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# Health

Last year
2023
Pilot scheme will see people at risk of opioid overdose given relief medication they can take at home
FactFind: Do more than a thousand people die per year in Ireland due to burning solid fuels?
Eligibility for GP visit cards expanded for people aged up to 69 and children aged 8 and over
Child who was 'depressed anxious and suicidal' had to wait a year for mental health appointment
Mobile x-ray service for older people to be expanded next year in effort to reduce ED visits
'Medical tourists' urged to fully research their procedure and protections before travelling
Air pollution is the greatest global threat to human health, study finds
'The baggies don't have a little health warning': Doctor warns coke strokes are on the rise
'Skin cancer can be prevented': Survivor calls for suncream to be made more affordable
Axa to buy Laya Healthcare in deal worth €650 million
Wexford General Hospital's emergency department reopens nearly five months after fire
Couples can avail of publicly-funded IVF from September, but age and BMI limits will apply
Pharmacists may soon be allowed to prescribe medicine
Poll: How often do your consume sugar-free soft drinks?
Free GP care to be expanded to another 500,000 people from August
Donnelly: Sugar tax will remain despite WHO saying artificial sweetener could cause cancer
One fifth of septic tanks deemed a 'risk' to human health and environment, report shows
Nurses recruited to Ireland who fail €2,800 test left with debt and no work
Ministers express unease over underspend on national roads projects
Poll: Have you had to take anti-histamines for hayfever?
2021 was second year in a row with fewer cancer diagnoses due to Covid, report finds
Number of trainee GPs to increase by one third to tackle long waiting times
Taoiseach suggests Dáil vote for PBP abortion bill could speed up legal changes
Poll: Should the legal smoking age be increased to 21?
'Everyone has been touched by it': Importance of early cancer detection highlighted at Bloom
Urgent appeal for blood donations amid supply concerns ahead of bank holiday weekend
Explainer: Why are HSE bosses calling for a ‘permanent’ seven-day roster for hospital staff?
Ireland voted for Repeal five years ago, where are we now with abortion services?
Belarus's president skips state ceremony as health concerns grow
Report on young people's attitudes towards drugs calls for decriminalisation
'Banning vaping will just lead to more smokers'
Poll: Should the sale of vapes be banned in Ireland?
Poll: Would you be happy for your pharmacist to treat minor ailments?
Nutritionist: 'I'm calling BS on toxic diet culture'
Five years on: First review of Ireland's abortion laws recommends significant changes
New nine-storey wing of Mater Hospital has been officially opened
Confidence in childhood vaccination fell in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic
Losing weight can put type 2 diabetes in remission ‘for at least five years’, UK study says
Review of abortion services to go to Cabinet in coming weeks
Pope Francis had 'good night' in hospital after being admitted for respiratory infection