Covid-19

In China authorities say they are dealing with an outbreak of human metapneumovirus – but it is not something to be alarmed about

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Medical experts say that despite surface similarities with Covid-19 pandemic the situation is very different

Kirstie McGrath (33) and Niamh Mulreany (28) lost Supreme Court challenge to constitutionality of mandatory hotel quarantine

Difficulty predicting numbers leave HSE having to adapt - with potential cold snap accidents adding to pressure

December 2024 request for €115.5 million in grants is contingent on a series of performance targets

When it comes to predicting the future, you might as well ask an astrologer as a rational expert

Dr Muiris Houston: Rocky times ahead for US healthcare, with several flagged changes set to have global repercussions

From rows about staffing, waiting lists and cost overruns to resignations of senior staff, heathcare was never far from the news headlines in 2024

There is an uncanny silence around Long Covid, no recognised recovery pathway, and a lack of meaningful medical support. But there is hope: many people are recovering and research progress is being made

Health workers who fell ill on Covid pandemic frontline sue employers as they confront life-changing disabilities

About 42% of primary pupils in disadvantaged areas are missing more than 20 days of school, an increase linked to the Covid-19 pandemic

Almost 2,000 cases of three illnesses notified and EDs have seen significant increases in presentations

The number of notified influenza cases increased by 91 per cent in the past week from 277 to 528 cases for the week ending December 8th

Dr Mike Ryan says a new approach is required to engage with people on the benefits of medical treatment

There has been a rise in cases of influenza and high levels are expected between Christmas and the New Year, interim Chief Medical Officer Prof Mary Horgan has warned

Inside Business podcast with Ciarán Hancock

Annulment granted on grounds that ‘the parties felt under pressure to proceed with the wedding’ given the cancellations due to pandemic restrictions

US packaging giant backing huge demand for injectable obesity drugs to fill the gap left by falling demand for Covid vaccines

Many young people remain on edge and feel unfairly blamed for the violence, while local youth workers question a system that ‘allows people to be born into poverty’

Oz was an informal health adviser to Trump during Covid-19, when he promoted the use of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug that was not approved to treat the coronavirus

Business which accounts for close to one-third of group sales also took in €437m in dividends from subsidiaries dotted worldwide

Appointment would put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines, in charge of a department with a $1.8 trillion budget

Latest figures show 567 cases in Ireland up to November 9th, compared to 18 cases in 2023

Pay increases that go above rate of inflation among other key issues next government must address, says union

Fáilte Ireland research has identified a softening of difficulty in filling key hospitality roles, although staff concerns linger

Niamh Mulreany (27) and Kirstie McGrath (32) had appealed High Court dismissal of their challenge to lockdown prosecution

Vaccine sceptic expected to hold sway over health policy and top appointments

People need, want and deserve a proper accounting of the successes and failures of the handling of the pandemic

Three taoisigh, five budgets and a global pandemic: in unprecedented times it was a government like no other

An 'evaluation' is not an inquiry. But the question of what happened in nursing homes will not go away

In 2020, just before Covid hit the US, a tornado hit the country music star’s studio. She and David Rawlings responded with Woodland

‘Conscious unbossing’ is the new buzz phrase in Gen Z-based employment, but is it just individualism repackaged?

Government officials believe it is entirely unfair to compare Ireland’s handling of the pandemic to that of the UK

There will be criticism that the proposed process is toothless and insufficiently independent

Beijing Letter: Bars and clubs abruptly called off their Halloween parties and sent out instructions that patrons should not show up in costume

Taoiseach says he will ‘move swiftly’ to provide clarity on general election once Finance Bill is passed

Sobriety may be trendy right now, but for me it’s been a much deeper personal shift

Prof Anne Scott will chair exercise, which is ‘not a statutory inquiry’, and decide on public hearings

Simon Harris was speaking on way into meeting in Government Buildings