Vaccine
Melanoma vaccine success boosts Moderna and Merck
Late state trial met its main goal of showing that the vaccine, combined with another drug, reduced melanoma recurrences more than the immunotherapy alone
Is it better to nudge or tax for change? At last, some data
While nudges can be quick, easy and effective, serious policy action usually requires a regulatory or tax alteration
Growing evidence for benefits of shingles vaccination
Vaccine may also prevent or delay dementia, yet is not available on adult immunisation schedule
Counting the cost of shingles
The shingles vaccine should be made available free to over-65s in Ireland, as it is in several EU countries
Shingles vaccine is a necessity for older people
Vaccine is available privately but is not covered by medical card or drug payment scheme
Moderna’s vaccine ambitions run into a wall of ‘anti-science’ scepticism
Regulatory inconsistency and the views of US health secretary hampering medical innovation
GP accepts some of his social media posts during Covid-19 pandemic were not appropriate
Dr Marcus de Brun faces 10 allegations at Medical Council fitness-to-practise hearing
Cancer diagnosis: ‘This is not good news, you need to be admitted right away’
HPV vaccine is not a silver bullet when it comes to this dreaded disease, but it improves the odds of survival
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
Minister appeals to public to get flu jab amid ‘very severe’ strain
Flu season expected to peak over Christmas, with current strain particularly virulent among children under 15
Flu jab uptake among HSE healthcare workers ‘dismal’ with only 29% vaccinated
‘Maybe staff are not standing in solidarity with patients as much as we could be, and that’s a tricky thing to say,’ Medical Council president says
Dr Muiris Houston: An early and potentially severe flu season is here. Get your vaccine
Have you had your vaccine? You really should
Pfizer raises 2025 profit forecast for second consecutive quarter
Cost-cutting initiatives and new product launches boost profits even as revenue falls 7%
Trump’s bully boy tactics bringing Big Pharma to heel
Determination to cut prices for medicines in US may yet pile pressure on creaking European health budgets
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
Chickenpox vaccine: who can get it, when and why?
Hospitalised cases of the virus rose to 165 in 2023, more than twice the level of the previous year
Flu vaccine uptake among health workers in 2024 lowest in seven years
More than 23,000 cases of influenza notified to health officials between October and end of February
The urgent need to combat vaccine hesitancy in Ireland and abroad
Concerns about childhood vaccination have returned with a bang – we must allay these fears
Closing schools in Covid pandemic had ‘hugely detrimental effect’, says Mike Ryan
World Health Organisation ‘at no point’ advised lockdowns, senior global health figure says
RFK Jr: Will Trump stand by America’s vaccine-sceptic health chief?
In the News podcast: Will Donald Trump stand by Robert F Kennedy jnr despite the political risk of overhauling vaccine policies?
Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost
Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief could fatally undermine trust in an organisation crucial to transparency of US markets
Scientific consensus is not a fruitful concept
The notion of consensus is poorly suited to scientific practice, where conclusions must remain revisable in light of new evidence
Counting the cost of Donald Trump’s attack on American science
Sweeping funding cuts are undermining the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in office
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox
Adult vaccination programme needed to save lives and money, report says
Report commissioned by pharmaceutical company GSK says ageing population means need for vaccination is growing
‘This is a disaster waiting to happen, and it will happen’: Ireland’s falling child vaccine rates
While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
Whooping cough increases autism risk in infants, Trinity research finds
‘Impossible to put a number’ on level of risk, says TCD immunologist who supervised research
Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
MSD shares sink 11% after vaccine shipments to China are halted
Drugmaker pauses HPV Gardasil exports as rival Pfizer gets boost from better than expected Covid vaccine and pill sales
Human psychology: ‘Even being told you are old could affect things like blood pressure’
Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Robertson is a senior researcher at the behavioural research unit, ESRI
Drug giant MSD buys Wuxi’s Irish vaccines plant in €500m deal
US pharmaceutical group adds eighth Irish manufacturing site to its network as it promises to deliver 1,000 jobs this year
Will Robert F Kennedy jnr ‘go wild’ on health issues in the US and how will this play out?
Dr Muiris Houston: Rocky times ahead for US healthcare, with several flagged changes set to have global repercussions
Robert Kennedy jnr: Pharma investors brace for impact
Vaccine makers and companies manufacturing breakthrough obesity drugs saw share prices fall on nomination
Trump nominates vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy jnr to run US health department
Appointment would put Kennedy, who sowed doubts about Covid-19 vaccines, in charge of a department with a $1.8 trillion budget
Sepsis kills equivalent of population of Bantry every year, medic behind new protocol says
‘Sepsis is a particular risk in acute hospitals but up to 80% of cases arise in the community’ says Irish College of GPs
A doctor on why now is the time to get your flu vaccine
During the last flu season, more than 4,500 people aged 65 and older were diagnosed with the virus, resulting in 159 deaths
Coroner recommends recording of all adverse reactions to Covid vaccines at inquest into Waterford man’s death
Narrative verdict returned at inquest into death of Roy Butler (23) five days after receiving Janssen Covid-19 vaccine
Covid Q&A: Are infection rates rising in Ireland, do I need another vaccine and what if I have symptoms?
Health Protection Surveillance Centre figures show 457 confirmed cases detected in the week to September 14th
Vaccine-damage scheme expected to be approved before end of year
Covid-19, flu, MMR and suite of childhood vaccinations to be included in scheme to cover adverse events resulting from State vaccine programmes
Irish Science Media Centre set up to tackle rising misinformation and enhance public understanding
To combat ‘soundbites and clickbait’, project aims to provide trusted sources for public and policymakers
Rise in measles and whooping cough due to pandemic dip and low vaccine uptake, ECDC says
Ireland has seen a rise in number of cases of measles and whooping cough over last 12 months
The credibility crisis in science
We are in the middle of an epidemic of scientific fraud that is seriously compromising research
Measles catch-up vaccine to be offered to 310,000 people
Fears of virus outbreak persist as cases continue to rise in rest of Europe
The Irish Times view on measles and vaccination: anti-science propaganda must be rejected
A decline in the number of children receiving the MMR vaccine is leading to a fall the percentage of the population who have immunity
Three further possible cases of measles reported in Ireland
New figures from HPSC follow death of man (48) from viral illness last week
Could switching arms for vaccinations increase immunity?
Research indicates that alternating the limb for each dose may give you extra protection against illness
Nine suspected measles cases reported to infectious disease watchdog last week
Prof Breda Smyth says vaccination rate below 95% threshold needed to stop spread of ‘highly contagious’ disease
Flu vaccine: HSE warns of seasonal virus spread as nasal vaccine offered to all children aged 2-17
HSE expects virus to start circulating more widely in coming weeks
The worrying increase of vaccine hesitancy
Why do many people prefer to believe scary misinformation on social media over science-backed statements from health experts?
‘Disappointing’ vaccine uptake to put pressure on hospitals, Health Service Executive forecasts
HSE expressed alarm that just 11.5 per cent of HSE staff have Covid-19 booster and 24.3 per cent the flu vaccine
Gates Foundation funds patch-style vaccine technology
Technology makes vaccines simpler to transport and administer but scaling up production has been a hurdle
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