THE government has asked for everyone in Ireland to keep the HSE in their thoughts today, after the ailing health service was rushed to A&E in the early hours of this morning after suffering a near-fatal fall in confidence. The 14-year-old system has been in ill health following a long history of abusive relationships with… Read more »
A BREAKTHROUGH in the way we view healthy diets and fitness routines is on the way after a groundbreaking study from a group of Irish scientists, WWN can confirm. At a press conference with a massive media presence a research team at TCD teased a major discovery before finally relenting and explaining the life-altering fruits… Read more »
AS IF working non-stop in one of Ireland’s overcrowded and under-resourced accident and emergency departments weren’t stressful enough, Dr. Joanne Skelly has vowed to lose her temper and ‘go off on one’ if she is disparagingly referred to as a ‘lady doctor’ one more time. Lady doctor Skelly regularly treats an endless stream of patients,… Read more »
WHY WASTE your time with reckless driving, free-climbing mountains with no safety harness or gorging on the alphabet of drugs when the real adrenaline generating hobby these days is taking the ultimate risk and glugging back on some thick, warm and residue heavy Irish water. Be it from the tap or the bottled form, there’s… Read more »
DOCTORS who had been treating a 46-year-old Waterford man for severe neck injuries have today called his miraculous recovery “a miracle”, after his whiplash suddenly disappeared within seconds of him receiving an €18,000 compensation claim. Following two years of excruciating pain which left him unable to seek work, unemployed father of 9 Mark Nagle said he… Read more »
ACTING on record levels of hospital overcrowding, the Health Minister Simon Harris in conjunction with the HSE has unveiled a €3bn investment into ‘bunk bed trolleys’ which are expected to half the number of people waiting on hospital trolleys in only a matter of weeks. Technically classed as one unit, the new bunk trolleys will bring the monthly figure down from 10,000… Read more »
FOLLOWING the case of one teenager in the UK reportedly going blind thanks to his fast food diet, many concerned people across the world are seeking information on how to maintain a healthy and balanced diet. Could you be eating such a large portion of junk food that you risk going blind, diabetic, suffering liver… Read more »
THE first vaping-related death in the US has sparked concerns that the practice of inhaling the vapour from boiled chemicals via an electronic device may not be as healthy as once believed, WWN can report. The outbreak of 193 cases of a new respiratory illness across 22 states has been linked back to e-cigarette use,… Read more »
STRIKING UP uninvited conversation with WWN while we waited in line to order coffee, local man Gerard Lyons enthusiastically discussed how the news that Minister for Health Simon Harris intends to push for VAT to be removed from the price of condoms and menstrual cups would pave the way for a personal sex bonanza. “Ya… Read more »
THE administration of a big Supermacs the morning after a feed of drink is to be covered by the medical card following a ruling from the HSE, with plans to roll the scheme out to holders of private medical insurance policies set to follow in the near future too. The plan was formed following a… Read more »