Diabetic children learning to use pumpsChildren with Type 1 diabetes in Cork can now attend the first dedicated “pump school” in Ireland to learn how to use an insulin…Thu Sept 04 2014 - 11:45
Tune in to positive thinking for world mental health weekSt Patrick’s hospital will host Ireland’s first pop-up radio station to promote positive attitudes to mental healthTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
Up close and personal: understanding Ireland’s emotional landscapeSelf-expression is the timely theme of The Merriman Summer SchoolTue Aug 12 2014 - 01:00
Outlook is brighter with diabetic retinopathy screeningWhen caught early, treatment for retinopathy is effective at reducing or preventing damage to sightTue Jul 22 2014 - 01:00
First-aid for parents: being aware of the dangers and knowing what to doFirst-aid classes for parents and childminders, to learn how to cope with a home emergency, are a mustTue Jul 15 2014 - 01:00
Online programme aims to help combat depressioniFightDepression uses cognitive behavioural therapy and associated exercisesThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Stem-cell collection: is there a cure in the cord blood?The collection and storage of cord blood has divided medics and families alike, and the lack of legislation in this area simply adds to the debateTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
New trial findings show increased survival rates in advanced skin cancerMore than 600 people are diagnosed with melanoma in Ireland every yearTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
The transition years: moving up from children’s hospitalsStepping Up website offers new resource to chronically ill patients moving from children’s to adult health servicesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
My Health Experience: ‘Exercise is the best way I can manage arthritis’If I had been told I had to give up sport after being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, it would have broken meTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Junior doctors seek ‘life experience’Study finds 92.5 per cent of those entering basic specialist training intend to spend some time working abroadTue May 20 2014 - 09:36
Documentary on Asperger’s wins health awardThe Misunderstood was made by volunteers with intellectual disabilities and mental illnessTue May 20 2014 - 09:29
Forget the kiss but keep to the beat of ‘Stayin’ Alive’Don’t waste time waiting for an ambulance to arrive, keep the victim alive with some basic chest compressionsTue May 13 2014 - 01:00
The deafening sound of a stillborn silenceSensitive treatment after pregnancy loss can have a positive impact on the grief of bereaved parentsTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
Learning that there is a better way than self-harmA new behaviour therapy programme is helping people to manage emotional painTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Crisis centre with healing model based on compassionWith three more centres in the pipeline, Pieta House chief Joan Freeman says the charity is thrivingTue Apr 22 2014 - 01:00
Cork treatment centre trains addicts in resuscitation skills in effort to prevent overdose deathsTue Apr 08 2014 - 01:00
‘Everything I did was decided by arthritis, not by me or my family’At one point I lost all faith that I would ever be well again. I just wanted to live normally, like my friendsTue Mar 11 2014 - 01:00
Beds battle rages on over BallinasloeClosure of five beds in St Brigid’s acute mental health unit leads to demands for review of ‘flawed decision’Tue Feb 25 2014 - 01:00
I thought someone had hit me, but it was my bones collapsingAt the age of 43, I was felled suddenly by a cancer I had never heard of. To call it a shock is an understatementTue Jan 21 2014 - 01:00
Acting up over a prescription for happinessA Waterford GP has enhanced his talks on wellbeing by turning them into theatrical performancesWed Jan 15 2014 - 09:00
Detox daysConstantly at war with the highs and lows that come from a bad diet? It might be time for the vegetable juice . . .Sat Jan 04 2014 - 00:00
Rewarding the fast thinkers who save livesStroke survivors and their families are being honoured at the annual Life After Stroke Awards todayTue Dec 03 2013 - 01:00
Continuing care, long after the cancer has goneA Galway charity is providing the range of services needed to support patients with cancerThu Nov 14 2013 - 07:00
Regular walking during pregnancy helps to lift the mood, says new UCD researchTue Oct 15 2013 - 01:00
Pregnant and depressed? It’s not unexpectedA new research project aims to show the benefits of treating depression in pregnant womenTue Oct 08 2013 - 01:00
Putting your good health where your mouth isAs early detection is vital for recovery from mouth cancer, hundreds of dentists will provide free examinations tomorrowTue Sept 17 2013 - 01:00
Finding smarter ways to bridge the innovation gapCompanies need to learn how to leverage innovation to out-innovate their competitorsMon Sept 16 2013 - 01:00
Irish-led project has potential to revolutionise cystic fibrosis treatmentNew €6m project to design personal antibiotic prescriptionFri Sept 13 2013 - 01:00
IBS linked to stress-related memory problemsStudy found people with IBS made twice to three times as many errors on visuospatial test as healthy control groupTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
Study finds 80% of Irish women drink during pregnancyIreland had highest proportion of drinking during pregnancy of countries studiedTue Sept 10 2013 - 01:00
