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# EBOLA

'Tackle Ebola now, or live with it forever'

The UN Special Envoy on the virus says speed is of the essence.

7.5k

Oct 11th 2014, 7:50 AM

# Palliative Care

'We had to face facts that maybe our little girl was not going to make it'

LauraLynn palliative carers are looking after 40 families, who say the HSE respite could be organised a lot quicker.

14.2k

Oct 11th 2014, 7:15 AM

# illness

One in six 3-year-olds have a serious longstanding health condition

Boys are 50% more likely than girls to have such conditions.

8.4k

Oct 6th 2014, 8:27 AM

# Ploughing Championships

€800 worth of equipment stolen from ambulance for critically ill children

The money could have funded two ‘angel trips’.

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Sep 25th 2014, 11:00 PM

Voices

Column: How running helped me cope with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Doug Leddin will run in Las Vegas this year to raise awareness of the Irish Society for Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

1.4k

Sep 13th 2014, 10:00 AM

# late diagnosis

76-year-old woman diagnosed with cystic fibrosis is Ireland's oldest ever case

The woman is the oldest ever first presentation of the condition in Ireland.

20.7k

Sep 10th 2014, 7:30 AM

# wishes granted

"Make-A-Wish took my daughter's mind off her Leukaemia treatment"

Amelia and Ashley have both had the trip of a lifetime thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

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Aug 27th 2014, 7:00 AM

# Ebola Outbreak

World Bank pledges $200 million to help fight Ebola

A second American is due to land in America today, while it is “unlikely” a third American has contacted the disease.

4.5k

Aug 5th 2014, 10:17 AM

# Science

Dublin scientist awarded €250k grant for breast cancer research

Dr Alex von Kriegsheim based at UCD will investigate the role a small protein called ‘ISG15’ plays.

5.8k

Aug 1st 2014, 7:00 AM

# contagion

A man and his dog have been diagnosed with plague in the US

The man is still alive but the dog died after contracting pneumonic plague.

27.0k

Jul 10th 2014, 5:04 PM

# irish hospice

49 cyclists, 700km and one very good cause

Dozens of Irish people are set to cycle across Spain to raise vital funds for night nurses.

10.5k

Jul 6th 2014, 9:00 AM

# Sick children

Expert panel on discretionary medical cards need to be 'generous and inclusive'

The closing date for submissions to the expert panel is today.

5.5k

Jun 30th 2014, 8:05 PM

# Assisted Suicide

UK man paralysed in road accident loses 'right to die' court battle

Paul Lamb wants the legal right to end his life with the help of a medic.

14.8k

Jun 25th 2014, 8:13 PM

# SICK ABROAD

More than 200 million people in Europe bring one of these cards on holidays

More than 8 million citizens carried a card in 2013 compared to the previous year.

20.3k

Jun 25th 2014, 7:15 AM

# RIP

Politicians express their condolences on the death of Gerry Conlon

Gerry Conlon spent 14 years in prison for an IRA bombing that he played no part in.

13.5k

Jun 21st 2014, 6:29 PM

# What now?

'Medical card review suspension means nothing to us - they already took ours away'

Alex White says a special section of the HSE will be tasked with dealing with those that have already had their medical cards revoked.

9.2k

May 31st 2014, 7:00 AM

# families battle

Over 50,000 sign petition over discretionary medical cards as parents say 'no more'

The campaign wants the law changed so that any child diagnosed with a serious illness or congenital condition automatically gets a full medical card.

12.2k

May 25th 2014, 8:30 PM

# our childrens health

'How sick does my child have to be?' - Campaign calls for medical cards for all seriously ill children

Those launching the campaign said they will maintain a presence outside Government Buildings until legislation is changed.

9.0k

May 20th 2014, 6:30 AM

# Death Toll

Five new deaths from MERS virus in Saudi Arabia

The dead included men and women aged from their 60s to 80s.

8.5k

May 18th 2014, 11:54 AM

# Apology

Samsung pledges compensation for factory workers who contracted incurable diseases

The company’s CEO said that it would employ a third party to “make due compensation” to victims and their families.

