# Health

THE MORNING LEAD

'Vital' developmental checks not being carried out on newborns due to shortage of nurses

A number of parents have contacted the Ombudsman for Children’s Office, saying their children’s health is being put at risk.

Órla Ryan

2 hrs ago

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21st July 2024 - 27th July 2024

Cancer

'It's good to be back': Oliver Callan returns to radio show after having skin cancer surgery

22 Jul

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Maternity Care

Bereaved families 'extremely concerned' about scope of HSE probe into baby and mother deaths

18 Jul

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London

Study of drug extending the lifespan of mice may point to possibility of human use

18 Jul

8.1k

slushies

No slushies for children under four, says FSAI

16 Jul

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Doctors

HSE to lift recruitment freeze but 'staffing ceiling' puts patients at risk, say doctors

15 Jul

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Health Service

HSE chief says recruitment freeze to end tomorrow

14 Jul

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THE MORNING LEAD

'My baby died in my arms': A mother on the dangers of AMR

By 2050, 10 million people could die prematurely every year because of antimicrobial resistance – but what exactly is it?

AMR should be taken as seriously as Covid-19, experts say

Pernilla Rönnholm's newborn daughter died because of AMR

"Families are being destroyed, children are dying," she told us

Órla Ryan

14 Jul

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July 2024

Public Health

Hospitalisations and deaths linked to hot weather are set to increase due to climate change

10 Jul

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June 2024

Addiction

Drug policy is 'literally killing people' and Ireland should decriminalise use, committee hears

27 Jun

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Health

There was a 60% jump in Covid-19 cases in Ireland last week

27 Jun

31.8k

sodium valproate

Chairperson appointed to probe into drug that causes birth defects after almost a year's delay

10 hrs ago

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THE MORNING LEAD

Number of sexual assaults reported at mental health centres jumps from 12 in 2022 to 42 last year

Concerns have also been raised about the number of people being physically restrained at mental health facilities.

The average episode of physical restraint in 2023 lasted for 4.4 minutes

Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Mental Health, Mark Ward, today expressed "grave concerns" over certain findings

Órla Ryan

Updated 25 Jun

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Addiction

Senator on helping woman who was likely overdosing: 'No one wanted to help, it was really horrible'

Updated 20 Jun

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vaccine programme

Up to 28,000 babies to be offered RSV vaccine this autumn

18 Jun

8.6k

MMR Vaccine

Measles: 56 cases confirmed in Ireland so far this year

17 Jun

7.2k

Drugs

Strong warning issued after cluster of overdoses linked to yellow benzodiazepine tablets

14 Jun

43.5k

Measles

GPs advise parents that infants 6-11 months should receive extra MMR vaccine if travelling abroad

14 Jun

6.8k

THE MORNING LEAD

Children deemed 'too autistic' for mental health service and 'too anxious' for disability team

Some children are not seen by CAMHS until they self-harm or attempt suicide, parents have warned.

Órla Ryan

Updated 13 Jun

31.8k

First meeting

More people will die if there are further delays to reforming drug approach, Paul Reid warns

Updated 13 Jun

7.8k

FGM

Over 1,600 girls at risk of female genital mutilation in Ireland

10 Jun

13.7k

Voices

Author: 'Finding out I was going to be one of the people to lose sight was a huge shock'

Ann Ingle

4 Jun

10.0k

sexual health

Free contraception to be made available to women up to age 35 from July

3 Jun

14.1k

May

May 2024

critical care

Plans announced for 3,000 hospital beds amid warning Ireland is 'miles away' from meeting ICU demand

Updated 29 May

15.5k

Voices

My story: 'When you become chronically ill, you quickly learn that health is everything'

Sarah O'Connor

17 May

14.8k

dual diagnosis

Children given 'inadequate or inappropriate' support by CAMHS 'because they were autistic'

14 May

8.3k

latest figures

Measles: Twenty-six cases, and five outbreaks, confirmed in Ireland this year

13 May

5.7k

Smoking

Retailers claim safety of shop workers could be compromised by proposed increase in smoking age

13 May

10.8k

Clamp down on smoking

Cabinet to consider changing legal age of sale for tobacco in Ireland from 18 to 21

Updated 13 May

11.2k

Abemaciclib

HSE approves new drug that can cut the chances of breast cancer recurring by over 30%

13 May

13.5k

Fertility

As egg freezing becomes more common, a new study wants to find out what men think about it

11 May

10.7k

Health

Significant spike in whooping cough in small babies in Ireland, after five infants die in England

10 May

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latest figures

Twenty measles cases confirmed in Ireland so far this year

9 May

5.0k

vaping

New research on flavoured vapes shows potential for 'a new wave of chronic diseases'

8 May

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Health

Two surgical hubs in Dublin due to begin treating patients later this year

7 May

21.3k

Redress

Govt's plan for industrial school survivors 'ignores every recommendation' made by committee

1 May

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April

April 2024

University Hospital Limerick

HSE chief says UHL emergency department 'much more safe now' than when Aoife Johnston died

28 Apr

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THE MORNING LEAD

FactCheck: Did Sinn Féin really propose spending €500m less on health than the Government?

The claim was made by Taoiseach Simon Harris last week in the Dáil.

28 Apr

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Investigation

HSE missed deadlines to open 5 critical eating disorder treatment hubs

25 Apr

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THE MORNING LEAD

Irish GPs have come under pressure to prescribe hormones, gender service consultant claims

A landmark report in the UK raised concerns over private gender care, which Paul Moran said is also an issue here.

People in need of gender care are turning to private providers due to long waiting lists.

The National Gender Service has advised GPs not to enter shared care arrangements with private clinics.

Dr Paul Moran called on pharmacists to stop dispensing foreign gender healthcare hormone prescriptions.

Valerie Flynn

20 Apr

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