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# Health

All time
Babies born in Ireland in 2019 can expect to live until 2101
1 Jan 2019
51.1k
47
Simon Harris pays tribute to Rhona Mahony, who made history as first female Master of Holles Street
31 Dec 2018
44.2k
55
Timeline: The history of abortion in Ireland
30 Dec 2018
28.8k
85
The number of reported measles cases in Ireland more than trebled this year
30 Dec 2018
20.2k
127
Opinion: No one should be prosecuted for personal possession of drugs
Tony Duffin
29 Dec 2018
14.7k
38
'You want the Eighth repealed because of Brexit': Letters sent to Varadkar about abortion referendum
28 Dec 2018
20.1k
11
National Maternity Hospital to begin abortion services on 7 January
28 Dec 2018
28.4k
117
Irish people are living longer and the birth rate is falling
27 Dec 2018
17.9k
51
'No one would choose to work on Christmas Day, but we're all in it together'
25 Dec 2018
21.6k
31
Indigestion at Christmas time - that is your stomach crying out for a break
Ciara Wright PhD
24 Dec 2018
17.5k
22
#WeAreWorking: Doctors and nurses remind Leo of their sacrifices over the Christmas period
24 Dec 2018
44.5k
68
Taoiseach can't say if anyone will be held to account over children's hospital overspend
24 Dec 2018
16.7k
84
Poll: Should sweets and crisps be removed from supermarket checkout counters?
23 Dec 2018
20.4k
78
Expert tips for parents who discover that their teenager drinks alcohol
Laoise Neylon
23 Dec 2018
18.1k
17
'People are replacing it with crystal meth or 2 litres of vodka a day': G detoxification referrals jump by 4,600%
23 Dec 2018
64.0k
37
VIDEO: The charity providing free accommodation to parents of sick children
22 Dec 2018
11.6k
6
HSE launches new crisis pregnancy website to give women information on abortions
21 Dec 2018
9.7k
23
Government announces tribunal to deal with CervicalCheck claims
Updated 19 Dec 2018
33.9k
44
Nurses in Dublin hospital may be told not to turn up over busy New Year period due to visa issues
18 Dec 2018
31.4k
30
Health body apologises after email addresses of 200 job applicants are incorrectly shared in email
15 Dec 2018
28.1k
23
'A genuinely historic moment': Abortion legislation passes through the Seanad
13 Dec 2018
20.6k
192
Colds, flus and bugs: How to stay healthy and fight infections this Christmas season
13 Dec 2018
25.3k
18
'He's gone and he needn't have been gone': Mick Wallace gives impassioned speech about suicide
11 Dec 2018
50.7k
56
Lynn Ruane: We must pioritise people's lives over pharmaceutical companies' profits
Lynn Ruane
9 Dec 2018
19.7k
50
Irish women report painful complications from controversial sterilisation implant
7 Dec 2018
23.3k
11
Health minister says HPV vaccine will be extended to boys next year
7 Dec 2018
10.9k
33
Anti-vaccination myths can have devastating impacts on uptake rates, Harris warns EU
7 Dec 2018
8.0k
45
HSE wants to see patients as quickly as possible this winter - but admits it has no targets to do so
6 Dec 2018
7.0k
20
Simon Harris: 'This is the beginning of a new era for women’s health'
Minister for Health Simon Harris
6 Dec 2018
14.0k
92
What is the psychological impact of Christmas?
Brian Hughes
6 Dec 2018
20.7k
53
'Migrants are vital to the wellbeing of society': Study finds common myths about immigrants are false
6 Dec 2018
19.1k
116
11 patients had their cancer diagnosis delayed and four have since died, Kerry review shows
5 Dec 2018
8.2k
30
First baby born via uterus transplanted from dead donor
5 Dec 2018
17.2k
13
FactCheck: Were Irish hospital staff told to stop calling patients 'love' or 'dear'?
4 Dec 2018
42.2k
53
'If I didn't take part in a clinical trial, I would have died'
3 Dec 2018
19.6k
13
Worst November on record for hospital overcrowding as 9,679 wait on trolleys
2 Dec 2018
11.4k
101
'There are a lot of questions to be answered': GPs group to meet to discuss concerns over abortion law
2 Dec 2018
8.4k
34
'Beyond crisis': Almost half of beds for children with mental health needs closed due to safety concerns
30 Nov 2018
7.8k
2
'It's a no-brainer': Vicky Phelan calls for drug to be available to all Irish women with cervical cancer
27 Nov 2018
17.1k
9
Hospital consultants threaten industrial action next year over unequal pay
26 Nov 2018
11.4k
26
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