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# Health

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Nurses and midwives vote to accept deal to end industrial dispute
'Serious questions raised': Waterford hospital says it has not received any complaints about mortuary
Bodies at University Hospital Waterford to be stored in mobile refrigeration unit
Meningitis C vaccination rates of 'critical concern' as anti-vax sentiment pushes take-up rates below targets
Irish measles cases rise over 200% as experts blame increase on misinformation about MMR vaccine
'Time to act': HIQA report finds PrEP programme to reduce HIV rates would be cheaper and more effective
Opinion: 'Big businesses will cry wolf and fire accusations of nanny-statism at any public health intervention'
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Two-tier drug access a 'real issue' for equity says head of HSE's drug-review centre
Opinion: At a cannabis dispensary in Colorado I found the only thing that offered relief for my chronic pain
Clare McAfee
Blue Care: The healing power and potential of the deep blue sea
Easkey Britton
Taoiseach launches Healthy Ireland campaign saying 'health is not a black hole'
Smear test backlog will be 'significantly reduced' over the summer months, says Harris
Free GP care for under 12s as government agrees new contract with doctors
Poll: Do you agree with free GP care for under-12s?
Woman with terminal cancer settles smear test case for €2.5 million
Harris to raise issue of 'significant discrepancy' in trolley count at meeting between INMO and HSE
Children born today will die 20 months sooner than expected because of air pollution
'Thinking of my donor made me really determined to achieve': How a double lung transplant changed this DCU lecturer's life
People divided on banning unvaccinated children from schools
Unvaccinated children banned from public places in New York suburb following measles outbreak
'I got a new life because of their loved one': Organ recipients tell their stories as Organ Donor Awareness Week launches
This video game training device is helping stroke survivors regain arm movement
HSE conference to discuss pregnant women's use of epilepsy drug that is being compared to thalidomide
'You can't really dwell on questions': How Laura Brennan used her terminal cancer to help others
Love Island contestants to be offered therapy after deaths of two former stars
Cannabis and cocaine are most common drugs used by people seeking treatment for alcohol abuse
New study makes strong link between use of potent cannabis and psychosis
Opinion: What can we learn from the Irish people who live to be 100?
Alison Fagan
'It spreads like wildfire': Why Ireland, and the world, is seeing a huge surge in measles cases
What your period may be telling you about your overall health
People warned to not drink too much this weekend as surge of alcohol-related injuries expected
Talks between INMO and government to return to Labour Court as union rejects new nurses' deal
More improvements needed at Stewarts Care, health watchdog finds
'We are failing these children spectacularly': Row over drug with 'exorbitant' cost rumbles on
Opinion: We need a fair and transparent system for deciding which expensive new drugs to fund
Maebh Ní Fhallúin
Poll: Should sugary snacks and drinks be banned from hospital vending machines?
Consultant at Dublin children's hospitals had inappropriate contact with patient's mother in UK, tribunal hears
Opinion: A million people have no health cover as low-paid families are excluded from access to the medical card
Felim O'Rourke
Another measles outbreak confirmed, this time in north Dublin
Taoiseach on suspicious package: 'Come after us, don't come after our staff or families'