3 h. ago Over 330% increase in demand for Female Genital Mutilation treatment in Ireland

Health chief calls for a roll-out of regional FGM clinics to cope with soaring waiting lists for health services.

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7 d. ago ‘They couldn’t believe my tumour hadn’t spread’: Larry Tompkins on tough year of cancer treatment

The All-Ireland winning footballer is slowly recuperating after treatment for ‘very rare’ lung cancer

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8 d. ago Seven ill Palestinian children taken to Ireland for treatment

The children arrived in Ireland along with 29 family members, a spokesperson for the department said. The initial evacuation was carried out overland from Gaza to Jordan via a WHO medical evacuation convoy.

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2 w. ago 'Unprecedented rise' in demand for addiction treatment, report shows

Coolmine Therapeutic Community reports a 35% rise in people seeking addiction help, with alcohol and cocaine leading cases

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2 w. ago Minister ‘sorry’ for endometriosis treatment waits as she launches new framework

The Department of Health described the framework as ‘an important milestone in the evolution of women’s healthcare in Ireland’.

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2 w. ago ‘Too late to save her’: Clare woman died after sepsis treatment delay

Leona Cusack (33), Balycasey, Co Clare, might have survived if she had received a “broad spectrum” of antibiotics. She died on February 18th, 2024.

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