Influencers and nutrition misinformation: ‘There’s no accountability here, and it’s a massive problem’
Dublin dietary seminar hears about the psychology of misinformation, exploring why false information sticks and is hard to counter with facts
Health & Wellness
Profiling inspiring innovations from the Health & Wellness sector of our Innovators to Watch series
Medmark to form €20m occupational health group with acquisition of Blackwell Associates
The acquisition will give Medmark access to the Northern Irish market
Study of ‘forever chemical’ in European foods finds highest level in Irish cereals
TFA linked to adverse effects on thyroid, liver and immune functions, but industry group says exposure levels are not of concern
‘When I’m young and going out a lot, I don’t want to worry about putting on weight’
Restricting food in favour of alcohol is a slippery slope to dependence, poor dieting and worsening social anxiety
It’s been a busy few weeks, or months, or decades... that’s how I like it
The idea that we would deliquesce into slothfulness without the whips of capitalism is untested but probably untrue
Why has Irish Life Health increased its prices four times in a year?
There could be two reasons: poor management forecasting, or a desire to avoid one hefty, double-digit price rise in the hope that customers won’t notice
Why community ‘fulfils our basic need to belong’ and how to find yours
Loneliness is not a one-dimensional experience, nor is it always bleak or even permanent, despite results of recent data
Thalidomide survivors secure further political support on anniversary of drug withdrawal
‘My mother passed away without an apology. She fought all her life for me to get recognition,’ campaigner says
Strong, consistent evidence HPV vaccines prevent cervical cancer, reviews find
Uptake in Ireland has dropped slightly despite recent success
Mental health experts on burnout, therapy and the ‘medicalisation of mild anxiety’ in Ireland
The Professionals is a series of articles in which people from one field share their views of Ireland today
What is the portfolio diet and can it help lower your cholesterol?
The more heart-healthy, plant-based foods you can eat, the less room you’ll have in your ‘portfolio’ for foods that increase your LDL, or ‘bad’ cholesterol
Advocacy group says inquiry into scoliosis must address ‘toxic culture’ at CHI
Parent-led body aims to prevent same work culture from persisting in new children’s hospital
Lung cancer: ‘I was 47 at the time, and the only person in my family who has never smoked’
Samatha Vaughan from Co Laois was aged 47 and the only person in her family who had never smoked when she got the shock diagnosis
Cork scientists turn gut instinct into innovation for women’s health
FemmeBiome founders Siobhain O’Mahony and Eimear Gleeson are betting on microbes to support women through menopause
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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