Hantavirus outbreak: Two Irish on board cruise ship in Atlantic
Dutch husband and wife and British person reported to have died, with three further people taken ill
World Health Organisation
Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship in Atlantic
World Health Organisation says investigation under way and at least one case of infection confirmed
Michael McDowell’s Covid response critique ignores the central clinical reality
The lesson from Covid is not that strong public-health measures should never be used again
Irish flag ‘hijacked’ in world with ‘very toxic form of nationalism’, says former WHO executive
Mike Ryan, President Catherine Connolly and outgoing Glamour Magazine editor Samantha Barry among those in attendance at Global Irish Civic Forum
A third of Irish abroad intend to come home but cost of living is ‘a big issue’
New strategy commits to fulfilling ‘duty of care’ to diaspora by supporting Irish emigrants and those hoping to return
Trauma is ongoing for most children and families in Palestine. How can Ireland help?
Palestinian children need protection, stability, dignity and the chance to grow up without fear
Attacks on hospitals must not be normalised
Wartime strategy is designed to break morale and turn care into terror
Measles and whooping cough outbreaks linked to drop in childhood vaccinations, health chief says
Reasons for decline are ‘manifold and complex’ and may include lack of understanding of how serious infectious diseases can be, health committee told
Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there’s no pill for some ills
Or is semaglutide mania a symptom of a condition that can’t be cured?
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
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
Death toll in Indonesian flooding passes 700 with 1m people evacuated from high-risk areas
More than 1,300 people have died across parts of Asia this week following heavy monsoon rains and tropical cyclones
Is it safe to take paracetamol during pregnancy or not?
Recent controversial comments by Donald Trump and others have – at best – overstated any links between paracetamol use and rising autism diagnoses
Israel is stopping syringes and fridges reaching Gaza for vaccination programmes
More than 900,000 bottles of instant infant formula are also blocked
Humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire despite ceasefire, say agencies
Aid supplies ‘way below what is needed’, says UN Palestinian refugee agency
Israel to ramp up pressure on Hamas over return of dead hostages
Only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals are even partially functioning, according to WHO
View from Israel: We can only hope Donald Trump is right and the world wins
Same person who had grotesque idea to ‘ethnically cleanse’ Gaza is now peacemaker
Surging antibiotic resistance threatens health of families worldwide, warns WHO
‘Antimicrobial resistance is outpacing advances in modern medicine,’ says head of UN health agency
The Irish Times view on Donald Trump’s autism warning: the war on science must be resisted
Recasting preliminary findings as a simplistic story of cause and effect erodes public trust
The drivers of obesity that also come with climate impacts
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: ultraprocessed foods are a leading cause of rising rates of obesity
WHO rejects Trump’s claims of link between painkiller use and autism
‘Extensive research’ has found no consistent association between Tylenol and condition, says agency
Jordan chosen as route to evacuate sick Gaza children to Ireland in ‘imminent’ operation
It is understood around 11 children have been identified for an upcoming third evacuation mission
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