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Thoughts on health data, AI, and building exora.
Chat to AI about your medical records (Ireland, 2026)
ChatGPT Health, Perplexity Health and Copilot Health all launched in 2026, and none of them connects to medical records in Ireland. Here is what you can actually use to ask questions about your own health records, and the one thing worth judging any of them on.
Read moreChild health checks and records in Ireland
The public health nurse calls within days of the birth, and then come the checks: at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and on to school. What happens at each one, what the under 8s GP visit card covers, what the My Child books are for, and where your child's record actually lives.
Read moreFamily health records in Ireland: kids, parents, carers
Caring for someone does not give you a right to see their medical records. Here is how access actually works in Ireland for children, for ageing parents and for partners and carers, including what an enduring power of attorney can and cannot do.
Read moreHow to get your vaccination records in Ireland
A college, an employer or a travel clinic asks for your vaccination history, and Ireland has no single place that holds all of it. Where each part of your record lives, how to ask for it, what the HSE app shows, and why a data access request is free.
Read moreHow to understand your medical records (Ireland)
Health records are written for clinicians, and many adults in Ireland find health information hard to use. What the Irish surveys found, a worked example with diabetes, and practical ways to make your own records easier to follow.
Read moreHSE Health App vs a personal health record app
You may already have the HSE Health App. So why keep your own health record as well? The two do different jobs, and the difference comes down to who fills it in, how far back it goes and who can see it.
Read moreHow to organise paper medical records (Ireland)
A practical order of operations for the shoebox: what to request free from the HSE, a hospital or your GP, what to scan and at what settings, what to do with imaging CDs and old X-ray films, how long the HSE keeps records, and how to name and back it all up.
Read moreTest results in Ireland: how to get yours
Ireland has no national app or portal that shows you your test results. Where a result goes after the lab, how to ask your GP or hospital for it, how to get a copy with a free data access request, and what HSE guidance says to do if a result worries you.
Read moreHow to get medical records translated in Ireland
An immigration officer, a new GP and your mam in Warsaw all need your medical records in a language they read, and they do not need the same kind of translation. When it has to be certified, when it needs an apostille, when you need an interpreter instead, and when reading it in your own language is enough.
Read moreTravelling abroad with a medical condition (Ireland)
Every travel health guide tells you to carry a letter from your doctor. Fewer explain what your EHIC will and will not pay for, how the UK works since Brexit, what Revenue allows you to bring home, or what to do when a hospital in another language asks what you take.
Read moreCan I access my mental health records in Ireland?
Yes, you can usually get a copy of your mental health records, including notes from a psychiatrist, psychologist or counsellor. What Irish law says, when something can be held back, the deadlines, and what to do if you are refused.
Read moreBest apps for organising your health records in Ireland (2026)
A fair, checkable comparison of the apps people in Ireland can use to keep their medical records in 2026 - the HSE Health App, Pippo, Apple Health and more. Written by the founder of one of them, and it says so up front.
Read moreHow to get a copy of your medical records in Ireland
In Ireland you can get your HSE, hospital or GP records free, through a data protection request or, for the HSE and public hospitals, Freedom of Information. Which route to use, the deadlines, and what to do if you are refused.
Read moreRecord your doctor's appointment and never forget a word
Record your appointment and you never have to remember what was said. exora writes it up in your language, lists your next steps and offers to update your health record - and every line links back to the exact words your doctor used.
Read moreMoving countries with your medical records
There is no international system that moves your medical history between countries. Nothing follows you. This is what to collect before you leave, what a new doctor actually needs on the other side, and why your medicines change name at the border - with Australia worked through as the example.
Read moreAI, the climate question, and exora
AI gets a bad rap on energy and water, and a lot of that worry is well placed. Here is a straight answer on what using exora actually costs the planet, and why for most people it is offset many times over by less wasted care.
Read moreWhat happens to your data if exora shuts down
Most health tech startups fail. Here is what we promise about your data if we ever do, and what we are doing now to make sure you are never trapped.
Read moreHow exora's AI pipeline works
A look under the hood at the multi-pass AI pipeline that turns scattered medical documents into a unified, searchable health record.
Read moreWhy patients have never owned their health data
From paper records in filing cabinets to digital silos behind patient portals - the history of why patients have been locked out of their own health data, and why AI is finally changing that.
Read moreWhy we built exora
Every doctor's office, hospital, and specialist has a piece of your health story. But they don't share with each other - and they barely share with you. Here is why we decided to change that.
Read moreFollow along as we build exora
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