32 great parks in Ireland – one in every countySylvia Thompson’s guide on parks to visit around the island for family fun and fitnessSat May 15 2021 - 06:01
‘The menopause is where mental health was 10 years ago’80% of women who reach menopause suffer symptoms, but are often misdiagnosedSat May 15 2021 - 06:00
Australian woman wakes from surgery with an Irish accentShe has never been to Ireland and seems to have a rare condition: ‘foreign accent syndrome’Wed May 12 2021 - 13:41
Evelyn O’Rourke: ‘While I was waiting for the biopsy results I discovered I was pregnant’The RTÉ reporter’s documentary looks at breast cancer treatment in the last 10 yearsWed May 12 2021 - 06:01
Open-air classrooms: Six tips for teaching in the great outdoorsWith Covid-19, there has never been a better time for children to learn outsideTue May 11 2021 - 00:00
Q&A: Leg wax? Shopping? A visit to Kerry? How to enjoy reopening without catching CovidHow to stay safe as the phased reopening of retail, personal care and museums beginsSun May 09 2021 - 10:01
Five experts, five tips: How to maintain good urological healthWhile many urinary conditions are not harmful they can impact quality of lifeThu May 06 2021 - 06:01
Intercounty travel? Barbecues? Pints? What you can and can’t do this bank holiday weekendTen things you might be planning for the weekend and whether they are allowedFri Apr 30 2021 - 06:02
Will the new EU chemicals strategy make our world less toxic?Move aims to address gaps in the regulation of chemicals in products on EU marketThu Apr 29 2021 - 01:00
Creative projects assisting with grief during the pandemicIrish Hospice Foundation has given grants to individuals and communities to find new ways to express and share lossTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:01
Ireland’s four Covid-19 vaccines: Supply, efficacy and side effectsExplainer: The best vaccine is the one that you are offered, say public-health doctorsMon Apr 26 2021 - 06:01
Wildlife activist Padraic Fogarty casts a cold eye on public policyCampaigner says we have been conned by ‘capitalist system that doesn’t serve nature or people’Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00
Covid-19 vaccines: After all the recent changes, when am I due my jab?When will I be vaccinated and why hasn’t it happened yet? 10 key questions answeredFri Apr 23 2021 - 06:01
Covid-19: ‘We have to ask ourselves what acceptable mortality rates are’Dr Eoghan de Barra outlines what the healthcare future might hold for usTue Apr 20 2021 - 06:01
‘Phenomenal amount of work’ to keep Covid out of Australia, says public health directorIrish-born consultant credits the country’s strict hotel quarantining and free walk-in testing for suppressing virusMon Apr 19 2021 - 20:15
Risk of infection is nothing new for people with cystic fibrosisLiving and working with CF during the coronavirus pandemicWed Apr 07 2021 - 06:01
Fresh air is vital to keeping schools safe. Is opening windows enough?Parents and teachers have raised questions about the quality of ventilation in classrooms to protect against Covid-19Tue Mar 30 2021 - 00:00
Five experts, five tips: How to maintain good respiratory healthGood asthma control can eliminate flare-ups and reduce symptoms, allowing patients to live life to the fullMon Mar 29 2021 - 06:01
Finding a route to get through brain fogFuzzy thinking can often be dismissed by doctors, says neuroscientist Sabina BrennanMon Mar 15 2021 - 06:01
Five experts, five tips: How to maintain good digestive healthFoods high in fibre and rich in probiotics are key to boosting digestion and healthMon Mar 15 2021 - 06:01
Post-pandemic Ireland: 16 sweet ideas to improve our countryWhen Ireland returns to normal, it should be a better place than it used to beSun Mar 14 2021 - 06:00
Ireland’s first female neurosurgeon on high-stakes surgery and gaining trust‘I have a role to encourage other women into this specialty,’ says Catherine MoranMon Mar 08 2021 - 06:01
Wood burning stoves: The inconvenient truth about the homely heaterProposed new regulations will bring tighter control over what can and can’t be burnedSat Feb 27 2021 - 06:00
Online classes to raise awareness of abuse of women within relationshipsClasses include yoga, Pilates, pregnancy movement and post-natal workoutFri Feb 26 2021 - 17:20
How many masks should you wear while out and about this weekend?Fine weather has seen large numbers venturing outdoors, yet the infection rate is still highFri Feb 26 2021 - 00:06
