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# Health

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'Safe and steady' progress made as HSE attempts to regain control of IT system
HSE cyber attack: what services are affected and which ones are still working?
Poll: Should junk food ads be banned?
Opinion: Bowel screening is important, particularly for those over 60
Professor Pádraic Mac Mathuna
Internal Department of Health review finds no evidence of 'secret dossiers' on children with autism
'I remember the first wave, ICU was suddenly full of 10 people with very low Vitamin D levels'
Pandemic is driving 'unprecedented demand' for suicide prevention and mental health services
Wider-scale retrospective contact tracing begins today - here's how it'll work
'The lack of medical support is a travesty': Trans people facing five-year healthcare waiting list
Moderna launches Covid-19 vaccine trials to assess safety in children
120,000 doses of children's flu vaccine destroyed due to low uptake, despite 'heavyweight' promotion campaign
Opinion: 'Brain injury means recovery has become my life, I face new challenges every day'
Dr Rosie Mangan
'We can't keep sending trans people abroad for major surgery with no aftercare when they get home'
Government to consider plan to raise position of people with underlying conditions on vaccine priority list
Terminally ill persons with two-year prognosis will be eligible for a medical card
'Lives could be saved': Woman with MS says adopted people should have access to medical history
Consultant oncologist: 'I've seen more advanced cancer cases presenting since Covid hit last year'
Dr Greg Korpanty
Expert group reviewing if antigen tests can be used in schools and workplaces
Eye-care waiting lists continue to increase, with 23,700 waiting over a year
Opinion: 'All couples should have the right to become parents when faced with infertility'
Emma Mc Dade
Opinion: Covid-19 vaccine rollout may present future challenges for employers
Jason O'Sullivan
Here are just some of the government's priorities for the months ahead
Coronavirus: Six deaths and 6,110 new cases confirmed in Ireland
'It's a huge comfort our daughter saved someone else's life': 190 organ transplants carried out this year
Over 53,000 patients went without beds in Irish hospitals in 2020, INMO says
Transgender healthcare report recommends all patients receive psychological support in Ireland, not UK
Leo Varadkar: Case for months of 'sustainable' Covid-19 restrictions while vulnerable are vaccinated
Coronavirus: Record 1,296 new cases confirmed in Ireland, along with six deaths
O'Gorman confirms research into long-term health impact of living in mother and baby homes
Consultant spine surgeon: Movement is key to avoiding back pain in the remote working era
Derek Cawley
No cases of flu recorded by HSE so far this winter
Doctor who falsified records to blame midwife for stillbirth charged with professional misconduct
Taoiseach says it's 'not satisfactory' that trans healthcare report hasn't been published
Health Minister 'disappointed' at public health doctor plans to strike for three days in January
CervicalCheck support group tells government 'time is up' to discuss proposed tribunal
Return of thousands of Irish people for Christmas could result in 'hundreds or thousands of cases' in January
Opinion: I was shamed for being diagnosed with Covid
Amy Donohoe
How can we avoid burnout through this strange winter?
Tracy Ward
Opinion: Eating disorders are ruthless but specialised regional care is hard to find
Joyce Russell
Under-staffing issues in health service 'exacerbated by Covid-19 absences'