
Deputy CMO Dr Ronan Glynn said he thinks the majority of people will decide “it’s simply not worth it”.
Amy Donohoe was diagnosed with Covid-19 last month and found that the experience brought with it an unwelcome sense of shame.
Tracy Ward explains how burnout affects us – and what to do if we’re feeling it.
One mother, who has seen her daughter suffer, feels the Government and HSE are badly failing people with eating disorders.
The INMO will appear at the Dáil’s health committee today.
For years, cross-border healthcare has been slowly and tentatively developing. Now Brexit poses a threat.
Pharmacists have said the uncertainty about deliveries and cancellation of appointments may undermine the vaccination programme.
It follows a decision by the Stormont Executive to close schools for two weeks.
Dr Mary Favier said the health service here faces a greater challenge due to resourcing deficiencies.
Dignity 4 Patients raised “grave concerns” ahead of the publications of its annual report tomorrow.
Author of The Cow Book, John Connell shares his experience of one long and glorious run he had through a forest in Longford, in an extract from his new book.
Out of 110,000 invitations, only 12,000 have come forward, according to CervicalCheck director.
Sinn Féin said it would aim to spend €18.28 billion in total, €6.28 billion more than the government’s target.
The Taoiseach said the lockdown did impact on the non-Covid illness.
That’s according to a new report published by the National Cancer Registry.
The report author said Ireland’s HCE should not be “interpreted as a measure of hospital service expenditure”.
Hospitals and universities across Ireland are collaborating with Genuity Science due to, experts say, lack of a public project or strategy.
Expert familiar with such agreements cited issues with data access, exclusivity and intellectual property.
Ireland still has a chance to take control of genomics research – if it follows this advice.
SJOG currently provides intellectual disability and mental health services to over 8,000 people.
“The flu vaccine is one of the safest vaccines we have, it’s one of the oldest vaccines we have,” a GP said.
Eunan McKinney of Alcohol Action Ireland says public health demands the commencement of minimum unit pricing must proceed.
What can Ireland learn from other countries as we enter the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic?
The latest figures were confirmed by the Department of Health this evening.
The findings were outlined in the EU’s drugs agency’s annual report today.
The majority of these events related to CT scans and involved relatively low dosses of radiation.
The watchdog has reviewed how other countries are managing the virus in schools.
Many schools are reopening their doors to staff and students this week.
Alcohol-medication interactions can cause accidents, problems with blood pressure, and liver damage.
The series of seminars will focus on obesity as a chronic disease, rather than as a lifestyle issue.
Health officials have also recommended that sports be returned to behind-closed-doors.
His comments come after Ireland recorded 200 new cases on Saturday.
Delays created by the Covid-19 pandemic have resulted in a backlog of cases.
The CSO has been analysing the statistics for the number of people who contracted or died from Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
Ronan Glynn said NPHET was not likely to recommend closing all schools if clusters break out.
Many neonatal units have no isolation facilities to deal with coronavirus patients.
Lifestyle changes can cure some diseases and significantly extend our lives, writes Professor Ciaran O’Boyle.
Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith requires surgery.
20% of 17 and 18 year olds surveyed were found likely to be depressed.
IRELAND’S LEVEL 5 restrictions are set to come to an end on Tuesday next week, 1 December, and the government is set to decide later this week what will be implemented to replace them.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin told the Irish Examiner this morning that the country will move back to Level Three restrictions from 1 December, allowing non-essential retail to reopen in time for the Christmas trade.
While retail stores look set to reopen, allowing people to get their Christmas shopping done in person, many people are still opting to do a lot of their festive shopping online their year.
So, today we want to know… Do you plan to do most of your Christmas shopping in person?
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