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Clonmel hiker to take on mountain challenge for a good cause

Clonmel native Chris Britton is planning to take his passion for hiking to new heights all while raising money for charity. He is planning to undertake nineteen laps of Slievenamon in thirty hours, surpassing the height of Mount Everest to raise ...

25 Jun 2022 at 23:33

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Students in Donegal asked to protect each other following meningitis cases

Students across Donegal and the north west are being asked to protect each other following two deaths from meningococcal meningitis/septicaemia and a further two cases reported. The appeal was issued by the HSE after four cases cases of ...

06 Oct 2022 at 12:33

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Public Health Mid-West is raising awareness of meningococcal disease following a death in Limerick

Public Health Mid-West would like to make the public aware of the symptoms of meningococcal disease. The warning follows the sad passing of a young adult in Limerick in September. Public Health Mid-West said this is the only confirmed ...

03 Oct 2022 at 21:33

‘I was as close to death as you can be’ – Paralympian on meningitis diagnosis

A Paralympic gold medallist has described how he was “as close to death” as a person can be after contracting meningitis. Wheelchair rugby player Aaron Phipps said his experience was “absolutely horrendous” and “can happen to anyone” ...

12 Oct 2024 at 00:01

Threat of untreatable gonorrhoea ‘could be tackled with meningitis vaccine’

An existing meningitis vaccine could be used to help protect against gonorrhoea amid rising global cases and growing bacterial resistance to drugs, a new study suggests Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) which, if ...

13 Apr 2022 at 00:55

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What is meningitis? The illness Jeff Beck contracted before his death

Rock veteran and Grammy-winning guitarist Jeff Beck died aged 78 after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis”, his family announced on Wednesday. A statement posted to Twitter and Instagram read: “On behalf of his family, it ...

12 Jan 2023 at 07:17

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UB40’s Earl Falconer reflects on near-death meningitis diagnosis which left him with distorted hearing and ‘mad dreams’

UB40 bass player Earl Falconer has reflected one year on from his near-death meningitis diagnosis which left him having “mad dreams” and battling distorted hearing. Earl, 65, who lives in Cannock, Staffordshire, was diagnosed ...

10 Oct 2024 at 06:30

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HSE West and North West investigating three cases of meningococcal disease

The Department of Public Health West and North West is responding to two cases of confirmed infection and one probable case of infection of meningococcal disease in the West. Public Health were notified of the cases in early ...

15 Feb 2024 at 10:33

Jimmy Carr says childhood meningitis battle left him ‘close to death’

Jimmy Carr has said he was “close to death” when he was diagnosed with meningitis as a child. The comedian, 51, said he was treated in hospital in Ireland when he was still a toddler and was told he “nearly didn’t make it”. ...

16 Apr 2024 at 00:01

Concern over meningitis B cases among students

Students and parents have been urged to be aware of the signs and symptoms of meningitis after a post-lockdown rise in cases among teenagers and young adults. A new study suggests that a rise in meningitis B (Men B) cases ...

19 Jan 2022 at 12:25

Parents urged to ensure children vaccinated amid new school year measles concern

Health officials have issued a warning over a potential surge in measles cases ahead of the beginning of the new school year. Parents are being urged to ensure their children are fully vaccinated against “easily ...

29 Aug 2024 at 13:19

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Students in Donegal asked to protect each other following meningitis cases

06 Oct 2022 at 13:33

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