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Tuesday 4 October 2022
The party will gather in Kilkenny today to discuss income tax cuts, pension and social welfare hikes and public transport fares.
Since October two of the 28 probable hepatitis cases have resulted in liver transplants and one child has died.
14 cases have been confirmed since the previous weekly report.
Barry Cowen believes it is time to share leadership between the two bodies.
Reid was due to stay in the role until December.
Of 46 cases this year so far, nearly one-third were notified in July.
Most cases here are not linked to travel from countries where the virus is endemic.
46 Covid-19 related deaths were reported in the first 19 days of this month.
Dr Garrett McGovern argues that banning e-cigarette flavours will increase smoking harm and death and will not protect young people.
President Michael D Higgins signed the measures into law today.
The committee asked the Minister for Health to look at other countries where ages for vaping and smoking are 21.
The treatment will be available because of the EU Cross Border Directive.
The research found that current abortion legislation does not meet the needs of those seeking termination for foetal anomalies.
It comes as the EU recommends that people over 60 be offered a second booster vaccine.
Parents have been contacted this week with the news.
Cases have been increasing in recent weeks due to the spread of subvariants of the Omicron strain.
Five hospitals had an average monthly bed occupancy of 100% or more from January to March 2022.
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, but has far less severe symptoms.
The report from Safefood also found that coeliacs spend several hundreds euro more on healthcare every year.
People were seen jogging at Glastonbury festival in recent days.
Psychologists and men who have had eating disorders explain the warning signs and what can be done to treat EDs.
Current official figures show that 62% of the Austrian population currently have a valid vaccination certificate.
Six individuals had total earnings from salary and allowances of over €500,000 in 2021.
Health experts from three universities have said that the cost of living crisis, will disproportionately affect the health of the most vulnerable people in Ireland.
There are some 606 patients in hospital with Covid.
As of this morning, there were 508 patients in hospital with the virus.
46 patients have received treatment in the dedicated eating disorder service at St Vincent’s University Hospital in the last five years.
The Health Minister said several issues must be addressed before any transition can take place, including capacity at other hospitals.
The Irish Medical Organisation said it will now seek “urgent negotiations” with the Department of Health and HSE on the matter.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said it has been notified of seven confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ireland.
The number of young people abstaining from alcohol has increased from 11% in 2002 to 26% in 2019.
The payment of the bonus was due to begin in April.
Young people, religious people, and those with fewer educational qualifications were the most likely to believe this.
Evidence suggests the current outbreak could have started in Europe in mid-April.
People shouldn’t be “panicking” about monkeypox, a virologist has said.
A survey has shown that many people are not clear on the importance of nutritional care during cancer care.
Ireland has been shielded so far from the worst effects of the climate crisis, but there are still warning signs ahead.
A letter seen by The Journal states the waiting list for Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore is “in excess of 249 weeks”.
HALLOWEEN IS ALMOST upon us and to get in the spooky mood the Bram Stoker Festival is set to announce its programme of events tomorrow.
The festival will take place at the end of the month from 28-31 October in Dublin.
It takes its name from the author of the famed horror novel Dracula who was a Dublin resident.
The festival honouring the story of the undead bloodsuckers went into hibernation during Covid-19 but it is now rising from the crypt for a fresh outing.
With all that in mind we want to know today: Have you read Bram Stoker’s Dracula?
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