Patients drive healthcare revolutionThe ‘Yes doctor’ model of medicine is dead – developments in data and technology have empowered patients to active participants in their own healthcareThu Jun 21 2018 - 06:00
Young Irish director brings Heineken’s sustainability work to life in new videoBrewing a Better World: For Cork director Lochlainn McKenna, capturing Heineken’s sustainability message for the screen was a passion projectWed Jun 20 2018 - 06:00
'We can train our brains to do just about anything'How you can exercise your mental fitness right nowSat Jul 15 2017 - 07:00
Multiple myeloma: A low-key kind of cancer‘Many think of cancer as being local or having spread but myeloma is very different’Tue Jul 04 2017 - 00:00
Incontinence: not such a wee problem for womenSales of incontinence products are booming, and it’s younger women doing the buyingTue Jun 20 2017 - 06:00
The case for a vaginal birth after a CaesareanWomen are pushing back at being prescribed routine repeat C-sectionsTue Apr 04 2017 - 06:00
Life after sport: getting back to living after injuryMany athletes face long-term struggles with no support or adviceSun Feb 12 2017 - 00:00
Is the “Catholic method” of contraception just for ‘holies’ and ‘hippies’?Only 3 per cent of sexually active Irish people use a natural method of family planningSun Jan 15 2017 - 00:00
Kathryn Thomas’s top 10 tips for getting healthy in 2017For the ‘Operation Transformation’ presenter and bootcamp owner, ‘the focus needs to be less on weight loss and more on health gains’Sat Jan 14 2017 - 00:00
Life as an organ transplant recipient: the realityOnce the threat of rejection is over, life with somebody else’s organ is not without its challengesTue Aug 16 2016 - 06:00
Life after a liver transplant: skin cancer, a wedding and a babyAfter months of stable blood tests, Emma was told she could start trying for a babyTue Aug 16 2016 - 06:00
Fitness supplements: guidelines, labelling and regulationA food supplement with mineral levels above prescription levels is classified as a medicineTue Jul 26 2016 - 09:13
Fitness supplements - the good, the bad and the BCAAThe supplements market is booming, but what should you be taking?Tue Jul 26 2016 - 06:00
Will 10,000 steps a day really make you fit?What’s the science behind 10,000 steps and can you walk to fitness with your FitBit?Sun Jun 26 2016 - 21:00
Travelling while pregnant – the dos, the don’ts and the dangersIf you’re thinking of flying while pregnant, make sure you know the risks and problems that may occur, and your airline’s policyMon Jun 13 2016 - 11:00
Back to 'normal': Looking and feeling good after cancerTreatment brings changes, but special bras, headwear – and even eyebrows – helpTue Jun 07 2016 - 06:00
Under the covers with men’s sexual health issuesNew treatments on offer for many problems men may perceive as being embarrassing or distressingMon May 30 2016 - 16:00
Penis cancer: have you heard of it?The days of the ‘horrid stump’ are gone, with phallus-preserving strategies now in placeTue May 24 2016 - 01:00
Over the counter and under the radar: the problem with painkillersYoung successful men and wealthy middle-aged women are emerging as the new codeine addictsTue Sept 01 2015 - 01:00
HPV virus doesn’t discriminate between men and womenGirls have been on the HPV vaccine programme for four years but there are benefits in extending the programme to boysTue Aug 26 2014 - 01:00
No known cause but leukaemia survival rates are on the riseLeukaemia is a less common cancer, so unless people know somebody with the disease, they tend not to understand itTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
At the heart of healthMy Working Day: Irene Byrne , respiratory physiotherapist at the Mater hospital, reaps huge rewards from her work on the heart…Tue Feb 13 2007 - 00:00
Children may need to be active daily for twice as long as guidelines suggestCurrent international guidelines which state that children should be active for a minimum of 60 minutes per day may be too low…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Over 40s ignorant about contraceptionWomen in their 40s are uninformed about contraception due to a "generation gap" and, consequently, are at significant risk of…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Concern over lack of graduate jobsThe professional body for physiotherapists says it is seriously concerned about the lack of job opportunities for physiotherapy…Tue Oct 31 2006 - 00:00
'Trivial' injuries to ankles cost State up to €160mResearch shows 3-10% of A&E admissions are due to ankle sprainsTue Aug 29 2006 - 01:00
Sudden death disorder test detects many with heart conditionCardiac screening: A substantial number of young adults, suspected of being predisposed to a heart disorder that is a leading…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00