# health - Yesterday’s News
# Overcrowding
# Overcrowding
Five hospitals had an average monthly bed occupancy of 100% or more from January to March 2022.
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
Monkeypox is related to smallpox, but has far less severe symptoms.
# Bread And Butter Issues
# Bread And Butter Issues
The report from Safefood also found that coeliacs spend several hundreds euro more on healthcare every year.
# health - Monday 27 June, 2022
# Your Say
# Your Say
People were seen jogging at Glastonbury festival in recent days.
# health - Sunday 26 June, 2022
# Health
# Health
Psychologists and men who have had eating disorders explain the warning signs and what can be done to treat EDs.
# health - Thursday 23 June, 2022
# Change Of Mind
# Change Of Mind
Current official figures show that 62% of the Austrian population currently have a valid vaccination certificate.
# health - Tuesday 21 June, 2022
# Mega Bucks
# Mega Bucks
Six individuals had total earnings from salary and allowances of over €500,000 in 2021.
# Cost Of Living Crisis
# Cost Of Living Crisis
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.
# health - Monday 20 June, 2022
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
There are some 606 patients in hospital with Covid.
# health - Friday 17 June, 2022
# Coronavirus
# Coronavirus
As of this morning, there were 508 patients in hospital with the virus.
# HSE
# HSE
46 patients have received treatment in the dedicated eating disorder service at St Vincent’s University Hospital in the last five years.
# health - Tuesday 14 June, 2022
# HSE
# HSE
The Health Minister said several issues must be addressed before any transition can take place, including capacity at other hospitals.
# health - Monday 13 June, 2022
# IMO
# IMO
The Irish Medical Organisation said it will now seek “urgent negotiations” with the Department of Health and HSE on the matter.
# health - Wednesday 8 June, 2022
# Virus
# Virus
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre said it has been notified of seven confirmed cases of monkeypox in Ireland.
# Health Research Board
# Health Research Board
The number of young people abstaining from alcohol has increased from 11% in 2002 to 26% in 2019.
# health - Friday 3 June, 2022
# Delayed Delivery
Staff vacancies in Child Disability Network Teams as high as 88% in one locality, reports Orla Dwyer. "Everything is a fight," say parents who report poor communication from teams. Therapist vacancies are highest, leaving children without services.
# health - Thursday 2 June, 2022
# Covid Bonus
# Covid Bonus
The payment of the bonus was due to begin in April.
# health - Wednesday 1 June, 2022
# Covid-19
# Covid-19
Young people, religious people, and those with fewer educational qualifications were the most likely to believe this.
# health - Tuesday 31 May, 2022
# Transmission
# Transmission
Evidence suggests the current outbreak could have started in Europe in mid-April.
# Monkeypox
# Monkeypox
People shouldn’t be “panicking” about monkeypox, a virologist has said.
# health - Monday 30 May, 2022
# Cancer Care
# Cancer Care
A survey has shown that many people are not clear on the importance of nutritional care during cancer care.
# health - Saturday 28 May, 2022
# Impact
# Impact
Ireland has been shielded so far from the worst effects of the climate crisis, but there are still warning signs ahead.
# Tullamore
# Tullamore
A letter seen by The Journal states the waiting list for Midland Regional Hospital at Tullamore is “in excess of 249 weeks”.
# health - Thursday 26 May, 2022
# PAC
# PAC
PAC Chair Brian Stanley said wait times in emergency departments is an intolerable situation in a well funded health system.
# health - Tuesday 24 May, 2022
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
# FRONTLINE WORKERS
As medical scientists’ industrial action escalates, the TD says it’s time for pay parity for these frontline workers.
# State Of Emergency
Inpatient bed numbers among lowest in EU and nowhere near demand predicted by capacity reviews Maria Delaney of investigative platform Noteworthy examines why despite overcrowding constantly being reported, hundreds of people continue to die Full capacity protocol activated weekly at University Hospital Limerick, often resulting in cancelled ops
# health - Monday 23 May, 2022
# Risk Assessment
# Risk Assessment
As of Saturday, there were 92 confirmed cases of the disease in countries where monkeypox is not endemic.
# health - Saturday 21 May, 2022
# HPV
# HPV
It will be available to women up to the age of 25 years who have left secondary school and who did not receive it previously.
# Healthcare
# Healthcare
The claim has been made by government ministers and the HSE itself.
# health - Thursday 19 May, 2022
# Health
# Health
Britain has confirmed nine cases of the virus since 6 May, and the United States verified its first on Wednesday.
# health - Sunday 15 May, 2022
# National Maternity Hospital
# National Maternity Hospital
Ministers are set to make a final decision on relocating the National Maternity Hospital on Tuesday, following intense scrutiny over the terms of the arrangement with St Vincent’s Health care Group.
# health - Saturday 14 May, 2022
# Health
# Health
The cases are not linked to a previously confirmed case in England announced on 7 May.
# health - Friday 13 May, 2022
# Research
# Research
University of Aberdeen researchers looked at more than 151,000 pregnancies over a 30-year period.
# health - Thursday 12 May, 2022
# Hepatitis
# Hepatitis
A second child being treated for the same illness has received a liver transplant.
# health - Monday 9 May, 2022
# Health
# Health
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly launched the survey’s results today.
# health - Wednesday 4 May, 2022
# Health
The Oireachtas Health Committee is set to interrogate the plans before the matter goes back to Cabinet in two weeks' time. Minister Catherine Martin has described this as "a valuable process". Minister Simon Harris says there was agreement across the three government parties, and all genders, to delay a decision.
# health - Tuesday 3 May, 2022
# Pandemic
# Pandemic
Obesity rates in the region have ballooned by 138% in the past five decades.
# health - Friday 22 April, 2022
# Civil Service
# Civil Service
Holohan announced earlier this month that he would not be taking up a Trinity College role due to the controversy over his secondment.
# health - Sunday 3 April, 2022
# 65 Roses Day
# 65 Roses Day
Aoife Rafter details how her CF and a cancer diagnosis have brought her to a place of gratitude and resilience.
# health - Friday 1 April, 2022
# Pressure
Dublin's ambulance service is being stretched to capacity, writes Garreth MacNamee. A surge in Covid cases has resulted in extra pressure on the system as more paramedics contract the disease. Non-emergency calls are also taking up precious resources.
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