Smoking among teenage boys rising ‘for first time in 25 years’Study finds rates of vaping among teenagers have almost doubled over four yearsMon Sept 20 2021 - 14:04
Schools’ experience offers best guide to what may happen when offices reopenMood of uncertainty and nervousness as slow return to the workplace starts on MondaySat Sept 18 2021 - 03:54
Covid-19: Contact tracing no longer required in air travel casesFlight contact tracing will only be carried out if public health officials say it is necessarySat Sept 18 2021 - 03:38
Weekly Covid cases fall for fourth consecutive week, figures showNphet reports 1,413 confirmed cases of Covid-19 while North records five more deathsThu Sept 16 2021 - 17:39
Sláintecare chiefs urged implementation of regional health structuresRegional structures ‘critical enabler’ of reforms, Magahy and Keane told DonnellyThu Sept 16 2021 - 01:00
Coronavirus: 24 deaths reported in the State in past weekIreland on track for full easing of Covid restrictions in October, Nphet saysWed Sept 15 2021 - 17:31
Covid-19: Number of school outbreaks more than doubles, report showsTotal of 169 outbreaks recorded across various settings, an increase on previous weeksWed Sept 15 2021 - 13:42
Sláintecare cracks covered over by Covid starting to show throughMagahy and Keane resignations shrouded in mystery but public cares about waiting listsTue Sept 14 2021 - 05:01
Vaccine booster doses not appropriate for general population yet, says reviewLack of need for boosters due to high level of vaccine efficacy, even against delta variantTue Sept 14 2021 - 03:45
Covid-19 booster shots to be given ‘off label’ Holohan saysChief medical officer says he agrees with Niac advice on additional doses for older patientsMon Sept 13 2021 - 20:08
Steroids prescribed to 25% of asthma patients despite side-effectsIncrease in use among small but vulnerable group ‘alarming’, says Asthma SocietyMon Sept 13 2021 - 12:58
Covid: 54% of hospital patients with virus are fully vaccinatedRising proportion of vaccinated people in hospital reflects greater numbers in population getting vaccinesFri Sept 10 2021 - 07:29
Huge coronavirus testing surge recorded among childrenIn just one week 32,000 walk-in and self-referral tests carried out on childrenFri Sept 10 2021 - 01:04
Use of medical cannabis to relieve chronic pain gets ‘weak’ endorsementPanel of medical experts find ‘close balance between benefits and harms’Wed Sept 08 2021 - 23:30
Covid-19: Hard-hit Monaghan, Donegal have lowest inoculation rateBorder counties register highest incidence of coronavirus in State, according to fresh dataWed Sept 08 2021 - 16:10
Plan to relax Covid-19 rules for children returning to schoolAs testing system comes under extreme pressure, Nphet considers easing of rulesWed Sept 08 2021 - 04:55
Campaign issues prostate cancer health alert for men over 45Men asked to act in own interests on most common form of invasive male cancer in StateTue Sept 07 2021 - 17:49
Some pregnant women refused Covid vaccine despite guideline change‘It was a mixed experience – some got it, some didn’t,’ says Rotunda specialistTue Sept 07 2021 - 01:30
Two of the newest Covid-19 variants, Mu and Lambda, found in IrelandWHO adds Mu and Lambda to list of ‘variants of interest’ as 11 cases identified hereMon Sept 06 2021 - 20:22
Covid-19: Close contacts being tested in over 600 schoolsSurge in demand for HSE contact testing since classes resumed last weekSat Sept 04 2021 - 03:44
Reasons for optimism despite high coronavirus incidence rateCase numbers starting to fall alongside high vaccination rates are positive trendsSat Sept 04 2021 - 02:00
Ireland has highest incidence of Covid-19 in EU, says centre for disease controlState records 1,414 new cases of Covid-19, with 353 people in hospital, 55 in ICUFri Sept 03 2021 - 21:40
One in five staff at St James’s Hospital have been infected with Covid-19Study finds 13% of staff at University Hospital Galway contracted diseaseFri Sept 03 2021 - 11:16
Study reveals extent of challenges posed by common waterborne bugOne in five localities recorded cases of cryptosporidium over a 10-year periodFri Sept 03 2021 - 01:00
Summer ‘east-west divide’ marked by high Covid-19 rates in tourist areasEpisode led public health officials to increase opportunities for testing in affected areasFri Sept 03 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19 related deaths hit five-month high in AugustFurther 1,751 cases of Covid-19 confirmed, 343 patients in hospital with virusThu Sept 02 2021 - 17:54
