Public ‘trust chasm’ developed during Covid-19 pandemic, says Dr Mike Ryan
Communities must be prepared for next public health event or response will fail, forum told
World Health Organisation
Commercial sunbeds should be banned in Ireland, Government working group recommends
Skin type of Irish population is ‘particularly vulnerable to burns and are at greatest risk of skin cancer from UV radiation’, working group says
At least 64 killed in attack on hospital in Sudan’s Darfur region, says WHO
Multiple patients, including 13 children, as well as two nurses and a doctor among the dead
‘If you have one diagnosis, you end up with 10’: Are we over-medicating mental distress?
One study found 85% of adults met the criteria for two or more major mental disorders
Tuberculosis cases remain high but ‘levelling off’, HSE says
Target of totally eliminating disease by 2030 will be ‘difficult’ to reach but ‘not insurmountable’
Healthcare workers with Long Covid feel ‘abandoned’ as special payment ends
More than 120 staff were receiving financial support intended to cover pay before it was discontinued last December
Push to close nicotine loopholes at EU level, WHO chief tells McNeill
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of ‘strong opposition’ from industry over vapes and pouches
Experts call for tighter air pollution rules as tougher standards loom
Ireland’s air quality meets existing requirements but falls short of new criteria
Young onset cancer: ‘The only symptom I had was a really bad pain. I couldn’t believe it’
There has been a rise in cancer diagnoses among under-50s, and getting cancer at a young age brings added challenges
Seven ‘very sick’ Palestinian children arrive in Ireland for ‘urgent’ treatment
Children and carers taken from Gaza to Jordan with help from World Health Organisation and flown to Dublin
‘You can buy Viagra over the counter’: Bill to abolish three-day abortion wait introduced
Ruth Coppinger says 72-hour delay ‘does not apply to any other medical procedure that we have in law’
Recent guidelines on weight-loss drugs are a ‘groundbreaking’ shift in obesity treatment
Dr Muiris Houston: Alongside caution there is excitement about the potential benefits of GLP-1 and related drugs
‘Acute shortage’ of care workers amid ageing demographics, official analysis finds
Even replacing existing workers a challenge with a quarter of workforce over 55 years of age
New Delhi’s persistent toxic air pollution poised to worsen
Residents exposed to levels 20-30 times higher than those considered safe by World Health Organisation
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