Childhood diseases and illnesses

All the latest news and updates relating to childhood diseases and illnesses

'CELTIC GENE'

Thousands of Irish living with undiagnosed disorder that can ‘cause death’

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MUM'S AGONY

'Happy, healthy' little boy, 2, dies months after 'tonsillitis and tummy bugs'

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'BE VIGILANT'

Urgent measles warning to Ryanair passengers – check if you're at risk

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KILLER BUG

Five-week-old baby dies of whooping cough amid 137% surge in cases

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'HORRIFIC'

Boy, 4, left paralysed after suffering chickenpox complication 11 MONTHS later

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'DON'T LET ME DIE'

Teen, 19, told she had a 'boring virus' by doctors dies of meningitis

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VIRUS ALERT

Urgent warning as contagious new Covid-19 variants detected in Ireland

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FACE OF BRAVERY

Cruel strangers taunt my girl in the street because of a rare condition

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DRUG ALERT

Shortage of whooping cough antibiotics as UK faces 'worst outbreak for 40 years'

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HELL

My 'perfect' boy might still be alive if medics had just listened – he died in my arms

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MUM'S REGRET

'Docs said Maya was fine – the next day she was dead,' says distraught mum

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TRAGIC LOSS

Toddler, 2, dies months after his snoring was mistaken for a 'chesty cough'

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BUGGED OUT

Urgent ‘don’t drink water’ warning sparks panic buying and tourist exodus

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HEALTH HELL

Irish mum's 'soul-destroying' pain as son's scoliosis curve almost TRIPLES

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BUG FEARS

Mystery bug kills 4 and infects 177 with officials warning 'children at risk'

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ORDEAL

I put on 30kgs to live after 100 hospital stays – I was told I was 'just anxious'

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MUM'S WARNING

'Outgoing' boy left in a wheelchair and 'seeing monsters' after chickenpox

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'LET ME DIE'

Mysterious syndrome turns children as young as 3 'psychotic overnight'

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