Is it safe for children to go back to school now?Monitoring likely key to safety of pupils and teachers in Delta-era classroomWed Sept 01 2021 - 01:00
Huge increase in number of weight loss surgeries envisaged in planDramatic expansion of service mapped out but not yet funded, says head of obesity programmeTue Aug 31 2021 - 01:00
Dogs can alert their owners to impending epileptic seizures - studyUsing sweat harvested from people with epilepsy, researchers exposed dogs to odours captured before, during and after seizuresTue Aug 31 2021 - 00:23
Nphet to be ‘scaled back significantly’ from October 22ndHolohan urges ‘caution’ on after-school activities as reopening of society gathers paceMon Aug 30 2021 - 22:43
Parents urged to ‘moderate’ social contacts as schools reopen to limit Covid riskProf Philip Nolan says mitigation measures in schools should be effective against Delta variantMon Aug 30 2021 - 16:40
Flawed weight-loss operations abroad creating ‘huge problem’Patients with bariatric complications going ‘straight off the plane’ to St Vincent’s hospitalMon Aug 30 2021 - 04:11
One-third of indoor diners say Covid-19 certs not checkedBehaviour in pubs is substantially higher risk than in cafes and restaurants – surveyMon Aug 30 2021 - 03:28
Cheap existing antidepressant likely weapon against Covid-19Irish scientist finds fluvoxamine may be game-changer and cut admissions by 30%Mon Aug 30 2021 - 01:00
Covid-19: Vaccine defence fading but other factors influence riskDelta variant not proving to be bigger foe to vaccinated but booster could be tweakedFri Aug 27 2021 - 00:43
Fall in number of Covid-19 outbreaks recorded in StateHPSC reports eight clusters linked to hotels, 10 related to restaurants or cafés and 14 in childcareThu Aug 26 2021 - 11:37
Why does Ireland have one of the highest Covid infection rates in Europe?Analysis: Despite vaccines Ireland faces uncertainty as schools reopen and winter loomsThu Aug 26 2021 - 01:00
Holohan backs reopening of events such as Electric Picnic for fully vaccinatedChief medical officer says unvaccinated should not attend events such as All-Ireland football finalWed Aug 25 2021 - 06:37
It’s all about when – not if – Covid restrictions will be liftedAnalysis: Ireland currently has the second-highest incidence of Covid-19 in the EUWed Aug 25 2021 - 04:20
Another 1,571 Covid cases confirmed as Holohan says unvaccinated should not attend All-Ireland finalProf Philip Nolan tells Nphet briefing vaccination should not be mandatory for third-levelTue Aug 24 2021 - 17:54
This is the boring bit of the pandemic, as we lurch towards the finish lineVaccination hasn’t been the expected silver bullet, especially against the Delta variantSat Aug 14 2021 - 00:01
Government to establish vaccination injury compensation schemeReport recommends ex-gratia scheme for those who suffered injury from programmeFri Aug 13 2021 - 04:26
Coronavirus: 24 reports of vaccine side effects in people aged 17 and underSymptoms noted include dizziness, abdominal pain, nausea, headache and blurred visionThu Aug 12 2021 - 19:08
More than 50,000 children aged 12-15 registered to receive Covid-19 vaccineHSE chief Paul Reid says Ireland remains in a period of ‘sustained threat’ from Covid-19Thu Aug 12 2021 - 17:43
Covid-19: Information vacuum persists in wake of cyberattackNinety days after ransomeware hit HSE, lack of data feed for media and public disturbingThu Aug 12 2021 - 04:45
Waiting list for operations jumps by 10,000 due to Covid-19 and HSE cyberattackInpatient and day procedure list now at 77,000, up from 67,000 at end of 2019Thu Aug 12 2021 - 04:31
Covid-19: Institute highlights disproportionate number of pregnant women in ICUExpectant mothers urged to get vaccinated as Delta variant has greater risksThu Aug 12 2021 - 03:13
Coronavirus: Care-home visitors advised to again wear masksHealth services in west and northwest move to issue caution on back of rising infectionsWed Aug 11 2021 - 18:54
Legal advice sought on mixing vaccines made by different manufacturersVaccine mixing could play into rollout of booster shot campaign, plans for which are being examined by the HSEWed Aug 11 2021 - 01:00
Covid: Six of 10 inspected hospitals ‘non-compliant’ with infection-control proceduresPoor infrastructure, capacity issues and workforce challenges hindered efforts in 2020, Hiqa reportsTue Aug 10 2021 - 11:30
