#Health

# health - Thursday 27 September, 2018

Pregnancy

About one in three stillbirths occur before 28 weeks but are not officially recognised

Sep 27th 2018, 11:30 PM 10,107 Views 12 Comments

“To a mother or father, a second trimester stillbirth is no less tragic than a stillbirth at 28 weeks.”

# health - Monday 24 September, 2018

Nutrition

Celebrity-endorsed fad diets 'can do real damage to cancer patients'

Sep 24th 2018, 6:15 AM 12,971 Views 41 Comments

The Irish Cancer Society wants to debunk some of the myths that exist around cancer.

# health - Sunday 23 September, 2018

Research

It's not just for kids - even adults appear to benefit from a regular bedtime, study finds

Sep 23rd 2018, 8:00 PM 25,718 Views 4 Comments

The study found that irregular sleepers were also more likely to report depression and stress than regular sleepers.

# health - Thursday 20 September, 2018

Warrior

More than 5,000 requests for organ donor cards since Orla Tinsley documentary

Sep 20th 2018, 8:50 PM 17,306 Views 13 Comments

On a typical day, the Irish Kidney Association would receive 20 to 50 requests for organ donor cards.

Period Poverty

Free sanitary products to be provided in DCC community centres and libraries

Sep 20th 2018, 7:04 PM 37,895 Views 67 Comments

Despite being essential, sanitary products are often priced as if they are luxury goods.

# health - Wednesday 19 September, 2018

CervicalCheck

HPV test won't be rolled out until next year

Sep 19th 2018, 9:26 PM 10,369 Views 25 Comments

The test was previously expected to be introduced this autumn.

# health - Tuesday 18 September, 2018

Complications

Irish professor's research finds failure rate of some vaginal mesh treatments 'unacceptably high'

Sep 18th 2018, 3:40 PM 6,048 Views 2 Comments

The use of these devices has been suspended in Ireland pending the results of a review by the Chief Medical Officer.

Rob Delaney

'When a sick baby with partial facial paralysis smiles, it’s golden. Especially if it’s my baby'

Sep 18th 2018, 2:17 PM 21,222 Views 9 Comments

Actor Rob Delaney has written a powerful essay about the death of his two-year-old son.

# health - Friday 14 September, 2018

Drug Prevalence

Cannabis remains most commonly used illegal drug in Ireland

Sep 14th 2018, 4:03 PM 18,483 Views 68 Comments

Levels of drug use in Ireland have increased in recent years.

Rollback

Irish pharmacists want condoms to be made VAT-free

Sep 14th 2018, 1:25 PM 11,974 Views 43 Comments

Currently they have a VAT rate of 13.5%.

# health - Thursday 13 September, 2018

Sligo

Anorexia patients hide batteries in sanitary pads to appear heavier while being treated in hospital

Sep 13th 2018, 4:00 PM 26,866 Views 16 Comments

Some also engage in “animated conversation” in an effort to burn calories.

# health - Wednesday 12 September, 2018

Smear Tests

Scally 'satisfied' with quality of testing in CervicalCheck labs

Updated Sep 12th 2018, 2:25 PM 10,813 Views 17 Comments

He also said how the families of the women affected were eventually told about the audit was “damaging, hurtful and offensive”.

# health - Tuesday 11 September, 2018

Cervical Check

'Heartbroken at the disrespect shown': Criticism after leak of Cervical Check review

Sep 11th 2018, 8:38 AM 19,208 Views 31 Comments

The review has concluded a commission of investigation does not need to be established.

Grease This post contains videos

Olivia Newton-John has cancer for the third time

Sep 11th 2018, 7:29 AM 32,625 Views 14 Comments

Doctors have discovered a tumour at the base of her spine.

# health - Saturday 8 September, 2018

Opinion

'I rubbed my eye - and suddenly the words looked muddled and distorted'

Sep 8th 2018, 7:30 PM 38,582 Views 8 Comments

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects the eyesight – and Christine O’Flynn writes about the fright of discovering she had AMD, but how she’s learned to deal with it.

Trolley Crisis

Fianna Fáil criticises Government after 92-year-old woman spends 25 hours on hospital chair

Sep 8th 2018, 2:58 PM 26,906 Views 110 Comments

Gladys Cummins was in the geriatric ward of the Mater Hospital for over a day.

# health - Thursday 6 September, 2018

Queen's University

Groundbreaking new cancer treatment discovered by Belfast researchers

Sep 6th 2018, 2:43 PM 29,409 Views 24 Comments

The process uses the aggressive nature of cancer cells against them.

# health - Wednesday 5 September, 2018

Suicide Prevention

15,000 people to take part in largest ever study of youth mental health

Sep 5th 2018, 1:28 PM 20,321 Views 26 Comments

The research will help influence youth mental health policy and practice in Ireland.

Nivolumab

'We can live normal lives': Life extending drug now available to hundreds of lung cancer patients

Sep 5th 2018, 6:10 AM 15,166 Views 5 Comments

About 2,500 Irish people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year.

# health - Tuesday 4 September, 2018

Homelessness

Being homeless for more than six months can significantly damage children's health - study

Sep 4th 2018, 6:10 AM 12,815 Views 28 Comments

Although the study is US-based, many factors of it still ring true for those children who are homeless in Ireland.

