Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Should you still get the flu shot despite the new strain? Here's why doctors recommend it",
            "description": "Although this year’s flu vaccine doesn’t protect as well against the dominant subclade K strain, doctors still say that getting vaccinated is worthwhile.",
            "content": "This article originally appeared on Politifact.\nOver the holidays, U.S. flu cases skyrocketed.\nWeekly hospitalizations from the virus went from under 7,000 at the start of December to over 33,000 by the last week of 2025, surpassing rates of the past... [4090 chars]",
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            "title": "Can I reduce my risk of prostate cancer through lifestyle changes?",
            "description": "You can’t change your age, ethnicity or family history, but you can take control of your lifestyle.",
            "content": "New research suggests that a vegetable-rich diet alongside probiotics could help slow the advancement of low-risk prostate cancer.\nThe four-month study followed 212 men with low-risk prostate cancer, and half were given a plant-based supplement (made... [4249 chars]",
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            "title": "EVENT: Dementia Support Group in north Tipperary invites affected families",
            "description": "North Tipperary Dementia Support Group meet the last Wednesday of every month",
            "content": "North Tipperary Dementia Support Group meet the last Wednesday of every month.\nCaring for a loved one with dementia can be full of questions and challenges, but you do not have to face them by yourself.\nThe Alzheimer Society of Ireland warmly invites... [1747 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.tipperarylive.ie/news/nenagh/1982390/revealed-dementia-support-group-in-north-tipp-invites-affected-families.html",
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