’Substantial’ number of mothers experience anxiety, depression and stress – study
Some 14.2% of new mothers reported depression in first postpartum year, research finds
North-South collaboration: ‘Dying is dying. It doesn’t matter where you live’
Hospices both sides of Border are pooling skills and insights to improve palliative care
Older people disproportionately affected by pandemic, study finds
One in five indicated they had not left their homes since introduction of restrictions
Dublin parks gave mental lift in lockdown
DCU study highlights overcrowding, lack of toilets and dog fouling as issues
Conference told of importance of spiritual care training for nurses
Spiritual care that recognises the human spirit is relevant in modern healthcare, conference hears
Young people report snacking more and gaining weight during lockdown
One third of people surveyed say they gained weight, as one fifth worry about food supplies
Messages for new mothers: help is at hand
An online course reveals all about everything from pelvic girdle pain to depression
Breast milk and pumped delivered later by bottle may not have the same benefits
Fresh breast milk may nourish a baby’s microbiome in ways bottled breast milk can’t
Putting research at the heart of Ireland’s healthcare
Prof Helen Whelton argues encouraging innovation offers best outcomes for patients
Sore point: Ancient remedies for toothache often worse than the pain
DCU publishes research on folklore and cures in ‘Journal of the History of Dentistry’
Alice Leahy receives international human rights award for her work
‘An extraordinary nurse-led service that offers respite, shelter, recognition’ to homeless
Mandatory measles vaccinations for children could lead to backlash, professor warns
Professor of health systems says it would ‘give oxygen to peculiar views’
Fear of natural birth and litigation behind rise in caesarean sections – study
TCD researchers carry out comprehensive review into worldwide increase in procedure
The NHS and its Irish staff: 70 years of service
Personal stories of thousands of Irish workers are woven into fabric of the NHS
‘Crucial’ legislation on maternity deaths is held up
Delays are ‘utterly disgraceful’ and ‘beyond acceptable’, says Clare Daly
When you need help telling someone you have epilepsy
Trinity College’s school of nursing and midwifery has pioneered a new research-based app and website called How2tell to offer support to people with epilepsy
Narratives of hope in mental illness
Helping people support each other to move from distress to a state of flourishing
Violent videogames won’t make children nasty
We make negative assumptions about videogames, they have benefits, a study claims
Older mothers are better mothers, new study finds
The established wisdom that motherhood is best kept to the young is being reconsidered
Women’s right to choose should be respected, Citizens’ Assembly hears
Anti-abortion lecturer argues that freedom of choice impacts unborn child
‘Email has a lot of really toxic elements to it’
Our new reliance on texts and emails cuts across human evolution in a profound way. What are the costs of losing the primacy of face-to-face interaction?
Counting the real cost of muscular dystrophy
One woman was waiting 12 months for her wheelchair to be fixed, finds MD research
Warning over merger plan for Waterford IT and IT Carlow in south east
‘There are significant risks to proceeding. As far as I can see, these have not yet been properly considered, and no mitigation is proposed’
Mental wellbeing site set up by woman who attempted suicide
Aim of workshop to give people skills to monitor and evaluate their wellness
Ireland has ‘exceptionally high rates’ of suicide
Report uses suicide data as an indicator to measure levels of violence against children
National homecare strategy for children needed ‘urgently’
Jack and Jill Foundation tells of 10 more babies ‘trapped’ in hospitals
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