Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Scotland becomes first part of UK to screen babies for rare muscle disease",
            "description": "Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle wastage in a move parents have described as a ...",
            "content": "Scotland has become the first part of the UK to screen babies for a rare condition that causes progressive muscle wastage in a move parents have described as a “game-changer”.\nSpinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can result in muscle weakness, breathing and... [3908 chars]",
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            "content": "PEOPLE WITH EPILEPSY and their families are calling for an increase in funding so the HSE can create more specialist nursing posts, which they say is transforming their care.\nEpilepsy is a neurological brain disorder that can cause recurrent and unpr... [4079 chars]",
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            "content": "The number of confirmed meningitis cases linked to the Kent outbreak has fallen from 23 to 20.\nThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Sunday that three cases previously thought confirmed had been downgraded after further testing.\nThe governmen... [2001 chars]",
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