# health - Monday 3 September, 2018

Health

'It's one less thing to worry about': HSE grants free GP service to 14,000 carers

Sep 3rd 2018, 7:29 AM 14,545 Views 16 Comments

The service applies to anyone who received carer’s allowance or carer’s benefit, but who do not hold a medical card.

Opinion

'I won’t ever be able to understand exactly how the HPV vaccine works. So as a parent I have to trust the experts'

Sep 3rd 2018, 7:00 AM 17,140 Views 129 Comments

The desire to protect and care for your child is indescribable, writes Eric Nolan. And that means doing your best to keep them safe.

# health - Friday 31 August, 2018

Nursing Vacancies

'Worst August on record' for hospital overcrowding with almost 8,000 on trolleys

Updated Aug 31st 2018, 3:16 PM 12,939 Views 68 Comments

The HSE has said it regrets any delays experienced by patients.

# health - Thursday 30 August, 2018

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Should under-16s be banned from buying energy drinks?

Aug 30th 2018, 9:30 AM 27,677 Views 92 Comments

There are rules on the labelling of energy drinks but no official age restriction.

# health - Wednesday 29 August, 2018

Memory Loss

Number of people with dementia set to double but stigma 'leading to delayed diagnosis'

Aug 29th 2018, 10:54 AM 10,737 Views 16 Comments

The number of people with dementia in Ireland is expected to increase from 55,000 currently to 113,000 by 2036.

# health - Thursday 23 August, 2018

Honour Your Heroes

'I had a stroke at 22, but the staff at Beaumont made me feel I could get through it'

Aug 23rd 2018, 6:15 AM 26,123 Views 13 Comments

The Beaumont Hospital Foundation’s annual Honour Your Heroes event took place yesterday.

# health - Wednesday 22 August, 2018

Outbreak

13 cases of measles in Dublin's north inner city in recent weeks

Aug 22nd 2018, 11:38 AM 18,442 Views 50 Comments

Transmission has occurred in a number of hospitals and in households with “poor vaccine uptake”, the HSE said.

# health - Saturday 18 August, 2018

GIY

In the garden: How to fight back (nicely) against the caterpillars eating your plants

Aug 18th 2018, 9:45 AM 12,937 Views 10 Comments

Growing brassicas like kale or cauliflower is basically a war between you and the creatures that want to eat the plants, writes Michael Kelly of GIY.ie.

# health - Friday 17 August, 2018

Shauntelle Tynan

'It's the day we dreamed about' - Carlow woman says she is cancer free

Aug 17th 2018, 10:14 PM 28,115 Views 26 Comments

Shaunteele Tynan raised over €700,000 for her treatment last year.

# health - Tuesday 14 August, 2018

Pain Relief

Changing the drug used during labour could halve the number of women needing an epidural

Aug 14th 2018, 6:01 AM 20,540 Views 9 Comments

Pethidine is the most widely used drug but new research suggests remifentanil may work better.

# health - Sunday 12 August, 2018

Patient Safety

Injuries or near-injuries of patients at Irish hospitals jumped last year

Aug 12th 2018, 4:30 PM 10,174 Views 13 Comments

There were an average of 160 patient safety incidents per day last year.

Disability

'Broken' wards of courts system 'depriving people of their liberty'

Aug 12th 2018, 11:00 AM 12,607 Views No Comments

A man lost his bid to leave a nursing home during the week.

# health - Thursday 9 August, 2018

Temple Street

Warning issued after five more people contract measles in Dublin

Aug 9th 2018, 6:58 PM 31,449 Views 89 Comments

The HSE is “particularly concerned” about the risk of measles in children who recently attended Temple Street Children’s University Hospital.

# health - Wednesday 8 August, 2018

Waiting Lists

'A national scandal': Almost one million on health waiting lists in first half of year

Aug 8th 2018, 7:30 AM 11,983 Views 65 Comments

There were 997,258 patient appointments outstanding in the first half of the year.

Bishop Of Elphin

Minister on bishop's comments: 'Contraception is fact of life now for women'

Aug 8th 2018, 6:20 AM 17,101 Views 38 Comments

Mary Mitchell O’Conner said she agreed with the health minister that religion should not determine health and social policy in Ireland.

# health - Tuesday 7 August, 2018

Epilepsy

Man loses bid to leave nursing home, is made ward of court

Updated Aug 7th 2018, 6:09 PM 23,881 Views No Comments

An advocacy group representing the man said he has lost “his rights as a citizen”.

Cancer

Boys to get HPV vaccine in 2019

Aug 7th 2018, 6:05 AM 20,473 Views 86 Comments

The Taoiseach said plans are already getting underway to rolling out the vaccine to boys.

# health - Thursday 2 August, 2018

Contagious

Warning issued as four cases of measles are reported in Dublin

Aug 2nd 2018, 4:53 PM 51,664 Views 71 Comments

Two adults and two children were affected.

Smear Test Scandal

State accused of 'hiding behind' Cervical Check scandal victims as they battle labs in court

Updated Aug 2nd 2018, 12:38 PM 11,502 Views 37 Comments

Stephen Teap, whose wife was affected by the scandal and has since died, says Varadkar needs to get ahead of the situation.

# health - Wednesday 1 August, 2018

Mental Health

HSE prescriptions for antidepressants and anxiety medications up by two thirds since 2009

Aug 1st 2018, 12:05 AM 18,869 Views 84 Comments

In one case, prescriptions of an antidepressant rose by 512% for children under 18 over a ten-year period.

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