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# Health

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Some contractor claims for new children's hospital not under board's control, committee to hear
27 Nov 2019
15.3k
25
Over 300 children and teens died every day from AIDS-related causes in 2018
26 Nov 2019
8.5k
1
Social media companies agree to liase with Department of Health on tackling anti-vaccine misinformation
Updated 25 Nov 2019
17.1k
145
Poll: Do you think you get enough physical activity?
22 Nov 2019
21.0k
53
HSE urges public to get flu vaccine as data shows annual flu season could hit 'within weeks'
21 Nov 2019
18.1k
20
Three in every five Irish adults are overweight or obese
20 Nov 2019
20.1k
35
Simon Harris considering banning ads for vaping products near schools and playgrounds
14 Nov 2019
6.9k
35
Call to extend sugar tax as part of 'drastic actions' to tackle childhood obesity
12 Nov 2019
11.6k
75
Severe asthmatics face a 'lottery' for access to life-changing drugs
3 Nov 2019
16.4k
8
I remember texting my friend: 'Not to scare you, but I think I'm going blind'
NC Grey
23 Oct 2019
38.8k
5
'Absolutely outrageous' that promised public fertility fund still not finalised
17 Oct 2019
10.7k
19
Patients with rare cancer say it's 'disgraceful' consultant role hasn't been filled for over two years
16 Oct 2019
12.4k
11
Opt-out organ donation plan accused of 'misleading the public'
16 Oct 2019
16.7k
92
Number of births in Ireland continue to decrease as number of deaths increase
14 Oct 2019
22.5k
30
New 24-hour mental health information line launched to help people access services
13 Oct 2019
11.6k
13
Doctors warn that extending free GP care to under-8s is 'putting pressure on a timebomb'
12 Oct 2019
16.4k
58
Death toll from vaping-related lung injury in US rises to 26 as health officials name mystery illness
11 Oct 2019
46.8k
41
Three in four older Irish adults suffer from two or more medical conditions at the same time
10 Oct 2019
21.2k
21
How a 'safety plan' can help a person who is suicidal
10 Oct 2019
13.6k
16
Home carers say additional tax credit as part of Budget 2020 'will be undercut by carbon tax'
9 Oct 2019
9.0k
12
Health changes: Drug payment scheme reduced and medical card threshold for over-70s increased
8 Oct 2019
25.4k
15
Energy drinks contain up to 17 spoons of sugar and twice as much caffeine as an espresso
7 Oct 2019
103k
65
Hospital consultants vote no confidence in Health Minister Simon Harris
6 Oct 2019
45.1k
74
'Depression in pregnancy is common - it's a condition, not a weakness'
6 Oct 2019
9.3k
2
Just a few days out from the Budget, what can we expect?
6 Oct 2019
37.9k
44
Opinion: The health service will collapse if the exploitation of Ireland's carers isn't addressed
Catherine Cox
4 Oct 2019
21.7k
36
Nine in 10 gay and bisexual men living with HIV are on treatment and cannot transmit the virus
Updated 3 Oct 2019
24.6k
60
Harris hits out at politicians trying to get him to meet vaping company reps
2 Oct 2019
28.4k
73
Irish men at higher risk of getting cancer and dying from it than women
1 Oct 2019
10.5k
12
Over a thousand names added to home help waiting list in space of four months as total surges to 7,300
25 Sep 2019
9.1k
10
German court rules that hangovers are an 'illness'
24 Sep 2019
41.9k
43
Here are just some of the government's priorities for the months ahead
22 Sep 2019
10.5k
10
Consultant shortages causing 'a spiral of burnout, stress and emigration'
21 Sep 2019
20.8k
57
Irish doctors urged to stop over-prescribing benzodiazepines and similar drugs
19 Sep 2019
27.5k
36
Wait times for smear test results from Cervical Check reduced to six weeks
18 Sep 2019
6.6k
10
'Doctors did everything they could but it was just too late' - Families warn about dangers of sepsis
13 Sep 2019
54.3k
6
'We're told we need a massive chest and washboard abs': The rise of steroids - and the unspoken dangers
11 Sep 2019
6.0k
5
Harris says National Children's Hospital will open as planned in 2023, despite reported delays
10 Sep 2019
11.4k
31
Harris says social media companies should ban accounts that spread misinformation about vaccines
Updated 10 Sep 2019
16.3k
138
Opinion: 'My name is Niall, I'm 32, and I have cancer. I never imagined saying those words'
Niall Keaney
10 Sep 2019
75.5k
18
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