Health Research Board
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No smoke alarms in almost 40% of fatal house fires
- Social Affairs
- December 21, 2020, 01:00
Nearly 40 per cent of people who died in fires in homes across the State in the past decade lived in properties that did not have smoke alarms, an Iri(...)

Young people ‘more likely’ to believe Covid disinformation, resist vaccines
- Health
- November 26, 2020, 10:51
Young people are more likely to believe disinformation on Covid-19 and to resist vaccines, a conference has heard. At the event addressing trust in (...)

Irish scientists develop gene therapy for inherited vision loss disorder
- Health
- November 25, 2020, 20:47
A team of Irish scientists have developed a gene therapy that could potentially lead to a new treatment for an eye disease causing progressive loss of(...)

No research on impact of fake news on vaccine uptake, conference told
- Health
- November 24, 2020, 15:46
There is no research on how the consumption of fake news might affect people’s willingness to take a coronavirus vaccine, a conference on trust in hea(...)

No remdesivir shortage in Ireland, HSE says as concern grows for Europe’s supply
- Health
- October 8, 2020, 12:08
Unlike an increasing number of European countries, Ireland is not experiencing shortages of the drug remdesivir, which is used to treat Covid-19 and r(...)

Irish researchers are developing rapid saliva tests for Covid-19
- Health
- September 24, 2020, 14:45
A series of research projects to improve saliva tests for the detection and diagnosis of Covid-19 that would also allow mass testing of samples at the(...)

Inpatient psychiatric care for under-18s exposes health system flaws
- Parenting
- August 13, 2020, 06:01
When a father testifies in court that no bed was available in a psychiatric unit for his mentally ill 15-year-old son, who then went on to try to murd(...)

Alcohol abuse still on rise in Ireland – along with cannabis and cocaine
- Social Affairs
- July 28, 2020, 00:01
Many people now seeking help for alcohol addiction are drinking more in a day that they should be in a week under recommended weekly alcohol limits, t(...)

Two thirds of heavy drinkers in denial about their alcohol consumption, study finds
- Social Affairs
- July 23, 2020, 19:03
Two thirds of heavy drinkers are in denial about their alcohol consumption, with women who drink harmfully particularly likely to see themselves as mo(...)

Unemployed and unskilled workers most likely to be admitted to psychiatric care
- Social Affairs
- July 16, 2020, 16:08
Residents of north and west Dublin and unemployed and unskilled workers were most likely to be admitted to psychiatric care last year, a report publis(...)