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WHO warns of spread of mpox as five cases recorded in Ireland in 2024
WHO warns of spread of mpox as five cases recorded in Ireland in 2024
In June, 934 new laboratory confirmed cases of the disease  — including two in Ireland — and four deaths were reported to WHO from 26 countries

Tue, 13 Aug, 2024

DENIS SCANNELL
John Whelan: Pharma in Ireland has bounced back, but how long will it last?
Falling revenues in pharmaceutical firms turned around in 2024 but competition and regulation may pinch the profitability of a sector that is crucial to Ireland

Sun, 04 Aug, 2024

Catherine Conlon: Add the measles vaccine to your summer holiday checklist
Catherine Conlon: Add the measles vaccine to your summer holiday checklist
Passport, tickets, MMR vaccine... Amid a global upsurge of measles, families are advised to avoid the miserable and possibly life-changing illness by ensuring they've all had the vaccine

Sun, 09 Jun, 2024

Donald Trump
Irish Examiner view: Donald Trump's conviction as a felon has raised the stakes
Trump may now be musing about Eugene V Debs, the last US presidential candidate to campaign from inside a prison cell

Sat, 01 Jun, 2024

Coronavirus - Tue Dec 21, 2021
People at risk urged to book their free covid booster
Older adults in long-term care facilities, people aged 80 and over, and children aged five and up who are immunocompromised can avail of the free booster vaccine

Fri, 24 May, 2024

A young woman smokes electronic cigarettes
Young girls drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys by age 15
The study found that alcohol is the most frequently consumed substance among adolescents, with 57% of 15-year-olds surveyed having tried alcohol at least once

Thu, 25 Apr, 2024

Watch: Cork vigil hears names of hundreds of health workers killed in Gaza
Watch: Cork vigil hears names of hundreds of health workers killed in Gaza
List of 400-plus medics who died took 30 minutes to read — and it does not include those missing or being held by Israeli forces

Fri, 09 Feb, 2024

MMR jabs
Death of an adult with confirmed measles in Dublin and Midlands Health Region
He was a 48 year old man who had recently returned from England

Wed, 07 Feb, 2024

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S Contraceptives, antibiotics, painkillers... human medicines having negative effect on wildlife
An antibiotic lifeline is weakening through overuse and misuse — antimicrobial resistance has been identified as among the greatest threats to human health

Sun, 28 Jan, 2024

Covid-19 gone? Oh no it isn't — and there's a new variant in town
Covid-19 gone? Oh no it isn't — and there's a new variant in town
We all may have thought covid-19 was off the agenda as something to worry about this Christmas, but then the World Health Organization (WHO) piped up "oh no, it isn’t" with news of another new variant.

Thu, 21 Dec, 2023

Get Winter Strong campaign
Catherine Conlon: We won't eradicate cervical cancer without addressing anti-vax movement
Vaccine hesitancy has grown around the world post-pandemic, and childhood vaccination uptake shows that

Sun, 19 Nov, 2023

1.3 million deaths from tuberculosis last year, warns WHO
1.3 million deaths from tuberculosis last year, warns WHO
There were 222 cases in Ireland, a slight increase from the year before, separate data shows

Tue, 07 Nov, 2023

Safeguarding Ireland
Surge in demand for advocacy service
Group received its highest ever number of referrals in the third quarter of this year at 649

Mon, 30 Oct, 2023

Micheál Martin condemns 'dire' situation as Israeli forces begin 'expansion'
Micheál Martin condemns 'dire' situation as Israeli forces begin 'expansion'
Tánaiste was speaking moments after the United Nations voted on a resolution calling for a "humanitarian truce" in the conflict

Fri, 27 Oct, 2023

Empty Classroom Background
Opinion: Sick of your kids being sick? Clean air in schools may be the answer
It’s time to take a closer look at air filters in classrooms to prevent illnesses and absences, write Julia Corey and Orla Hegarty

