My health experience: COPD takes my breath awayMichael Drohan knew nothing about COPD, but soon learned that with this disease, his lungs are irreparably damagedTue Mar 22 2016 - 06:58
My self-harm story: Ireland rugby player Hannah Tyrrell‘I had to learn to believe that I deserved to be happy and to lead a successful life’Tue Mar 01 2016 - 06:00
Self-harm: Short-term pain is a long-term suicide riskThe risk of somebody dying by suicide in the year after a self-harming episode is about 100 times greater than that of somebody in the general populationTue Mar 01 2016 - 06:00
Shingles: the facts and mythsThe condition is caused by the reactivation of the chicken pox virus within your bodyTue Feb 16 2016 - 01:00
Rules take in age and several medical conditions when assessing a driver’s abilityGuidelines on fitness to drive make the way clearer for GPs and motoristsTue Feb 02 2016 - 01:00
Heart failure costing State €660m every year, says reportThe ‘Cinderella of cardiovascular diseases’ is causing more deaths than breast and bowel cancerTue Dec 15 2015 - 01:00
My mother was given a death sentence in a cold, ‘abrupt’ mannerDescribing her diagnosis as 'a bit abrupt', Michelle McDonagh's mother tried to shield her family from the trauma of hearing she had only three months to liveTue Dec 01 2015 - 09:00
Don’t make ‘bad news’ worse with jargon and insensitivityHealthcare professionals need training and support in delivering a poor diagnosis to patients, say expertsTue Dec 01 2015 - 01:00
Brain cooling: a simple intervention to save newbornsThe pioneering treatment, lasting up to 96 hours, can also prevent permanent damageTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
My daughter’s juvenile arthritis: ‘Every time I stuck the needle in her, I knew I was poisoning her’Elisha Dillon (10) has suffered from juvenile arthritis since she was a year oldTue Nov 10 2015 - 01:00
‘Some patients go from being claustrophobic and immobile to running marathons if they lose enough weight’Colm O’Boyle is a consultant bariatric surgeon and laparoscopic general surgeon at Bon Secours Hospital in Cork, and senior clinical lecturer at UCC Medical SchoolTue Oct 13 2015 - 01:00
‘I am here for patients and that is why I love what I do’Prof Colette Cowan is chief executive of the University of Limerick hospital groupTue Sept 29 2015 - 10:00
‘The threat of sight loss makes us all anxious’Mark Cahill is a consultant eye surgeon at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital and the Beacon HospitalTue Sept 15 2015 - 01:00
Overseas expertise cuts neonatal death rate by 30% in Tanzania regionVoluntary Service Overseas has cut the neonatal death rate in Mtwara by 30 per cent, but the high level of neonatal and maternal deaths remains a major challengeTue Sept 08 2015 - 01:00
The life-changing properties of addiction in a familySt Patrick’s has programmes that train family members living with addiction to influence their loved ones while also looking after themselvesTue Aug 25 2015 - 01:00
A week in my dermatology clinic: ‘We have a great chat and the patient doesn’t think about the procedure’Dr Gillian Murphy is a consultant dermatologist and director of the national photobiology unit at Beaumont Hospital and the Mater Hospital in DublinWed Aug 19 2015 - 10:00
A week in my . . . migraine clinic: ‘I love helping people move past the misery of migraine’Niamh Flynn works with hypnosis to help bring relief to migraine sufferersWed Aug 05 2015 - 06:00
Love is the key to successful parentingPsychologist Paul Gilligan’s book tries to alleviate parental guilt with tips on turning daily tasks into quality timeTue Aug 04 2015 - 06:00
Tantrums, tummies and toddlers: tales from the high chairThe toddler years are crucial in a child’s development, so it is essential they get the right nutrientsTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
A week in my . . . medical oncology wards ‘I think about my patients all the time’Derek Power is a consultant oncologist, at Mercy University Hospital Cork and Cork University HospitalTue Jul 28 2015 - 01:00
A week in my sexual assault clinic: ‘The work can be tough but there is a lot we can do to help victims’Andrea Holmes is a consultant in infectious diseases and genitourinary medicine, and medical director of a sexual assault treatment unitTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:00
When the circus comes to town, the kids are flying fitCircus training helps children and teenagers improve their balance and coordination, while boosting their confidenceTue Jul 07 2015 - 11:00
Mannequin medicine to train young doctorsMedical interns at UCC are trained in emergency situations in highly realistic simulation scenariosTue Jul 07 2015 - 06:05
Mediterranean vs Palaeolithic: a diet of research to feed good health‘Mediterranean’ and ‘moderation’ were the buzz words at a recent conference on nutrition, which was told that a diet rich in both can go along way to heading off depressionTue Jun 30 2015 - 01:00