18.1k

May 14th 2014, 1:54 PM

# melanoma monday

Infographic: Here's how you spot skin cancer

Skin cancer is the most common form of the disease in Ireland and most cases can be prevented if caught early. Here’s how to do that…

39.0k

May 5th 2014, 5:00 PM

# gra conference

1,000 gardaí are assaulted each year

Members of the GRA’s executive council said there is a need for a new system to address this, as well as legislation with harsher penalties for anyone who attacks a member of the force.

12.5k

Apr 28th 2014, 6:47 PM

# Bethany Home

Children died of malnutrition, syphilis, heart failure at mother and baby home

The children were extremely young, with some dying from syphilis, convulsions, heart failure and malnutrition.

36.5k

Apr 2nd 2014, 11:24 PM

# THAT'S SICK

10 reasons sick days are utterly torturous

Home is where the hell is.

31.1k

Mar 26th 2014, 12:56 PM

# world tb day

TB hasn't gone away - it's a silent killer

The disease affects 9 million people around the world every year.

7.7k

Mar 24th 2014, 10:37 AM

# donor to lab

Tracing The Blood Line: Here’s what to expect when you give blood

Have you ever considered giving blood and have you ever wondered how the whole thing works?

24.7k

Mar 17th 2014, 8:30 PM

# anaphylaxis

Tragic death inspires push to get lifesaving EpiPens in public places

An online petition has been started by a councillor who was horrified by the death of a teenage girl in Dublin.

24.2k

Mar 6th 2014, 8:40 PM

# Infection

Swine flu case confirmed in second Cork hospital

Mercy University Hospital has confirmed a case of the Influenza H1N1 today.

14.5k

Feb 28th 2014, 9:30 PM

# unexplained

Rare, polio-like illness paralyses children in California

The syndrome which has no known cure has appeared in five children in the US.

13.8k

Feb 24th 2014, 9:11 AM

# Outbreak

Visitor restrictions in place at Kerry General Hospital

An outbreak of a “flu-like” illness has effected the hospital.

7.8k

Feb 21st 2014, 1:00 PM

# feeling bod

Brian O'Driscoll sits out Ireland training with bug, must prove fitness on Thursday

The Irish management team will start to piece together their starting XV this evening but the outside centre has a big training session ahead of him.

15.4k

Feb 18th 2014, 2:10 PM

# Swine Flu

Boy from Northern Ireland diagnosed with swine flu

The child, who became ill at the weekend, has been transferred to a hospital in Glasgow.

11.6k

Jan 24th 2014, 10:09 AM

# Genetics

Ever heard of Alpha-1 deficiency? Here's why you might want to get tested

One in 25 people is a carrier for Alpha-1 deficiency, but it remains somewhat of a hidden disease.

36.7k

Jan 19th 2014, 5:00 PM

# Death

Swine flu kills elderly man in Spain

The man had also been suffering from unspecified diseases, and died at a hospital in Zaragoza.

7.2k

Jan 14th 2014, 7:00 PM

# Right to die

One Irish person used Swiss euthanasia clinic last year

Dignitas helped a total of 202 people to die last year.

18.7k

Jan 14th 2014, 12:46 PM

# Memorial

Israel holds state funeral for Ariel Sharon

Later today, Sharon’s body will be taken from the Knesset to his farm in southern Israel for burial.

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Jan 13th 2014, 10:39 AM

# Health Insurance

Cost-saving report recommends initiatives to encourage young people to take out health insurance

The independent report contains 32 recommendation on how to reduce costs for the health insurance market.

7.7k

Dec 26th 2013, 10:39 AM

# manflu

The 9 unmistakeable symptoms of manflu

Have you, or has someone close to you, been afflicted by this condition?

54.3k

Nov 21st 2013, 9:30 PM

Voices

Damien Kiberd: Why we need to deliver an Irish version of the NHS

Two million Irish people pay for private health cover out of fear of our public system – but both are broken. Here’s what we COULD do…

Nov 17th 2013, 8:30 AM

# Sisters

Twin with breast cancer donates skin and fat tissue to sister who also has cancer

Twin sisters Kelly McCarthy and Kristen Maurer were both diagnosed with breast cancer only months apart.

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Nov 15th 2013, 7:31 PM