Sat, 07 Oct, 2023

Road safety
Speed limit reductions not enough without more enforcement, campaigners say
While welcoming the decision to cut speed limits on Irish roads, campaigners say enforcement of the law is essential too

Wed, 06 Sep, 2023

Newborn
Q&A: Am I eligible for publicly-funded fertility treatment?
Here, we spell out the key details of Ireland's first publicly-funded fertility treatment programme and the criteria that will determine if prospective parents qualify

Tue, 25 Jul, 2023

CC CORU INQUIRY
HSE physio accused of professional misconduct over opposition to covid vaccines and masks
CORU inquiry initiated after complaint about Anna Marie Stack Rivas' claims that vaccines were 'maiming or murdering our children' and that the covid pandemic was 'a conspiracy' 

Mon, 17 Jul, 2023

Cahirmee horse fair
Pfizer's Irish plants to contribute to EU vaccine reserve for future global health crises  
The agreement covers mRNA, vector-based and protein-based vaccines and does not relate to existing covid vaccine agreements between the EU and vaccine makers

Fri, 30 Jun, 2023

'I bought them for the flavours, now I'm buying for the nicotine': The addictive allure of vaping
'I bought them for the flavours, now I'm buying for the nicotine': The addictive allure of vaping
Big strides have been made in recent years to reduce the appeal of smoking, but now young people are being sucked in by the vaping phenomenon, despite uncertainty over the health risks

Tue, 30 May, 2023

Aucklanders Encouraged To Vaccinate As Measles Cases Continue To Rise
World vaccine uptake below level to stop spread of measles, warns WHO
Uptake rates of the first and second doses of the MMR vaccine have dropped below the 95% rate recommended by the World Health Organization.

Mon, 24 Apr, 2023

Microscopic view of Sperm and egg cell
WHO finds 17.5% of adults experience infertility creating 'poverty trap' for many
World Health Organization found comparable levels of infertility across high-income, mid-income and low-income countries.

Tue, 04 Apr, 2023

Medicine stock
Benylin, antibiotics, and asthma inhalers among 247 medicines in short supply in Ireland
World Health Organization categorises 13 of the scarce medicines as 'critical'

Mon, 20 Feb, 2023

Global COVID-19 virtual press conference, 16 November 2020
WHO to assess whether Covid pandemic officially over
Warning that some countries still face a high level of crisis, with limited access to vaccines and anti-viral treatment

Tue, 24 Jan, 2023

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Public urged to use 'credible, accurate sources' for vaccine information 
WHO's immunization, vaccines, and biologicals department director Dr Kate O'Brien, said safety concerns are regularly investigated

Wed, 18 Jan, 2023

‘At 19, God almighty, you haven’t even taken your first step on the road to adulthood’ 
‘At 19, God almighty, you haven’t even taken your first step on the road to adulthood’ 
Since he lost his son to alcohol-related suicide, John Higgins has campaigned against the grip drink has on young people, and opposes the industry’s involvement in schools via Drinkaware

Sun, 11 Dec, 2022

'I'm still pinching myself': Aimee becomes first endometriosis sufferer to get legal cannabis
'I'm still pinching myself': Aimee becomes first endometriosis sufferer to get legal cannabis
"I’m definitely not the only cannabis consumer with endometriosis," says Aimee Brown, who says she wants to show a light for people like her.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Catherine Conlon: New priorities needed to change our unhealthy, unequal, and dissatisfied world
Catherine Conlon: New priorities needed to change our unhealthy, unequal, and dissatisfied world
The constant emphasis on economic progress as a measure of a country’s wellbeing has failed us, given the high levels of physical and mental ill-health in rich countries.

