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# Health

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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
'Two friends died by suicide': Doctors say 'profoundly dysfunctional' health service takes huge toll
3 Sep 2019
67.0k
39
Consultants say removing private care from public hospitals is ignoring 'the elephant in the room'
2 Sep 2019
20.7k
25
'We need to up our game': Call for national registry as HSE unable to estimate prevalence of diabetes
1 Sep 2019
8.9k
11
'It's alarming': Concerns raised about impact of recruitment freeze on mental health posts
31 Aug 2019
11.8k
24
Four European countries lose measles-free status as number of cases skyrockets
29 Aug 2019
46.6k
48
Simon Harris to meet social media companies in a bid to make them do more to debunk vaccine myths
27 Aug 2019
8.6k
65
Patient's death could be first linked to vaping in US, health officials say
24 Aug 2019
76.3k
84
Own a dog? You may have a healthier heart as a result
23 Aug 2019
13.6k
12
Building firm caught up in school structural defects controversy wins contract to build new hospital block
Updated 19 Aug 2019
46.5k
27
New test could make it easier to predict women's risk of developing cervical cancer
12 Aug 2019
10.1k
12
'A hidden problem': Up to half of food provided to patients in Irish hospitals is not eaten
5 Aug 2019
30.2k
104
INMO reveals 'worst ever' July for Emergency Department as 9,439 waited for a bed
31 Jul 2019
9.0k
26
The Taoiseach says he's eating less red meat to stay healthy - but is it healthier to do that?
29 Jul 2019
27.5k
45
'There's a perception that the treatment for hepatitis C is very bad - that’s gone now'
28 Jul 2019
9.0k
3
Two men begin 10,000 mile car journey to raise funds for Pádraig Schaler's brain injury treatment
23 Jul 2019
17.7k
13
Harris says HSE can't continue in its current form and announces return of six regional healthcare areas
17 Jul 2019
30.3k
61
Vincent Lambert, man at centre of contentious right-to-die case in France, passes away
11 Jul 2019
21.7k
20
Benzodiazepine use in Irish over 65s is higher than international average
8 Jul 2019
31.9k
79
A patient's chance of dying from a heart attack or stroke can vary depending on what hospital they attend
8 Jul 2019
17.8k
17
State pathologists observed 'multiple bodies' on trolleys at Waterford mortuary over 'years'
5 Jul 2019
14.8k
19
Scally: Price for cervical screening tender 'became a much more important factor' than quality
4 Jul 2019
8.7k
20
Support staff strike: HSE says situation at hospitals 'challenging' as further talks planned
Updated 26 Jun 2019
20.9k
46
'We're the people behind the scenes never taken into account': Healthcare workers on why they're prepared to strike
20 Jun 2019
16.3k
35
Alcohol sales in Scotland drop to lowest-ever level following introduction of new pricing laws
19 Jun 2019
29.4k
42
Vaginal mesh implants: Women complain of delay in aftercare for severe complications
16 Jun 2019
23.6k
11
Second Ebola patient dies in Uganda as outbreak crosses the border
Updated 13 Jun 2019
17.7k
37
Construction has started on the building frame of the National Children's Hospital
12 Jun 2019
16.4k
34
No chairs, beds or blankets in seclusion rooms at UK facility where Irish teens are treated
8 Jun 2019
27.9k
16
Ministers considering alternative approaches to dealing with drug possession for personal use
3 Jun 2019
15.0k
13
Ailbhe Smyth: Why Irish activists are going to continue their campaign for abortion rights
Ailbhe Smyth
23 May 2019
11.4k
82
'It's taking time': Together for Yes to continue campaigning one year on from result of repeal vote
23 May 2019
14.6k
100
Minister for Health to investigate reports of private entrance to National Children's Hospital
23 May 2019
32.1k
51
HSE to spend up to €60k on abortion in Ireland research study
21 May 2019
6.5k
5
Clinical trials involving Irish patients 'saved the health service €13m' over two years
20 May 2019
9.1k
3
Doctors want cannabis risks highlighted, but campaigners says debate is conflating medicinal and recreational use
20 May 2019
23.9k
151
HSE issues tender for construction of new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford
20 May 2019
6.0k
15
Couple at centre of Holles Street abortion case 'utterly, utterly devastated'
18 May 2019
46.6k
88
'Unfair' language in nursing home contracts led residents into terms they would never agree to
7 May 2019
19.3k
4
'End of HIV pandemic' in sight after medicine makes virus 'untransmittable' between sexual partners
3 May 2019
21.1k
25
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