A specialist in public health has described a rise in cases of early infectious syphilis in the region as “a cause for concern”.

Four walk-in vaccination centres will operate in Cork city and county this bank holiday weekend.  The clinics will offer walk-in first-dose Covid-19 vaccinations for anyone aged 16 and over who has not already received a vaccine.

A NURSING home in East Cork is one of two in the country where an innovative, award-winning software platform that aims to improve resident wellbeing is being piloted.

A Cork consultant has warned that as the incidence of Covid-19 cases rises, and with the health system already under pressure, people need to do all they can to try and lessen the surge expected over the coming weeks.

THE vast majority of women affected by recent capacity issues in the CervicalCheck screening service will be contacted by the end of this week.

THE Department of Health has reported 1,126 new cases of Covid-19. There are now 22 patients with Covid-19 in ICU and 123 in hospital.

THE Department of Health has today reported 1,345 new cases of Covid-19. There are currently 21 patients with Covid-19 in ICU and 105 in hospital.

PLANS for a supervised injection centre for heroin users in Cork will continue to be pushed, despite a court rejection of similar plans for a centre in Dublin.

New figures show there has been a shift in the areas in Cork reporting the highest Covid-19 incidence rates.

There’s been a rise in the number of cases of Covid-19 being reported in Cork with provisional figures showing that the five-day moving average of cases being reported in the county increased from 17 to 75 in two weeks.

A “staffing crisis” is leading to “unnaceptable” delays in patient care in Cork the Irish Hospital Consultants Association (IHCA) has said.

FRONTLINE workers are being praised for their efforts to get 100,000 Covid-19 vaccines administered just weeks into their rollout in pharmacies.

CORK mother Vera Twomey has thanked everyone who has helped in securing upfront funding for a brand of medicinal cannabis sourced in Holland for her daughter.

CORK campaigner Vera Twomey is "cautiously hopeful" that progress is being made with regards to the HSE directly funding Bedrocan medicine at source. Ms Twomey’s daughter, Ava suffers from Dravet’s Syndrome and utilises medicinal cannabis.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 1,173 confirmed cases of Covid-19.

A Cork-based company has launched Ireland’s first consultant-led home-based fertility testing service.

The Irish Cancer Society is encouraging anyone affected by cancer in Cork and who is in need of free counselling support to reach out for help.

More than 60 admitted patients are waiting for beds at hospitals in Cork this morning.

More than 200 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Cork in the 14 days up to July 7, however, the incidence of the virus in Cork remains significantly below the national average.

PUBLIC health restrictions will still be necessary as Ireland’s vaccination programme continues to be rolled out to ensure the country emerges “cautiously, sensibly and in a sustainable way into the future,” the Taoiseach has said.

Cork's Lord Mayor has said it's time we stop "burying our heads in the sand" when it comes to addiction issues.

New data shows that the Skibbereen/ West Cork Local Electoral Area has the highest 14-day Covid-19 incidence rate per 100k of the population in Cork.

A pop-up Covid-19 test site is to open up at Ilen Rovers GAA grounds in Baltimore on Saturday. The centre will offer no-appointment testing to anyone who does not have Covid-19 symptoms and will operate from 11am to 7pm.

A pharmacist overseeing the Covid-19 vaccine rollout at a number of Cork pharmacies said the demand for the jab in the 18 to 34 cohort is currently insatiable and asked the public to bear with them while assuring people ‘we will get there’.

CORK farmer Gerard Hurley, who has beaten cancer in recent years, has donated a Hereford bullock to be auctioned to raise funds for Cork ARC Cancer Support House.

A CORK doctor said he has seen patients as young as 16 experiencing side effects after injecting themselves for the ‘perfect tan’.

The Bandon-Kinsale Local Electoral Area (LEA) recorded more cases of Covid-19 cases than any other LEA in Cork in the 14 day period up to June 28.

THE Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) is urging donors to make appointments as a shortage sees the service importing blood for the first time since the late 1990s.

“WHILE the repeal of the Eighth Amendment was a fantastic achievement by everybody involved, the struggle for abortion rights is not over by a long shot.

NEW data suggests there has been a significant decrease in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in Cork.

A CORK woman has voiced frustration at a three-year wait to access respite services for her brother, who requires 24-hour care amid mounting health issues.

PARTNERS of pregnant women are now permitted to attend early pregnancy and dating scans at the Early Pregnancy Clinic in Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH).

COCAINE use has increased across all age groups in the past year, according to a report launched today.

A CORK TD has sought a meeting with the minister with responsibility for mental health in relation to funding for people with eating disorders.

Cork actor Nathan Slattery tells Sarah Horgan he has found peace following his struggle with an eating disorder.

There has been a small decrease in the number of Covid-19 cases being reported in Cork.

Emergency departments (EDs) in Cork are experiencing high levels of demand this weekend and the hospitals have issued an appeal to the public to explore all alternative options before presenting at the ED.

There are a high number of presentations to the Emergency Departments in Cork University Hospital and Mercy University Hospital today.  As a result the EDs are exceptionally busy.

THE Bon Secours Hospital in Cork has opened a dedicated paediatric epilepsy monitoring unit. The dedicated paediatric epilepsy monitoring unit is the first of its kind in the Munster region and the first private unit in the country.

A €28 million development project at the Mercy University Hospital has gotten underway.

A Cork woman who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest outside her home last year, and who has credited emergency services with helping to save her life, joined crew from the Irish Community Air Ambulance as its new helicopter went into service.

New provisional figures from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) show how many cases of Covid-19 were reported in Cork in the 14 days to June 21.

THE Department of Health has today confirmed 294 new cases of Covid-19. There are currently 13 Covid-19 patients in ICU and a total of 39 in hospital.

Almost 50 admitted patients are waiting for beds at hospitals in Cork this morning.

A Cork consultant has been announced as one of 14 medical professionals on Breast International Group’s (BIG) new Executive Board.

A pop-up Covid-19 test centre will open in Bandon this morning. The pop-up test-site will offer free testing without an appointment from 11am to 7pm on the grounds of Bandon Community Hospital, Hospital Road, Cloghmacsimon (Eircode P72 W564).

There have been 393 additional confirmed cases of of Covid-19, according to the Department of Health. Hospital numbers continue to decrease, with 48 patients now in hospital with the disease, of whom 14 are in intensive care units.

A CORK consultant has backed calls by the Irish Association for Emergency Medicine (IAEM) for steps to be urgently taken to provide suitable but functional alternatives to emergency department (ED) referral.

CORK campaigners for better maternity care have reiterated their calls for end to “barbaric” restrictions around maternity care following a recent policy revision.

New figures show that 492 cases of Covid-19 were reported in Cork in the 14 days up to June 16.