University spin-out seeks to transform sports injury assessment
KineMo targets elite sport, healthcare and astronaut rehabilitation
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How often to apply sunscreen, symptoms of heat exhaustion and safety tips for Ireland’s hot spell
From sunburn to heat exhaustion, it’s important to take care during hot weather spells
Seán McCague and dementia: he would say ‘the computer’s not working as well as it used to’
Five daughters of the former Monaghan country manager and GAA president are leading a campaign for clubs to step up for those with dementia
A Paris doctor and the controversial €7,000 procedure that changes eye colour
Medics as artists who stain those proverbial windows of the soul
I don’t care so much about Taylor Swift’s life decisions these days. I have bigger questions
I found the recent heat oppressive. A cruel summer. I could not sleep at night. I played games on my phone, distracting myself
Joanne McNally: ‘In my early 30s I quit my job, moved into my mam’s attic and cocooned at the top of the house’
The comedian, writer and podcaster recalls three-day benders, a fake origin story and the choice presented by her mental health crisis
Study finds little evidence that ‘add-ons’ boost IVF odds
Some patients pay thousands for these extra procedures on top of the high costs of IVF
Carroll MacNeill plans in-house HSE ‘agency’ staff to reduce payouts to outside companies
Health service’s expenditure on agency workers reached €903.4 million last year
Knotty issue of healthcare and the lack of capacity
Those who pay for treatment do so in pursuit of timely access to treatment
Children’s healthcare failings in Ireland laid bare by new HSE audit
Families have long raised concerns about deterioration in children awaiting procedures
Before reaching for your phone in the morning, breathe yourself into the present moment
There are some simple steps you can take to develop an enduring wellbeing and drown out the external noise
Careful nutrition can colour outcomes in eye and brain health
Prof John Nolan is Howard Chair in Human Nutrition Research at South East Technological University, Ireland
Former garda sergeant uses AI platform to protect travelling workers
Real-time travel intelligence platform keeps employees safe while travelling for work
‘It’s like an NCT for human beings’: Free annual health check gives peace of mind
Private patients missing out on benefits of public healthcare prevention programme
Marcus O’Laoire: ‘We need to talk more about male fertility’
Conversations with Parents podcast with Jen Hogan
Women are now being commanded to ‘lift heavy’ in the gym by algorithms
Nothing about floor-shaking music, other people’s sweat and alarming metal contraptions tempts me
China’s quiet reform could reshape life for hundreds of millions of migrant workers
A long-awaited easing of residency restrictions may boost consumption – and begin to level the playing field for China’s urban workforce
Should Ireland copy the UK’s generational ban on smoking?
Debate: UK move seeks to balance personal freedom and benefits to individuals’ health and the common good
Chef Eve Meehan: I had to remove gluten from my diet. Here’s how it went
Eve Meehan offers five key tips (and a cake recipe) to others seeking to successfully maintain a gluten-free lifestyle
How do I avoid becoming frail and how is it different from normal ageing?
Experts emphasise early intervention and prevention, ideally starting in midlife
I’m riddled with ADHD apparently, and medication has changed my life
It’s not all speed and roses, but with five medicated months under my belt I can tentatively say something is working
Afraid of needles? This UCD spin-out has a solution
MicroJect plans commercial rollout of its polymer-based skin-prick device by 2028, beginning with allergy skin prick tests and following with applications in biologics and vaccines
I lost 15kg and didn’t use GLP-1s: no one believes me
I’ve been bigger my entire adult life and, yes, I am still ‘bigger’ but I’m not as big. And I’m happy
Medication crushed into patient’s food without pharmacy oversight at Tipperary centre, inspection finds
Mental health facility in Tipperary among 14 centres inspected
Living with IBD: ‘It’s more than needing to go to the toilet’
It remains a taboo for many but to mark World IBD Day on Tuesday, a guide has been published to support people living with inflammatory bowel disease
‘I’m a man in my 40s and feel like I don’t have any real friendships’
Ask Roe: I always make an effort to fit in, but I worry this is now coming across as desperate
‘ADHD girls learn from an early age to mask, but it carries a cost’
Masking is exhausting and often leads to people-pleasing tendencies, low-self esteem and a loss of identity
I tried to tell the GP I was seeing things but he ‘gave me eczema cream’
Survey results suggest about half of children in Ireland live with a parent with poor mental health for at least part of childhood
‘I’m very clear on dating apps that I want love. The dates agree initially but then disappear’
Ask Roe: Much to the dismay of my nervous system, situationships seem to have become the default setting
Investors back Glanbia as a rare food company that might benefit from people eating less
Glanbia finds growth in a GLP-1 world
Expert witness at doctor’s fitness-to-practise hearing questions value of masks, lockdown
UK oncology professor said it was ‘absolutely not’ wrong for Dr William Ralph to question public health guidelines
Plastics and fossil fuels are two sides of the same disastrous coin
Big oil likes to think plastics can ‘future-proof’ the industry as world moves away from fossil fuels for energy
What is shingles and should I be worried about getting it?
The common viral illness causes a painful rash, but there are very effective treatments
Galway-based project targets painful side-effect of cancer treatment
MucoCare team aims to tackle oral mucositis with patient-led innovation
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