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<p class="contextmenu Body Body">According to a 2024 Environment Protection Agency (EPA) report, there are 1,700 premature deaths in Ireland each year because of poor air quality. Roofs and chimney pots at Roches Buildings, Suttons Buildings and Rathmore Park, Cork. Picture: Larry Cummins</p>

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Air pollution problems — you can almost taste the smoke in the air on cold evenings

There are major challenges at EU level to achieve the ambitious goal of reducing premature deaths from air pollution by 55% by 2030

<p>Al-Rantisi children's hospital in Gaza was destroyed during the Israeli air and ground offensive. Picture: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP</p>

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Seven seriously ill children brought from Gaza to Ireland for treatment

<p>Richard Hogan: "When parents sit down with me and ask “how do we get her off the phone?”, the question I have for them is “if she wasn’t on the phone what would she be doing?” There is often a profound silence as parents ponder the answer to that question."</p>

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Richard Hogan: Teenage girls are the loneliest group in the world — how can we solve this?

Institute of Public Health calls for ban on sunbeds

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Institute of Public Health calls for ban on sunbeds

Daddy long legs mosquito swarm in England

outdoors

Insect population collapse and why it matters now

Noise pollution near schools has serious effects

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Noise pollution near schools has serious effects

General Election Ireland 2024

Election 2024: No sign of The Monk — but the faithful turn out in numbers for Mary Lou

During an upbeat meeting with students, SF president struck a serious note about Gerry Hutch's candidacy, saying of Dublin's gangland conflict: 'It wasn’t glamourous, it is not cool, it is not funny'

Fri, 22 Nov, 2024

Monkeypox vaccine, doctor and hands of vial for risk, protection and healthcare medicine. Closeup, liquid bottle and vaccination

Call for authorities not to make same error as last mpox outbreak

European health bodies warn that more cases in the region are "highly likely".

Sun, 18 Aug, 2024

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

FILE PHOTO The European Medicines Agency has authorised the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 END

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