Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "What’s behind surge in fake weight-loss drugs and bogus steroids",
            "description": "In the News podcast: More than 750,000 units of fake medicines seized last year",
            "content": "The scale of the fake medicines in Ireland has been made worryingly clear with the latest figures from the State’s drugs watchdog.\nThe Health Products Regulatory Authority (HPRA) seized more than 750,000 units of illegal and fake medicines over the c... [798 chars]",
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            "title": "Medical Council told Wexford GP’s tweets on Covid",
            "description": "Dr Ralph, who runs his own practice at The Ballagh Health Centre, The Ballagh, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, is facing six separate allegations of ...",
            "content": "Séan McCárthaigh\nA series of social media posts by a Wexford GP, which criticised measures to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, introduced doubt in the public about the safety and effectiveness of public health guidelines, a medical inquiry has heard.\nAn... [4475 chars]",
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            "title": "Weight-loss medications may affect some complications after panniculectomy",
            "description": "For patients undergoing body contouring surgery to remove excess abdominal skin after massive weight loss, use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications may have mixed effects on complication risks, suggests a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.",
            "content": "For patients undergoing body contouring surgery to remove excess abdominal skin after massive weight loss, use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications may have mixed effects on complication risks, suggests a study in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstru... [2770 chars]",
            "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-weight-loss-medications-affect-complications.html",
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            "publishedAt": "2026-03-26T23:50:03Z",
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