Tue, 06 Dec, 2022

Irish Examiner View: Rationing of cholera vaccines should provoke worldwide reaction
Irish Examiner View: Rationing of cholera vaccines should provoke worldwide reaction
The WHO has been forced to halve the number of cholera vaccine doses given to people in global hotspots.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2022

Life with long Covid: 'I’m not the person I was'
Life with long Covid: 'I’m not the person I was'
According to a leading respiratory consultant, many healthcare workers who contracted coronavirus in the first phase of the pandemic have developed persistent and debilitating side effects. Three nurses whose lives have been devastated by long Covid talk about their slow road to recovery 

Fri, 21 Oct, 2022

hands affected by smallpox. Man with blisters on his hands from monkeypox.
WHO chief warns of new Covid variants but says monkeypox virus can be stopped
Irish and global Covid deaths are falling, but Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says winter could bring a new upsurge: 'Living with Covid-19 doesn’t mean pretending the pandemic is over'

Wed, 31 Aug, 2022

Coronavirus - Fri Apr 22, 2022
One million people died from Covid this year, reports WHO 
Total number of Irish deaths from the virus stands at 7,758 as of mid August

Thu, 25 Aug, 2022

Supplies of monkeypox vaccine 'limited', warns WHO
Supplies of monkeypox vaccine 'limited', warns WHO
Just 1.5m vials are available globally

Tue, 23 Aug, 2022

Child patient receiving artificial ventilation
Covid-19 'unmasked' existing problems in Irish healthcare
WHO expert says Irish health services did 'relatively well' at the height of the pandemic as Covid 'unmasked' institutional problems worldwide 

Fri, 12 Aug, 2022

WHO declares spread of monkeypox a global health emergency
WHO declares spread of monkeypox a global health emergency
69 cases of the infection have now been confirmed, according to the latest data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre

Sat, 23 Jul, 2022

Girl receiving coronavirus vaccine at doctor's office
Irish Examiner View: The world needs a better Covid vaccine deal
As the coronavirus continues to mutate, we must act to ensure a more equitable and speedy distribution of vaccines.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

CC LEINSTER HOUSE
Ireland 'well behind' in reaching global target to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030
'If you are in Cork, although the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme has endeavoured to implement a programme in Cork, it was announced last summer that hasn’t actually worked because of staffing and resources'

Wed, 01 Jun, 2022

Monkeypox
Should Irish people be worried about monkeypox reaching our shores? 
Monkeypox has now been detected in countries from the US to Australia and is moving closer to these shores with cases detected in Britain.

Sat, 21 May, 2022

Cycling to work, collecting pain relief gases — doctors working to reduce hospitals' carbon footprints
Cycling to work, collecting pain relief gases — doctors working to reduce hospitals' carbon footprints
Aware of the link between climate change and health, medics are campaigning to raise public awareness and make their hospitals more sustainable

Fri, 13 May, 2022

Time to get moving, for the sake of our health and our environment
Time to get moving, for the sake of our health and our environment
Only a minority of children and adults in Ireland get enough exercise. If we were to reverse this and move away from car travel, it would have substantial benefits for our economy, health, and our environment

Mon, 18 Apr, 2022

WHO: More than 100 attacks on healthcare staff and facilities in Ukraine since war started
WHO: More than 100 attacks on healthcare staff and facilities in Ukraine since war started
World Health Organization condemns Russian attacks on hospitals and ambulances 

Fri, 08 Apr, 2022

Full mortuaries and a shortage of coffins: The battle against Covid continues 
Full mortuaries and a shortage of coffins: The battle against Covid continues 
Health experts are pointing to the one crucial difference between this wave of infections and previous waves — lower death rates in countries with good vaccine uptake. Vaccines are not slowing transmission but they are successfully preventing severe illness and death for most people

Sun, 20 Mar, 2022

Russian shelling of major cities is preventing civilians from evacuating, Ukraine says
Russian shelling of major cities is preventing civilians from evacuating, Ukraine says
A Ukrainian negotiator urged Russia to stop its assault on Ukraine, which the UN said says has already forced 1.7m people to flee their country

Mon, 07 Mar, 2022

Virus Outbreak Taiwan
Is WHO's aim to vaccinate 70% of world by June still realistic?
Public health experts say that while boosting immunity globally remains essential, the target figure is neither achievable nor meaningful, writes Jennifer Rigby

Mon, 28 Feb, 2022

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