‘Want a lift?’ Five potentially infectious social scenarios, and how to get out of themCovid-19: It's easy to suddenly find yourself in a risky situation. Not so easy to wriggle out of itFri Feb 12 2021 - 06:01
Five experts, five tips: How to maintain good musculoskeletal healthPart three of a series where health professionals share their tips for a healthy lifestyleThu Feb 11 2021 - 06:01
‘It was a nightmare’: A hidden life-threatening illnessUnder-diagnosis of other diseases is a growing concern as doctors battle Covid-19Wed Feb 10 2021 - 06:01
Covid-19 vaccination: Who gets the jab first in different countries? And why?French taxi drivers will be early vaccine recipients. Some US teachers already got theirsSun Feb 07 2021 - 06:00
What will a visit to your GP’s surgery be like post-Covid?Waiting rooms full of patients spreading their viruses will be a thing of the pastTue Feb 02 2021 - 06:01
Dara McAnulty: ‘The wonder of the natural world makes it worth fighting for’People with autism ‘don’t bite – much’, says teenage naturalist Dara McAnultyFri Jan 29 2021 - 20:50
Luke O’Neill: ‘We will be back in beer gardens with friends in June’‘If nobody left their house for three weeks, the virus would go away but that’s impossible’Fri Jan 29 2021 - 06:00
Stammering: It’s just a different way of talkingA new approach encourages us to embrace the way people with a stammer speakThu Jan 28 2021 - 06:01
Edith Eger: ‘In Auschwitz, I discovered they couldn’t murder my spirit’The Holocaust survivor shared her life’s wisdom at The Irish Times Winter Nights FestivalWed Jan 27 2021 - 06:00
Sonia O’Sullivan: ‘At the Sydney Olympics I didn’t have the killer instinct’Athlete gave whistle-stop tour of life on opening night of Irish Times Winter Nights festivalTue Jan 26 2021 - 06:00
Beyond the guidelines: How not to get Covid-19 this weekendDon’t meet friends or loved ones. Avoid busy outdoor areas. Wear masks, even outdoorsFri Jan 22 2021 - 05:45
Focus intensifies on impact of tiny plastics on human bodyIrish researchers helping international effort to close knowledge gapThu Jan 21 2021 - 06:00
Five experts, five tips: Heart experts on good heart healthHealth professionals share their tips for a healthy lifestyleWed Jan 20 2021 - 06:01
Sitting up straight does not prevent or treat back pain, study findsThere is not one ‘safe’ or ‘proper’ way to sit when it comes to back painTue Jan 19 2021 - 17:00
Five experts, five tips: GPs on keeping well – mentally and physically‘Younger women need to be aware of starting their CervicalCheck screening when they are 25’Tue Jan 05 2021 - 06:00
Smoking: Seven ways to help you quit in 2021Better health to big savings: the benefits of quitting cigarettes are well-documentedFri Jan 01 2021 - 06:01
Pulling the plug on that Christmas splurge: 10 tips for healthy eating‘Meal planning and preparing foods in advance can help take away the temptation of takeaways’Wed Dec 30 2020 - 06:01
‘Let me pass gently into the light’All proceeds of new anthology of poems, edited by geriatricians, will go to age-related charitiesWed Dec 23 2020 - 06:01
How to safely host family and friends in your home during Christmas in the time of CovidMake Christmas merrier this year by taking extra careThu Dec 17 2020 - 06:00
Period poverty: ‘It’s important products are readily accessible at no cost like toilet roll or soap’Scotland recently became the first country in the world to make period products free – will Ireland follow suit?Wed Dec 16 2020 - 06:01
Zoom singalongs helping older people overcome pandemic isolationThe NCH’s Tea Dance Tunes on Zoom are bringing music into homes and care facilitiesWed Dec 09 2020 - 06:01
‘We have to make sure we are the oracle on scientific information about vaccines’Dubliner Emer Cooke is first woman to hold the job of European Medicines Agency chiefMon Dec 07 2020 - 06:01
Where to get your Irish Christmas tree and how to make it lastThe practice of bringing trees indoors in Ireland and Britain dates to Victorian timesSat Dec 05 2020 - 06:00
YMCA mentoring helping young people turn their lives aroundMentoring programme ‘gives young people a safe space to articulate their feelings’Wed Dec 02 2020 - 06:01
GPs concerned about low uptake of free children’s flu vaccineImmunising children will also protect adults, says Dr Nuala O’ConnorFri Nov 27 2020 - 06:01
