Latest ebola outbreak becomes deadliest in DRC’s history
World Health Organisation warns country has entered ‘intense transmission’ phase of the virus
World Health Organisation
Hiqa to review tobacco affordability as Irish smoking rates stall
Smoking prevalence has remained at 17 or 18 per cent since 2019 despite increases in tobacco taxes
DRC Ebola deaths surpass 2,000 in ‘fastest-spreading outbreak on record’
Delayed detection, conflict and strained health services have helped the virus spread more rapidly than in previous outbreaks
‘We will all die from Ebola here’: Virus stalks crowded camps in Congo
The outbreak is now the second-deadliest ever, and in record time
Ancient smallpox DNA recovered from mummies by TCD researchers
Trinity College Dublin-led research sheds new light on one of history's deadliest epidemics
Irish cities need heatwave plans, coalition of health experts says
‘Urban heat island’ effect means cities are often several degrees hotter than surrounding areas
France calls off Bastille Day fireworks and Tour De France cuts loop amid heatwave
Study estimates 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales during May and June’s record hot spells
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Hopes fade in Venezuela earthquake rescue as UN orders 10,000 body bags
Rescue teams stop receiving responses from a mother and her three children trapped beneath a nine-storey building
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People ‘should not be criminalised’ for having drugs for personal use, WHO lead says
Anja Busse, who was in Dublin this week, says health and social services must be a priority for users
Irish on hantavirus-hit cruise ship released safely from 42-day quarantine
Pair spent a month on Portrane isolation facility before remaining at home for two further weeks
Ebola risk low in Ireland, watchdog says, as WHO monitors emergency in DRC and Uganda
State is ‘well prepared’ if a case is imported, with increased readiness in the wake of Hantavirus, according to watchdog
Congo warns of ‘rapid’ community spread of Ebola as 71 new cases confirmed
New data brings total to 452 cases since outbreak began in May and 82 deaths
The world needs to act now to curb the spread of Ebola
Fighting between armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo is making a bad situation worse
Daring to recognise the potential of loneliness to cause harm – and of connection to heal
Research suggests the negative health impact of chronic loneliness is comparable to smoking 10-15 cigarettes a day
Violence against women is increasing globally – and police forces are not immune
Fiosrú has been given wider powers to tackle domestic, sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated by serving gardaí
Ebola doctors grapple with attacks on medical facilities sending patients fleeing
More than 900 suspected cases and 220 suspected deaths in current outbreak, says WHO chief
Asian countries tighten borders as health authorities work to contain Ebola outbreak
Outbreak linked to 139 deaths probably started months ago and spread undetected, say officials
Ebola outbreak in DRC made worse by impact of conflicts in region
Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed conflicts are driven by an international scramble for mineral wealth
WHO head ‘deeply concerned’ by scale of Ebola outbreak as deaths rise
At least 500 suspected cases and 130 fatalities in Democratic Republic of the Congo since new outbreak began
Irish diplomats were warned about ‘approaches’ from Big Tobacco
Warning issued by senior Irish official to more than 280 diplomatic staff in Brussels
At least 80 believed dead in Ebola outbreak as rapid spread alarms health experts
Strain of virus, suspected to have killed about 80 people in recent weeks, has no approved vaccine
Hantavirus-hit cruise ship docks at Rotterdam port for disinfection
Dutch authorities have set up quarantine for the 25 crew members and two medical staff left on the MV Hondius
What is Ebola and how can it be contained?
The type of Ebola virus behind the latest outbreak, known as Bundibugyo, is rare
WHO declares global health emergency over Ebola outbreak
Health authorities warn outbreak may be significantly larger than currently detected
Former WHO director ‘blown away’ by low life expectancy in inner-city Dublin
Dr Mike Ryan tells conference that average life expectancy of 61 in Summerhill is shocking when compared to national average of 83
Cruise ship confined in France after suspected ‘stomach flu’ death allowed to resume operations
Irish passengers among more than 1,700 banned from disembarking vessel after docking in Bordeaux
Dáil rejects Social Democrats abortion reform Bill
Two Government Ministers abstain while three backbenchers support move to committee stage
Risk of further hantavirus cases among cruise ship evacuees, WHO warns
France and Spain among countries imposing mandatory hospital quarantines as more passengers test positive
Two Irish passengers from hantavirus-hit cruise ship return home
Both expected to isolate in quarantine for about five weeks after returning from Tenerife on Government jet
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