‘It’s like an NCT for human beings’: Free annual health check gives peace of mind
Private patients missing out on benefits of public healthcare prevention programme
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Marcus O’Laoire: ‘We need to talk more about male fertility’
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Women are now being commanded to ‘lift heavy’ in the gym by algorithms
Nothing about floor-shaking music, other people’s sweat and alarming metal contraptions tempts me
China’s quiet reform could reshape life for hundreds of millions of migrant workers
A long-awaited easing of residency restrictions may boost consumption – and begin to level the playing field for China’s urban workforce
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
Chef Eve Meehan: I had to remove gluten from my diet. Here’s how it went
Eve Meehan offers five key tips (and a cake recipe) to others seeking to successfully maintain a gluten-free lifestyle
How do I avoid becoming frail and how is it different from normal ageing?
Experts emphasise early intervention and prevention, ideally starting in midlife
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
Afraid of needles? This UCD spin-out has a solution
MicroJect plans commercial rollout of its polymer-based skin-prick device by 2028, beginning with allergy skin prick tests and following with applications in biologics and vaccines
I lost 15kg and didn’t use GLP-1s: no one believes me
I’ve been bigger my entire adult life and, yes, I am still ‘bigger’ but I’m not as big. And I’m happy
Medication crushed into patient’s food without pharmacy oversight at Tipperary centre, inspection finds
Mental health facility in Tipperary among 14 centres inspected
Living with IBD: ‘It’s more than needing to go to the toilet’
It remains a taboo for many but to mark World IBD Day on Tuesday, a guide has been published to support people living with inflammatory bowel disease
‘I’m a man in my 40s and feel like I don’t have any real friendships’
Ask Roe: I always make an effort to fit in, but I worry this is now coming across as desperate
‘ADHD girls learn from an early age to mask, but it carries a cost’
Masking is exhausting and often leads to people-pleasing tendencies, low-self esteem and a loss of identity
I tried to tell the GP I was seeing things but he ‘gave me eczema cream’
Survey results suggest about half of children in Ireland live with a parent with poor mental health for at least part of childhood
‘I’m very clear on dating apps that I want love. The dates agree initially but then disappear’
Ask Roe: Much to the dismay of my nervous system, situationships seem to have become the default setting
Investors back Glanbia as a rare food company that might benefit from people eating less
Glanbia finds growth in a GLP-1 world
Expert witness at doctor’s fitness-to-practise hearing questions value of masks, lockdown
UK oncology professor said it was ‘absolutely not’ wrong for Dr William Ralph to question public health guidelines
Plastics and fossil fuels are two sides of the same disastrous coin
Big oil likes to think plastics can ‘future-proof’ the industry as world moves away from fossil fuels for energy
What is shingles and should I be worried about getting it?
The common viral illness causes a painful rash, but there are very effective treatments
Galway-based project targets painful side-effect of cancer treatment
MucoCare team aims to tackle oral mucositis with patient-led innovation
Tennis vs pickleball: Which is better for your health?
Both are great ways to get out and get moving, and both can cause injuries. But there are a few important differences
‘I didn’t know anybody who had gone on to college and barely knew anybody who had a Leaving Cert‘
‘Our learners are as smart as people in mainstream education; they just needed the chance’
‘Although I understand why my sibling received more attention . . . issues remain strong in my life’
Having to take on adult responsibilities at an early age can have negative effects that last into adulthood
The GPs following in family footsteps: ‘My grandfather and father were doctors in the same village’
A higher proportion of medicine students have at least one doctor parent than those who do not, studies have shown
Brain injury in sport is out of control, and getting worse, writes a neurologist
‘Bodies were put on the line’ . . . This now fully glorified gladiatorial contest is what rugby has become
Katriona O’Sullivan: I live in the grip of the fat-girl algorithm
In an extract from her new book Hungry, the bestselling author of Poor explores how class shapes how women see their own bodies
How to behave at the gym: ‘Behaviour is definitely getting worse’
Limited phone usage, refraining from unnecessary grunting and wiping down equipment after use cited as basic gym propriety
Steering original nanoparticle EVs towards promoting healing in the body
Dr Meadhbh Brennan is Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Galway
Eco-friendly spray trumps messy gel: Galway start-up targets ultrasound waste
Ecco Spray promises less waste, faster scans and a foothold in the US medtech market
What’s love got to do with it?
Let’s leave love out of the medical lecture hall and focus instead on empathy and understanding
Ex-rugby international Kathryn Dane: ‘I got exposed to concussions from a pretty young age’
Benefits of the game ‘far outweigh the risk of concussion in my mind, especially the social benefits of playing a sport like rugby’
How women’s concussions differ biologically from men’s
Neck muscles, brain microarchitecture and the menstrual cycle are factors in why the genders suffer and recover from concussion differently
Ozempic and Mounjaro look like the cure for everything, but there’s no pill for some ills
Or is semaglutide mania a symptom of a condition that can’t be cured?
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