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‘Listen to your instincts’: CMO gives advice to parents as HSE investigates potential Strep A link to death of girl

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has issued advice to parents following the death of a second girl whose death may be linked to Group A streptococcus (Strep A). The death of the four-year-old girl in North Dublin follows the death of a five-year-old ...

07 Dec 2022 at 20:35

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CMO urges people with Covid symptoms to stay at home over festive season

The chief medical officer has appealed to people to stay at home if they have flu-like symptoms and to return to wearing masks on public transport. Breda Smyth said that this advice includes not going to a Christmas party or meeting family on ...

20 Dec 2022 at 15:34

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One in four adults did not visit GP within last year, research shows

One in four adults has not visited their GP within the last year, according to a new report. The Medical Council said its latest research shows there has been a substantial decrease in the number of people visiting their GP as frequently as ...

01 Nov 2023 at 17:05

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Exhausted doctors unable to take time off due to staff shortages

Exhausted doctors on the frontline in the battle against Covid-19 have been unable to take a break due to recruitment difficulties, The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned. "A chronic inability to attract applicants to vacant posts ...

06 Oct 2021 at 14:45

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Detecting signs of dementia years ahead of diagnosis may be possible - new UK research

It may be possible to detect signs of dementia as early as nine years before diagnosis, new UK research suggests. The findings raise the prospect that in the future at-risk patients could be screened to help identify those who might ...

13 Oct 2022 at 17:06

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Man turned up in hospital with short-term memory loss after day-time sex with his wife

A 66-year-old man ended up in hospital with short-term amnesia shortly after having daytime sex with his wife, according to a medical report. A paper in the May edition of the Irish Medical Journal (IMJ) said the man suffered from ...

26 May 2022 at 13:53

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Planning permission sought to construct medical centre for Newbridge, County Kildare

A brand-new medical centre could be on the way for Newbridge. A retention planning permission application currently with Kildare County Council shows that one Dr Abdul Rashid is seeking permission to construct the centre on ...

29 Mar 2024 at 17:05

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Medical cannabis plan to be discussed at Leinster House tomorrow

Updates on Ireland's Medical Cannabis Access Programme (MCAP) will be discussed with the Joint Committee on Health at Leinster House tomorrow. HSE representatives, officials from the Department of Health and the Health ...

28 Sept 2021 at 17:31

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Taoiseach to seek advice from Chief Medical Officer following increase in deaths

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will seek advice from the chief medical officer (CMO) following an increase in deaths, that's according to a recent report from The Irish Examiner. Analysis of death notices on the website ...

01 Feb 2023 at 14:05

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Steroids, sedatives and erectile dysfunction meds among 700,000 illegal units seized in first half of 2024

Over 700,000 illegal medicine units were seized across Ireland in the first six months of 2024, The Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) has revealed. HPRA today reported a sharp increase in the volume of ...

31 Jul 2024 at 18:05

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Women and patients on more medicines ‘at higher risk of adverse drug reaction’

Women and patients on a higher number of medicines are at greater risk of having an adverse drug reaction, a new study of older people has suggested. One in four experienced at least one adverse drug reaction ...

24 Jan 2023 at 12:15

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Extension of alcohol licensing laws regressive and harmful protest Irish doctors

The Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has warned that the extension of alcohol licensing laws is a “regressive and harmful” move that runs contrary to the Government’s stated goal of reducing alcohol intake ...

26 Oct 2022 at 17:35

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