‘Athletes have to be developed not only as athletes but as human beings’A Week in My . . . high-performance psychology consultancy In conversation with Michelle McDonagh Gerry Hussey is a psychologist and performance consultant who works with elite athletesWed Jun 10 2015 - 10:00
‘What did you do at creche?’ ‘Check the app, Daddy’Software that enables parents to follow their children’s activities is helping to rebuild trust with crechesTue Jun 09 2015 - 08:00
A week in my. . . guide dog training centre: ‘Guide dogs are not Lassie. It is very much a partnership’Cliodhna Ní Laoghaire is a guide-dog mobility instructor with Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind in CorkTue Apr 14 2015 - 06:00
Workers suffer in silence as chronic conditions not revealed to employerMany people fear discrimination if they tell their boss, but honesty and trust can helpTue Mar 24 2015 - 05:00
My Health Experience: ‘I was sceptical about the new treatment but it was painless’Louise Kelly had her first varicose vein surgery when she was 16, leaving her black and blue for weeksMon Mar 02 2015 - 17:44
My Health Experience: ‘I was sceptical about the new treatment but it was painless’Louise Kelly had her first varicose vein surgery when she was 16, leavingher black and blue for weeksMon Feb 23 2015 - 16:04
A week in my . . . neonatal unit: ‘Even the tiniest babies are able to tell you what’s wrong’Margaret O’Driscoll is a midwife in the neonatal unit at Cork University Maternity Hospital, which contains the three maternity units in the city and has intensive care and special care unitsThu Feb 19 2015 - 07:00
Mammy’s little helpers not the cure-all for anxiety after allHealthcare professionals in pharmacy will debate the Irish relationship with anti-anxiety medicationTue Feb 17 2015 - 07:00
A week in my . . . job as an anaesthetist at Sligo General HospitalEileen Forrestal: ‘My work is all about paying attention at all times to everything’Tue Dec 30 2014 - 14:00
My Health Experience: ‘When our son was hospitalised with a heart problem, Croí charity couldn’t do enough for us’Tue Dec 23 2014 - 16:00
My Health Experience: ‘I will never be able to eat normally again’Having lost most of my large and small intestines, I cannot digest and must be fed all of my food intravenouslyTue Dec 09 2014 - 12:00
New cookbook offers weighty options for cancer patientsFamily favourite recipes have been enhanced to maximise their calorie intakeTue Nov 25 2014 - 12:00
How genetic screening can reduce risk of cystic fibrosisGenetic testing of an embryo prior to implantation gives people with genetic diseases the chance to become parents without passing on inherited conditionsTue Nov 25 2014 - 11:00
Early and accurate: new DNA blood tests take pregnancy screening to new levelsNew tests are noninvasive, and results are available within 10 daysTue Nov 25 2014 - 11:00
Closing the book: a helicopter crash survivor reaches the end of his bucket listMichael Gibbons was the only survivor of a helicopter crash in 2005. Despite injuries to his spine and brain, he has rebuilt his life – which he says he now lives to the fullFri Nov 21 2014 - 14:00
Loyalty built up over years is worth a fortuneSmall Business: Inside Track Q&ARegina Cunnane, Design House Barna, Co GalwayWed Nov 19 2014 - 01:00
Prematurity: Big developments in care of tiny babiesDespite being a young area of medicine, neonatology is proving very dynamicTue Nov 18 2014 - 14:00
Food addiction: Retraining your brain to eat healthilyUS study suggests cravings for fatty, sugary foods can be satisfied with healthy grub through special programmeTue Nov 18 2014 - 06:00
The waiting room: having babies later is no bad thingDespite a woman’s fertility falling after the age of 36, more than a quarter of all births are to women over 35Tue Nov 11 2014 - 01:00
Study of a flowerpecker might help save species on WakatobiResearch by a Phd student on a unique bird species may form part of international conservation planningWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Moving heaven and earth to find a cure for spinal injuryBlind and paralysed athlete Mark Pollock is racing to find a cure for spinal injury, with help from a global networkWed Nov 05 2014 - 00:00
Childhood obesity rates stabilise in Ireland, but ‘global fattening’ highlights inequalityA new obesity study brings cautious optimism, but the researchers say the current level is unacceptableTue Oct 14 2014 - 01:00
Mental health: Happy to enrol in college of recoveryHaving people with experience involved in the delivery of recovery courses and seminars is importantTue Oct 07 2014 - 01:00
Review of deaths shows parity across maternity unitsThe death of Mark Molloy just after birth has led to an investigation of care and safety in maternity hospitalsTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Blindness is no barrier when it comes to cycling and runningGeraldine Looney is putting years of cycling aside as she prepares to run the Cork Mini Marathon, in aid of the Irish Guide DogsTue Sept 16 2014 - 01:00
Change your diet and influence your outcomeMore than 60 per cent of people in Ireland survive for five years or longer after a cancer diagnosis and go on to live a normal and healthy lifeMon Sept 15 2014 - 01:00
