New law to provide greater certainty for cancer survivors seeking mortgage protection
Legal ‘right to be forgotten’ will replace voluntary code that some insurers had failed to adopt
Cancer
Robotic surgery one of several developments ‘pushing the boundaries’ of Irish cancer care
As more people survive or live with cancer, expertise is focused on life after diagnosis as well as improving treatment options
Dissolvable 3D-printed patch aims to improve skin cancer treatment
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast say the patch could help reduce the need for repeated topical therapies
What is Moderna’s new cancer vaccine and how big a breakthrough is it?
Cancer vaccine approach may change how the disease is treated more broadly, experts say
Melanoma vaccine success boosts Moderna and Merck
Late state trial met its main goal of showing that the vaccine, combined with another drug, reduced melanoma recurrences more than the immunotherapy alone
‘They’re not alone’: Chris Hoy on his ambition to stop men dying of prostate cancer
Cycling great on living with stage-four diagnosis, fundraising with Miguel Induráin and importance of public education about the disease
How can a Belfast mural help explain failures of scholarly gatekeeping in the age of AI?
Generative AI has changed the economics of academic paper mills – businesses that manufacture studies, fabricate data, and sell completed papers to researchers
Negotiations with Iran, breast cancer referrals and raw sewage dumped in Co Clare
Early Edition with Andrew McNair
Almost 90% of urgent breast cancer referrals to Letterkenny not seen within target time
HSE data report highlights sharp regional differences in meeting two-week objective
Dentist who falsely claimed he had cancer after patients made complaints is censured
Dr Thomas Munroe admitted the facts of the allegations made by seven patients at a Dental Council inquiry
Johnson & Johnson agrees to pay $5.5bn to settle baby powder lawsuits
Company says claims its baby powder and other talc products caused ovarian cancer were ‘meritless’ but that it settled to get closure
Meet Tori the hospital dog: ‘One of the best things we have done’
At St Luke’s Hospital in Rathgar, the community dog provides comfort to cancer patient and helps them open up
The best and worst diet and lifestyle habits for your liver
It’s often possible to prevent liver disease, or even reverse it, with diet and lifestyle changes alone
How to keep control of decisions about your own medical care
An advanced healthcare directive sets out your choices about your care which doctors are obliged to follow
Regardless of the temperature outside, you need to be aware of the signs of skin cancer
‘I have never used a sunbed, but I think they should all be destroyed’
Should you put your Dryrobe on Vinted? 11 pressing heatwave-related questions
In proof, if any were needed, of the human capacity for finding novel ways to hasten our own demise, the hashtag #tanlines is trending on social media
My dear Samuel, you would be turning 18 today...
Over the last few years, I slowly realised I wanted to live again, honour you and find meaning in your death
Irish cancer patients paid up to €50,000 for unauthorised treatments advertised on social media
Medicinal watchdog became aware of website which was unlawfully providing advanced therapy medicinal products
Lisa Faulkner diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer
Actor who has appeared in Eastenders and Holby City has said she underwent surgery a fortnight ago
How vapes and pouches have become the tobacco industry’s great smokeless hope
British American Tobacco seeks engagement with Government, but sector continues to be shunned officially
I don’t care so much about Taylor Swift’s life decisions these days. I have bigger questions
I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself
Inside Ireland’s cervical cancer test lab: A new start for screening after smear-test controversies
The National Cervical Screening Laboratory means most Irish women’s CervicalCheck samples can be tested within the State
Some patients ‘seriously harmed’ by delays in cancer treatment in North, inquiry finds
Report centres on concerns linked to work of retired surgeon Aidan O’Brien in Co Armagh hospital
My Greatest Race by Ciara Mageean review: A memoir about athletics, cancer and identity
Mageean’s memoir is a testament to determination, ambition and resilience
Jeremy Clarkson’s journey from rogue to redemption is complete
Jeremy Clarkson’s cancer reveal in the finale of Clarkson’s Farm will leave many quietly admiring the one-time pantomime villain
Jeremy Clarkson reveals ‘aggressive’ cancer diagnosis
Former Top Gear host shared news in latest episodes of his series Clarkson’s Farm
Ciara Mageean: ‘I probably won’t make my 40th birthday. That’s rough’
The Co Down athlete and reigning European 1,500m champion was diagnosed with stage four cancer just over a year ago
My daughter watched my husband and I go through our cancer journeys and made up her mind
No amount of money, I am convinced, would have bettered the care my daughter got giving birth. The recovery in a noisy, clammy ward was a different story
‘To the passersby we were just your average Irish family with two kids splashing, jumping, eating sand’
Innovation programme draws on frontline staff for ways to improve health service
Can the company that shaped cancer treatment reinvent itself?
Roche dominated oncology a decade ago. Today it is struggling to keep up with its rivals
Cancer survivor wonders can she keep getting invalidity pension when her maternity benefit starts?
Work Q&A: I’m recovering from breast cancer treatment and expecting in July. Can I keep receiving both payments?
Cancer jab can eradicate entire tumours in patients, trial shows
Amivantamab also shrank tumours of more than third of patients, with dramatic changes ‘seen in weeks’
Seventy people a year in Ireland diagnosed with melanoma cancer due to sunbed use
Campaign group calls for total ban on tanning machine use over links to most dangerous form of skin cancer
Should Ireland copy the UK’s generational ban on smoking?
Debate: UK move seeks to balance personal freedom and benefits to individuals’ health and the common good
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