Health
Abortion bans around the world
Traditionally Catholic Ireland has announced a referendum in May on easing some of the strictest legislation in Europe that imposes a near-total ban on abortion.
Jan 30, 2018
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Ireland to hold abortion referendum in May
Ireland will hold a referendum at the end of May on liberalising its restrictive abortion laws, a highly sensitive issue in the traditionally devoutly Catholic country.
Jan 30, 2018
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Ireland to hold referendum on lifting abortion ban in 2018
Ireland's prime minister says the country will hold a referendum on lifting its constitutional ban on abortion in May or June.
Sep 26, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amid Zika fears, bug repellent supplier named for Rio Games
Consumer products maker SC Johnson says its OFF! brand has been named the official insect repellent supplier for next month's Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro amid ongoing fears about the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jul 5, 2016
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UN: Ireland's abortion ban is cruel, discriminatory to women (Update)
Ireland's abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should be ended immediately for cases involving fatal fetal abnormalities, U.N. human rights experts said Thursday.
Jun 9, 2016
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Surgery
Hip fracture surgery is 'inconsistent and inequitable' warn experts
There is widespread variation in the use of hip fracture surgery across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, concludes a study published by The BMJ today.
Apr 27, 2016
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Health
The risks of growing up in interface communities in northern Ireland
A joint report produced by the University of Liverpool's Institute of Irish Studies, Queen's University Belfast and the University of Notre Dame, Indiana released today sheds new light on the risks encountered by young people ...
Mar 24, 2016
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High Court rules against Northern Ireland's abortion law
A Belfast High Court ruling is expected to ease Northern Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to make it easier for women to terminate pregnancies in some cases.
Nov 30, 2015
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Medications
Less than a quarter of hospitals stock antidotes required for immediate use
Less than a quarter of hospitals in England, Wales and Northern Ireland stock all of the recommended antidotes for immediate use in emergency departments, reveals an audit published in the online journal the European Journal ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Teen girl, mother lose challenge against UK abortion ruling
A teenage girl and her mother have lost a legal challenge against a rule that prevents women from Northern Ireland from receiving free abortions in England.
Jul 22, 2015
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