Vaccine
Is it better to nudge or tax for change? At last, some data
While nudges can be quick, easy and effective, serious policy action usually requires a regulatory or tax alteration
Growing evidence for benefits of shingles vaccination
Vaccine may also prevent or delay dementia, yet is not available on adult immunisation schedule
Counting the cost of shingles
The shingles vaccine should be made available free to over-65s in Ireland, as it is in several EU countries
Shingles vaccine is a necessity for older people
Vaccine is available privately but is not covered by medical card or drug payment scheme
Moderna’s vaccine ambitions run into a wall of ‘anti-science’ scepticism
Regulatory inconsistency and the views of US health secretary hampering medical innovation
GP accepts some of his social media posts during Covid-19 pandemic were not appropriate
Dr Marcus de Brun faces 10 allegations at Medical Council fitness-to-practise hearing
Cancer diagnosis: ‘This is not good news, you need to be admitted right away’
HPV vaccine is not a silver bullet when it comes to this dreaded disease, but it improves the odds of survival
Motherland star Philippa Dunne: ‘People love Anne, and it really touches me’
Mayo-born actor on her new play at the Gate Theatre, getting a ‘cringey’ photo with Joanna Lumley and Jennifer Saunders, and coming from a long line of women who ‘live into their 100s’
Minister appeals to public to get flu jab amid ‘very severe’ strain
Flu season expected to peak over Christmas, with current strain particularly virulent among children under 15
Flu jab uptake among HSE healthcare workers ‘dismal’ with only 29% vaccinated
‘Maybe staff are not standing in solidarity with patients as much as we could be, and that’s a tricky thing to say,’ Medical Council president says
Dr Muiris Houston: An early and potentially severe flu season is here. Get your vaccine
Have you had your vaccine? You really should
Pfizer raises 2025 profit forecast for second consecutive quarter
Cost-cutting initiatives and new product launches boost profits even as revenue falls 7%
Trump’s bully boy tactics bringing Big Pharma to heel
Determination to cut prices for medicines in US may yet pile pressure on creaking European health budgets
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
‘Misinformation pandemic’ has become ‘a threat to democracy’, warns Irish academic
Chickenpox vaccine: who can get it, when and why?
Hospitalised cases of the virus rose to 165 in 2023, more than twice the level of the previous year
Flu vaccine uptake among health workers in 2024 lowest in seven years
More than 23,000 cases of influenza notified to health officials between October and end of February
The urgent need to combat vaccine hesitancy in Ireland and abroad
Concerns about childhood vaccination have returned with a bang – we must allay these fears
Closing schools in Covid pandemic had ‘hugely detrimental effect’, says Mike Ryan
World Health Organisation ‘at no point’ advised lockdowns, senior global health figure says
RFK Jr: Will Trump stand by America’s vaccine-sceptic health chief?
In the News podcast: Will Donald Trump stand by Robert F Kennedy jnr despite the political risk of overhauling vaccine policies?
Trump seems determined to square the circle of making anti-science work, no matter what the cost
Firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief could fatally undermine trust in an organisation crucial to transparency of US markets
Scientific consensus is not a fruitful concept
The notion of consensus is poorly suited to scientific practice, where conclusions must remain revisable in light of new evidence
Counting the cost of Donald Trump’s attack on American science
Sweeping funding cuts are undermining the innovation that has been a central part of US economic strength for decades
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan: ‘People often forget how bad infections were; our memories sometimes are short’
Chief medical officer Mary Horgan on Covid-19, alcohol warning labels, and the goals for her time in office
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox
Adult vaccination programme needed to save lives and money, report says
Report commissioned by pharmaceutical company GSK says ageing population means need for vaccination is growing
‘This is a disaster waiting to happen, and it will happen’: Ireland’s falling child vaccine rates
While most children in the State continue to receive vaccines, there has been significant slip in uptake since 2020. This has consequences for us all, warn medical experts
Whooping cough increases autism risk in infants, Trinity research finds
‘Impossible to put a number’ on level of risk, says TCD immunologist who supervised research
Rising to the challenge of selling vaccines in Trumpworld
Samantha Humphreys is charged with leading MSD’s Irish business including key cancer drug and vaccine plants
MSD shares sink 11% after vaccine shipments to China are halted
Drugmaker pauses HPV Gardasil exports as rival Pfizer gets boost from better than expected Covid vaccine and pill sales
Human psychology: ‘Even being told you are old could affect things like blood pressure’
Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Robertson is a senior researcher at the behavioural research unit, ESRI
Drug giant MSD buys Wuxi’s Irish vaccines plant in €500m deal
US pharmaceutical group adds eighth Irish manufacturing site to its network as it promises to deliver 1,000 jobs this year
Will Robert F Kennedy jnr ‘go wild’ on health issues in the US and how will this play out?
Dr Muiris Houston: Rocky times ahead for US healthcare, with several flagged changes set to have global repercussions
Robert Kennedy jnr: Pharma investors brace for impact
Vaccine makers and companies manufacturing breakthrough obesity drugs saw share prices fall on nomination
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