# health - Yesterday’s News
Pharmaceutical companies make obscene profits from life-saving drugs – we need to change the system to prioritise human life over profiteering, writes Lynn Ruane.
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# health - Friday 7 December, 2018
The device has not been distributed in Ireland since January 2014.
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Hiqa has also recommended switching to a different vaccination – one that protects against an additional five types of HPV.
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There has been an increase in HPV uptake rates to 65% in 2018.
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# health - Thursday 6 December, 2018
The executive published its €30m Winter Plan for 2018/19 today.
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‘Change is coming,’ writes Health Minister Simon Harris following the passing of abortion legislation through the Dáil.
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‘Christmas affects the human mind in many ways, capable of stimulating joy, nostalgia, excitement, trepidation, and stress – occasionally all at the same time’, writes Professor Brian Hughes.
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The two-year research was published in the medical journal The Lancet.
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# health - Wednesday 5 December, 2018
The review looked at over 46,000 thousand individual images reported by a single consultant radiologist.
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The baby girl was born in December 2017, The Lancet said.
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# health - Tuesday 4 December, 2018
Yesterday it was described as political correctness “gone mad”, but did the HSE even say it?
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# health - Monday 3 December, 2018
Patients in Ireland are being encouraged to ask their doctors about clinical trials.
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# health - Sunday 2 December, 2018
The INMO has attributed to problem to understaffing and low pay levels.
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It is expected a landmark bill to regulate abortion services in Ireland will pass in the Dáil in coming weeks.
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# health - Friday 30 November, 2018
Staffing issues are also having an impact.
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# health - Tuesday 27 November, 2018
She was given a terminal diagnosis at the start of this year and Phelan said the drug Pembro is allowing her to live with the disease.
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# health - Monday 26 November, 2018
Some consultants earn up to €55,000 a year less than some of their colleagues.
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Cork and Kerry are worst impacted.
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# health - Sunday 25 November, 2018
I was never an alpha male but since my diagnosis with MS, I’ve faced major challenges and now I feel equal to the men who inspire me, writes Keith Byrne,
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3,474 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer annually.
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# health - Saturday 24 November, 2018
The Irish Heart Foundation say it’s crucial for those over 50 to regularly check their pulse.
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# health - Tuesday 20 November, 2018
The Munster and UL Bohemian flanker is on her way to earning qualifications in health and fitness thanks to the Goodbody Rugby Players Ireland Personal Development Bursary.
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# health - Monday 19 November, 2018
Families failing to engage with the Fair Deal Scheme is one of the reasons behind so-called ‘bed blockers’.
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# health - Friday 16 November, 2018
The number of patients waiting more than 9 months for treatment has reduced by 38%.
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# health - Thursday 15 November, 2018
One in four children in Ireland is overweight or obese.
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# health - Monday 12 November, 2018
Up to 50% of certain cancers are attributed to obesity.
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Susan McGee’s family has said an apology for her death “brings little consolation”.
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‘Open disclosure’ made headlines in recent months due to the CervicalCheck controversy.
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# health - Sunday 11 November, 2018
COPD, more commonly known as bronchitis or emphysema, is primarily caused by smoking.
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# health - Friday 9 November, 2018
The former first lady says women need to be open with other about their bodies.
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# health - Thursday 8 November, 2018
“I note that the interview panel described the respondent as ‘eager to work and learn’. But learn at whose expense?” the judge said.
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Smoking increased a woman’s risk of a heart attack by 55% more than it increased the risk in a man.
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# health - Wednesday 7 November, 2018
The Taoiseach said he didn’t understand why the comments were deemed controversial, as services must attempt to meet demand.
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# health - Tuesday 6 November, 2018
The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.
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# health - Sunday 4 November, 2018
“I knew if I continued I could get this broken body to move again.”
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It’s believed that targeting the brain’s capillary system could have beneficial effects for Alzheimer’s patients.
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The Health Minister has been defended by Charlie Flanagan, who said Tony O’Brien had “a pretty rapid fall from grace”.
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# health - Saturday 3 November, 2018
The HSE figures were released to Fianna Fáil’s mental health spokesperson James Browne.
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The neurotoxin is the most potent toxin known to exist and is considered a potential bioweapon.
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A number of TDs have put down amendments ahead of the three-day discussion of the proposed abortion legislation next week.
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