Ireland Health News API

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            "title": "Not enough evidence to confirm if shingles vaccination reduces risk of dementia, says Hiqa",
            "description": "Theories around how vaccines reduce the risk of dementia include by preventing infections and connected neuroinflammation",
            "content": "There have been calls from Irish doctors and healthcare experts for a public vaccination campaign for older people. A vaccine is available in Irish pharmacies but at a cost of around €480.\nShingles is an infection that causes a painful rash. It is ca... [2410 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41848500.html",
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            "title": "Ebola fears surge on the ground in DR of Congo over rapid spread of rare type",
            "description": "The response unfolds in a region long threatened by armed groups.",
            "content": "Anxious healthcare workers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have said they are underprotected and undertrained in the face of a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable place... [6350 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.breakingnews.ie/world/ebola-fears-surge-on-the-ground-in-dr-of-congo-over-rapid-spread-of-rare-type-1902405.html",
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            "title": "Irish Skin Expert Warns Free Sunscreen is “Only Half the Battle” as Ireland Faces Heat Wave",
            "description": "As the Republic of Ireland rolls out free sunscreen dispensers across major public parks and bath...",
            "content": "As the Republic of Ireland rolls out free sunscreen dispensers across major public parks and bathing areas this summer , leading skin and laser expert Eavanna Breen is welcoming the initiative while issuing a stark warning: sunscreen alone is not eno... [2500 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.spin1038.com/lifestyle/irish-skin-expert-warns-free-sunscreen-is-only-half-the-battle-as-ireland-faces-heat-wave-2261758",
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