Adults should avoid gaining weight with age, says US doctor

Diarmuid O’Connell was saved by a defibrillator after he collapsed during a game

Wine-loving electric vehicle motorists working from home should be left quietly pleased

‘I don’t want his death to be in vain ... everyone is deserving of their chance to survive’

Working from home survey prompts warnings of higher risk of stroke and heart disease

Warning that fundraising collapse may see up to half of all charities shut this year

Menthol market was estimated at up to 18% of total cigarettes market here before ban

Sarah Gillespie’s Rinka classes help children acquire basic movement skills

Major study in England shows fewer smokers trying to quit and more using rolling tobacco

The Climate Change Plan for the health sector contains advice on extreme weather events

Many of the health stories 50 years ago are all too relevant today, with rows about hospital sites, private versus public healthcare and concerns about cervical smear tests

Provisions to limit exposure of young people to vaping to be added to planned legislation

Advocacy group claimed adverts encouraged unhealthy eating habits in children

Study finds e-cigarettes damage brain, heart, blood vessels and lungs

Many of the causes can be prevented while others can be treated

Concern mounts among health research charities that trial members may be put off

Swiss researchers investigate naps despite flaws in definition and recall

About 50 local people gathered on Saturday for unveiling after months of fundraising

Worst offenders include processed meats, bread products, ready-made soups

Minister is defensive on housing crisis with Today FM, as Morning Ireland debates definitions of disaster

Irish Heart Foundation says online marketing rules for children are being broken

Michael Lyster, Irish Heart Foundation ambassador

Clinical trials show Irish company’s fish-oil drug cut incidence of heart attacks and strokes

Proportion of teens saying it is okay to try a cigarette down from 70% in 1999 to 27% in 2015

People will learn how to recognise cardiac arrest and strokes, and use defibrillator

Irish Heart Foundation says an average of 16 people a day died in 2017 as a result of habit

Dr Muiris Houston: It’s good that many former heavy smokers who quit carry on vaping

Tax was originally projected to bring in €30m in extra revenue for State

Pilot programme found more than a quarter of participants had high blood pressure

With everything from renovation to quick phone calls, there’s a role to suit everyone, plus 20 ways to give back in 2019

Meet the parents fighting back against pushers of junk food to children

Some concern over neutrality of placebo and whether it might have boosted Vascepa data

Irish Heart Foundation campaign calls on industry to stop targeting children with unhealthy products

Laois multimillionaire (92) would be ‘horrified’ at her €30m donation becoming public

Machine used for stroke victims has broken down during treatment

Learn the danger signs of a female heart attack

About one third of all women in Ireland will die of cardiovascular disease

Price hike taking cost of pack of 20 to around €12.70 welcomed and slammed

From retirement to board roles to prison, we track the fates of the central figures

For most of us, looking after our gut health is relatively straightforward, but changes in your gut can be a sign that there is something going on which needs to be investigated