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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · 8 h

How to advocate for and empower your neurodivergent child. irishtimes.com/health/your-fa…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. The final article in a special six-part series on parenting exceptional children - a strengths-based approach to raising autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent children

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · 10 h

No evidence salad products recall linked to ‘extensive’ listeriosis outbreak, says food safety watchdog irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet image. No evidence salad products recall linked to ‘extensive’ listeriosis outbreak, says food safety watchdog irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · 21 h

‘I had always wanted to be a stay-at-home mum ... but I’m exhausted’ irishtimes.com/health/your-fa…

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · 21 h

Inquiries under way into further allegations around waiting list initiatives at Children’s Health Ireland irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet image. Inquiries under way into further allegations around waiting list initiatives at Children’s Health Ireland irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · 21 h

What you need to know about electrolytes irishtimes.com/health/your-fi…

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 27

Eating disorders: What are they and how do they affect patients? irishtimes.com/health/your-we…

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 25

Whistleblowers lodge 67 valid HSE disclosures, with a third about patient health and safety irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet image. Whistleblowers lodge 67 valid HSE disclosures, with a third about patient health and safety irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 25

Sunbed use: Public consultation on potential ban in Ireland opens for submissions irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 24

Listeriosis outbreak ‘unusual’ as ready meals must be cooked - and bacteria is sensitive to heat, professor says irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Pregnant women, babies, older people and those who are immunocompromised most vulnerable

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 24

Rise in young people’s mental health difficulties partly due to housing insecurity, says charity irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Youth mental health charity Jigsaw delivered more than 62,000 clinical contacts last year

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 24

How many steps a day do you really need for improve your health? It’s not 10,000 irishtimes.com/health/your-fi…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Researchers find target below 10,000 is linked to 37% reduction in cancer deaths

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 24

Biological treatment service for rabies ceases, leading to fears for people exposed to virus irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. HSE now looking for replacement for service responsible for assessment of patients and delivery of ‘critical’ biologics

Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 23

How do I tell my friend who’s currently living with her parents that soon I’ll have a second house? irishtimes.com/health/your-we…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Tell Me About It: I feel awful for my friend in her situation and don’t want her to feel like I’m rubbing her nose in it

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 23

‘I couldn’t hold a spoon’: Former rehab patients on recovering from brain conditions irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Neurological alliance calls for more investment in rehab and community services on World Brain Day

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 22

Inquiry begins into historical use of anti-epileptic drug and effects on pregnant women irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Mothers of children diagnosed with foetal valproate syndrome disorder had demanded investigation

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 22

What causes pelvic floor dysfunction in men and what can be done about it? irishtimes.com/health/your-fi…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Chronic pain, sexual dysfunction and incontinence can all stem from problems with your pelvic floor

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 22

Paul Newman: ‘He was kind of like a big kid himself. He just loved to play,’ daughter says irishtimes.com/health/your-fa…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Clea Newman says working for the children’s charity network, which includes Barretstown, is her full-time passion

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 22

Let’s face it ‘reach for the stars’ is not a very Irish mantra irishtimes.com/health/your-we…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Many disabled artists would opt for the ‘humble’ option of requesting lesser or no payment for work. Reaching for the stars is too risky

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 21

Parenting exceptional children: Managing challenges and problem-solving as issues arise. irishtimes.com/health/your-fa…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Article five in a special six-part series – a strengths-based approach to raising autistic, ADHD and other neurodivergent children

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Irish Times Health+@IT_HealthPlus · Jul 21

Dublin children’s hospital ‘misplaces’ child’s record in ‘serious data-protection breach’ irishtimes.com/health/2025/07…

IT_HealthPlus's tweet card. Separately, watchdog carried out unannounced inspection at CHI Tallaght on foot of complaint

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