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Fergal Bowers

Health Correspondent

HSE launches online hospital outpatient activity database

The HSE has published an online interactive database showing hospital outpatient activity for the public and GPs to view, as well as health managers and staff.
Health • 11 Jul 24

Number of Covid-19 cases reducing - HPSC

The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 is reducing, latest figures show.
Health • 11 Jul 24

Hot days significantly increase hospitalisations - report

There is evidence that higher temperatures significantly increase hospitalisation rates, a report from the Economic and Social Research Institute has found.
Health • 10 Jul 24

Covid rates were a third higher in deprived areas - ESRI

A new report has found that Covid-19 infection rates were more than a third higher in the most deprived areas of Ireland, relative to more affluent areas.
Coronavirus • 04 Jul 24

Four vaccine schemes could prevent 1,400 deaths - report

A new report on the benefit of adult vaccination has found that if four programmes were fully implemented, it would prevent 1,400 deaths, over 73,700 hospitalisations and 376,000 disease cases.
Ireland • 03 Jul 24

Significant rise in Covid-19 cases, HPSC says

There has been a significant rise in the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the past week, up 60% on the previous week, according to latest figures.
Coronavirus • 27 Jun 24

New electronic patient health record system proposed

A new national electronic patient health record system for Ireland has been proposed at an International Digital Health conference in Maynooth University.
Health • 26 Jun 24

Calls for expansion of rare disease screening in newborns

Campaigners are looking for the system to check newborn babies for rare diseases to be expanded.
Health • 25 Jun 24

HPSC reports increased Covid activity in Ireland

There is increased Covid-19 activity in Ireland, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre has said.
Coronavirus • 06 Jun 24

Services resume at Beaumont Hospital ED after fire

Beaumont Hospital's emergency department has resumed services after a fire earlier today resulted in the suspension of some services.
Dublin • 05 Jun 24
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