Eilish O'Regan
Independent.ie
Ireland
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Covid Tracker app downloaded by almost 2 million people to be decommissioned
The Covid Tracker app which was downloaded by almost two million people during the height of the pandemic is to be decommissioned. → Read More
Fears bird flu could trigger next pandemic but watchdog says risks to general population low for now
The spread of bird flu, which the World Health Organisation (WHO) fears could cause a potential Covid-style pandemic, poses a low risk to the general public in Europe at this point, according to a new assessment . → Read More
Heart and lung disease main underlying conditions in patients seriously affected by Covid-19 this year
Chronic respiratory or heart disease were the main underlying conditions reported in patients seriously impacted by Covid-19 who have been admitted to intensive care units (ICU) this year. → Read More
Wexford General Hospital fire leaves emergency patients facing longer journey
Up to 140 patients a day, some of whom are in need of urgent care, now face longer journeys to reach an emergency department following the shutting down of the service in the wake of the fire at Wexford General Hospital. → Read More
‘Small number of patients contacted’ as University Hospital Waterford admits backlog in cancer tests at lab
A small number of patients whose diagnosis of cancer has been delayed due to a backlog in the laboratory in University Hospital Waterford are being contacted, it was confirmed yesterday. → Read More
Children with autism ‘harmed by delays in disability services’, Oireachtas committee told
Failures within disability services over the last number of years have caused immeasurable harm to children, parents and therapists, psychologists warned yesterday. → Read More
Optometrists call on HSE to divert patients their way, insisting they can reduce hospital waiting lists
Optometrists say they have capacity to provide a public eyecare service to children aged eight and older across the country. The announcement was made as they called for an expansion of HSE services in the community. → Read More
‘I first stepped on the weighing scales at seven – and that’s when my fight with an eating disorder began’
Radio journalist Sheila Naughton, who battled an eating disorder for years, has recalled how she was just seven years old when she first stepped on a weighing scales. → Read More
Strep A alert as two children and one adult die from the bug this year
Two more children and one adult have died from invasive strep A this year, it was confirmed yesterday. → Read More
Urban dwellers have worse hay fever symptoms than in the countryside
Urban dwellers report significantly worse hay fever symptoms than do rural people, according to a new study. → Read More
HSE confirms it is investigating case of potentially deadly Strep A infection
The HSE has confirmed is investigating another case of the potentially deadly invasive Strep A infection. → Read More
Asthma inhalers and epilepsy drugs among 247 medicines now out of stock in Irish pharmacies
Pharmacy shelves remain without several medicines as asthma inhalers, nasal spray and 11 eye-drop products have been added to the growing list of drug shortages. → Read More
Hospital nurses given green light to ballot for industrial action over ‘unsafe’ staffing levels
THE main nursing union has warned it will consider a national ballot for industrial action if health service management fails to come up with a new plan to address a “severe staffing crisis” in hospitals. → Read More
Getting Covid again reduces death risk by 88pc compared with ‘first-timers’, study reveals
People reinfected with Covid-19 after having had it at least once have an 88pc lower risk of hospitalisation or death for at least 10 months compared with those who catch it for the first time, a new study has shown. → Read More
CAMHS audit: 8,000 children taking drugs for mental illness but Ireland may be under-prescribing, TDs told
Around 8,000 children attending mental health services are on medication, a new audit is set to reveal. → Read More
Cause for concern as washing of hands is down in new audit of hospitals
The important infection-control measure of handwashing has slipped in several hospitals after reaching record levels in the pandemic. → Read More
How a delayed flight led Irish medic Dr Mike Ryan to spearhead global fight against Covid
Pandemic hero Dr Mike Ryan has revealed how his life took an unexpected twist on a weekend visit to his girlfriend in Geneva and landed him a job in the World Health Organisation (WHO). → Read More
Patient health at risk due to medicine shortage, pharmacists warn
More than six in 10 pharmacists fear the shortage of medicines is affecting the health outcomes of some patients – with particular concern around people with diabetes and epilepsy. → Read More
More than 300 nursing home residents ran out of cash to pay for their care in year before Fair Deal came in
Up to 341 residents living in private nursing homes ran out of money during a year before the start of the Fair Deal scheme – and some had to return home alone, according to a report. → Read More
Health staff say delays caused by Covid fuelling growing abuse against them at work
Nurses in a Dublin children’s hospital are being subjected to violent behaviour by angry patients, including spitting, verbal abuse and in one case a threat to come after them with a knife on the way home. → Read More