Health

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New workplace course to support workers with cancer

A new online training course has been launched to help HR professionals and managers support employees undergoing a cancer diagnosis or treatment.

Health • 3 hrs

HIQA says immunising all infants would cost the HSE up to €60m in first five years

Cost of national RSV vaccine scheme 'substantial' - HIQA

HIQA has launched a public consultation on its draft health technology assessment of immunisation against the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV).

Health • 1 hr

HSE did not offer enhanced flu vaccine for over 65s

The HSE did not offer an enhanced influenza vaccine for people aged 65 years and older this season as it was not deemed cost-effective.

Health • 23 hrs

Woman lying on a sofa while having a flu and feeling sick.She using a heat pillow for her stomage and a bit of medicine standing on the table.

Have you got the flu? The key issues around this season's flu

Whether you have already had a flu jab or are thinking about getting one, here are some questions you may have

Health • 6 hrs

Review after couple wrongly advised of fatal abnormality

The CEO of the HSE has issued an "unequivocal" apology on behalf of the organisation and has said an independent review will take place into the case of a couple who agreed to have a termination after being wrongly advised that their healthy baby boy had a fatal foetal abnormality.

Health • 07 Dec

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IMO warns that flu has hit Ireland 'fast and hard'

The Irish Medical Organisation has warned that the flu has hit Ireland "fast and hard" and will add enormous strain to the already stretched public hospital system.

Health • 08 Dec

Endometriosis protest outside Leinster House

Protesters call for better endometriosis support

Women and girls who want to highlight the challenges of living with endometriosis have taken part in a protest in Dublin city today calling for better supports.

Ireland • 06 Dec

Weight-loss drug overpriced for public patients - study

A new study for the HSE has found that making the weight loss drug Mounjaro available to public patients would not be value for money at the current price.

Health • 04 Dec

France detects two MERS virus cases among tour group

French authorities have isolated two people infected with the virus that causes Middle Eastern respiratory syndrome (MERS) who were among a tour group visiting the region, the health ministry said.

Health • 04 Dec

Five care centres had registration revoked in 2024 - HIQA

Concerns about the governance and management of a number of centres for people with disabilities have been highlighted in an overview report by the Health Information and Quality Authority.

Ireland • 03 Dec

Labour TD Marie Sherlock speaking in the Dáil Chamber

Labour Party calls for improvement in trans healthcare

The Labour Party has called for improvements in trans healthcare and gender affirming care in Ireland.

Ireland • 03 Dec

LGBTQ activists gathered in Nantes, France to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, 2019
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Misconception HIV a men's issue, says support group

The support group HIV Ireland has said that persistent HIV-related stigma will undermine progress in HIV prevention, testing and treatment.

Health • 01 Dec

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Report finds rise in child brain injuries from e-scooters

A new report from the College of Physicians has found that e-scooters are the leading cause of traumatic brain injuries to children at Temple Street Hospital.

Ireland • 01 Dec

LONDON,ENGLAND - MAY 30: A photo illustration of a Mounjaro pen on May 30 2025 in London, England. Mounjaro is a treatment for weight loss and type 2 diabetes. (Photo by Peter Dazeley via Getty Images)

WHO backs weight-loss drugs to tackle obesity epidemic

A range of blockbuster weight-loss and diabetes drugs could help shift the trajectory of the global obesity epidemic, which affects over one billion people worldwide, the World Health Organization has said.

Health • 01 Dec

New variant of flu triggers surge in hospital visits

Latest HSE figures show that hospitalisations and presentations to emergency departments from flu have doubled in one week, with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre saying this is largely attributable to a new variant of flu.

Health • 01 Dec

Cappagh Hospital on target to reduce energy use by 26%

Climate action requirements mean that public hospitals must meet strict emissions and energy targets within five years.

Health • 30 Nov

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Calls for better public awareness of stillbirths

A national pregnancy loss group is calling for better public awareness of stillbirths and research into reducing the number that occur in Ireland each year.

Ireland • 30 Nov

Photo shows medical scientist Rebecca Broni who contracted long covid while working at a Dublin hospital

Long Covid turned my life upside down, says scientist

Five years on from contracting Covid, medical scientist Rebecca Broni is still living with its effects and now faces a cut in financial support.

Ireland • 28 Nov

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Watch: Dublin nail salon hosts pop-up HIV testing

HIV testing will be carried out in a Dublin city centre nail salon later today, ahead of World AIDS Day on 1 December.

Dublin • 28 Nov

Surge in flu-like cases among children - paediatrician

A specialist in paediatric emergency medicine at Children's Health Ireland has said there has been a surge in children presenting with flu-like illnesses.

Health • 27 Nov

Medical misadventure verdict in Niamh McNally inquest

An inquest into the death of a 16-year-old girl at University Hospital Limerick has returned a verdict of medical misadventure.

Munster • 27 Nov

Apology over care after teenager died from asthma attack

Children's Health Ireland has issued a "sincere apology" for shortcomings in the care of a Dublin teenager with severe and poorly controlled asthma who died following a severe attack while waiting over four years to see a specialist consultant.

Dublin • 26 Nov

Caredoc workers staging a lunchtime protest at Caredoc HQ in Carlow

Caredoc workers threaten strike action over pay dispute

INMO and SIPTU members employed at Caredoc facilities have announced plans to take strike action next month as part of a pay dispute.

Business • 26 Nov

HSE apologises over 'failings' which led to girl's death

The HSE has apologised unreservedly to a family of a 16-year-old girl for what was described as "failings" that should not have happened, which led to her death at University Hospital Limerick.

Munster • 26 Nov

Journalist Saoirse McGarrigle discusses the case of Michael Shine on Behind the Story with hosts Fran McNulty and Laura Fletcher

Podcast: The crimes of disgraced surgeon Michael Shine

Today, the Government announced a 16 week scoping inquiry into abuse by former surgeon Michael Shine.

Behind the Story • 27 Nov