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World Health Organisation

    shot in the arm
    Covid-19: WHO says eight top contender vaccines are racing to be completed
    12 May 2020
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    Leaving lockdown
    Without contact tracing, countries are 'driving blind' warns WHO official
    11 May 2020
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    Vaccine
    Ireland commits €18 million as part of global effort to tackle Covid-19
    4 May 2020
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    serological tests
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    Thank WHO
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    warning
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    8 Apr 2020
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    Covid-19
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    22 Mar 2020
    115k
    64
    Coronavirus
    WHO: World in 'uncharted territory' as Covid-19 continues to spread
    3 Mar 2020
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    Coronavirus
    WHO raises Covid-19 global risk assessment to 'very high', its highest level
    29 Feb 2020
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    Coronavirus
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    nutrition
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    16 Jul 2019
    17.2k
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    Outbreak
    Measles cases reach record high across Europe
    20 Aug 2018
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    Gender
    Gender identity to no longer be considered a disorder of the mind, says WHO
    19 Jun 2018
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    Medical Mystery
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    7 Sep 2017
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    Superbugs
    Explainer: What is Ireland doing to tackle antibiotic resistance?
    23 Jul 2017
    13.3k
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    Yemen
    Yemen is facing the worst cholera outbreak in the world
    25 Jun 2017
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    Stigma
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    22 May 2017
    19.3k
    56
    childhood obesity
    Children are spending longer in front of a screen and it's putting their health at risk
    17 May 2017
    10.0k
    21
    environmental risks
    Pollution kills 1.7 million children under five worldwide each year
    6 Mar 2017
    4.6k
    6
    outbreak fears
    Asian and African countries face Zika risk due to high volume of people travelling there
    2 Sep 2016
    7.4k
    5
    Home Birth
    Irish women who give birth at home are much more likely to breastfeed
    10 Aug 2016
    15.1k
    63
    growing old
    Global life expectancy has increased by five years since the start of the century
    19 May 2016
    14.4k
    30
    Superbugs
    10 million people could die every year due to resistance to antibiotics
    19 May 2016
    9.6k
    53
    risk assessment
    WHO: Zika virus likely to hit Europe this summer
    18 May 2016
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    41
    female genital cutting
    Doctors urge Western states to 'compromise' on female genital mutilation
    28 Feb 2016
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    70
    France
    First sexually transmitted case of Zika virus in Europe recorded
    27 Feb 2016
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    Public Health
    WHO declares Zika virus an international emergency
    1 Feb 2016
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    30
    dear daddy
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    15 Dec 2015
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    Smog
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    1 Dec 2015
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    herpes
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    30 Oct 2015
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    column
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    sossies
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    27 Oct 2015
    6.9k
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    The Daily Poll
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    27 Oct 2015
    28.9k
    90
    no more rashers
    Bacon, sausages and ham do cause cancer - UN agency
    26 Oct 2015
    59.1k
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    Opinion
    'We're fat and getting fatter - and it's a life and death issue'
    Vincent McCarthy
    3 Jun 2015
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    Obesity
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    6 May 2015
    41.4k
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    Turn it down
    You should only be listening to one hour of (quiet) music a day
    28 Feb 2015
    11.2k
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    ethics
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    29 Dec 2014
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    Death
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    22 Nov 2014
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    water safety
    More than 40 people drown every hour, with young children most at risk
    17 Nov 2014
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