# illness

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Why Jose Mourinho deserves our compassion

Jose Mourinho’s father underwent surgery on a brain hemorrhage and has been seriously ill. It puts Chelsea’s current woes into perspective, writes Paul Allen.

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Nov 8th 2015, 8:00 AM

# one too many

Irish people's binge drinking could increase our risk of cancer

More than half of people who drink do so irresponsibly.

8.9k

Sep 18th 2015, 6:01 AM

# bad behaviour

Salt, unsafe sex and booze: These are some of the things causing death that could be prevented

Deaths tied to avoidable health risks like high blood pressure and smoking has shot up by almost 23% since 1990.

19.3k

Sep 12th 2015, 7:00 AM

# body noise

"It was chaos in my ears": Woman could hear all the sounds her body made

She had life-changing surgery to fix the problem.

18.0k

Sep 3rd 2015, 6:10 AM

# susan hawk

'Disappeared' District Attorney releases statement to say she has depression

Her associates had said she was just on “summer break”.

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Aug 26th 2015, 8:00 PM

# New York

Woman in iconic 9/11 'Dust Lady' photo dies of cancer

Marcy Borders said her cancer diagnosis was as a result of inhaling toxic air from the attack.

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Aug 26th 2015, 9:24 AM

# Sick

Children with cancer are having their eggs and testes tissue frozen for the future

“That often is the one piece of information that gives them a glimmer of hope”.

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Aug 16th 2015, 2:00 PM

# illness

More of us are going to our GP now - but most don't think the recession is over

A new study looks at the impact of austerity on our healthcare choices.

6.8k

Jun 24th 2015, 12:09 PM

# Diabetes

'I had to pin down my six-year-old daughter to inject her before she ate'

Controlling blood sugar levels is a daily challenge for the thousands of children living with diabetes in Ireland.

27.7k

Jun 20th 2015, 9:30 PM

Voices

What's life like as a young carer? Jamie has cared for his mother since the age of six

Caring for a family member can be a positive experience, but it can also be a strain on a young person’s health, development and happiness.

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Jun 8th 2015, 6:15 PM

# Road To Recovery

'I couldn't get up the stairs some days' - The disease that has stalled the career of Marty Clarke

The Down players is slowly on the road to recovery.

10.2k

May 28th 2015, 6:44 PM

# little fighter

Sebastian (4) has weeks to live. Can you help his family bring Christmas to him?

Here’s his story.

62.9k

May 26th 2015, 5:54 PM

# Crohn's

Loads of Irish people have this disease - but very few talk about it

And a lot lose jobs over it.

53.3k

May 17th 2015, 9:15 AM

# Gene Genies

Scientists finally figured out why you rarely get sick in the summer

It’s to do with genes.

25.4k

May 14th 2015, 6:15 AM

# f**k cancer

A cancer survivor created wonderfully honest 'empathy cards', and now they're going viral

When you just don’t know what to say.

10.5k

May 7th 2015, 8:12 PM

# Cryptosporidium

There's a boil notice in Enda Kenny's very own constituency

The local council said that drinking water is a potential source of the disease.

15.2k

May 7th 2015, 7:45 AM

# illness

Woman dies and 27 hospitalised with botulism after church dinner

Health officials are testing 21 home-made and store-bought food samples, including chicken, canned pickles, potato salad and coleslaw.

29.6k

Apr 24th 2015, 5:05 PM

# Butterfly Child

Teenager living with the worst disease you've never heard of gets over seven million hits on YouTube

Jonathan Pitre has become an EB ambassador, raising $100,000.

44.1k

Apr 21st 2015, 6:36 PM

Voices

Am I alone in Mummy Martyr stakes? (Why are parents so bad at looking after themselves?)

Whether it’s standards, expectations, or good old-fashioned Irish Catholic guilt, most parents are guilty of putting their kids’ needs ahead of their own.

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Apr 14th 2015, 8:00 AM

# hi mam

Taylor Swift's mam was just diagnosed with cancer, and you should talk to your mam about it

(and your Dad)

4.7k

Apr 9th 2015, 4:14 PM

# lovely fags

Being unhealthy can be a bit of a goldmine...

An Irish pension provider is offering larger payouts to people who are, well, likely to die sooner.

21.6k

Apr 8th 2015, 1:37 PM

# Drugs don't work

Antibiotics are creating superbugs

That’s the opposite of what they’re going for.

10.8k

Mar 25th 2015, 12:00 PM

# stay away

Visitors warned of 'highly contagious' bug at Dublin hospital

The bug is highly contagious and the hospital is working to stop it spreading.

23.4k

Mar 9th 2015, 6:25 PM

# PNH

'I am one of the lucky ones': Galway girl cured of rare blood disorder

A match for Claire McNamara was found on the international register.

13.7k

Feb 16th 2015, 10:05 PM

Voices

Opinion: Good riddance to Black January – it hasn't been kind to us parents

I have lines on my face that weren’t there in 2014. A month of rolling childhood illnesses will do that to you.

Feb 6th 2015, 1:00 PM

# HSE

'It's a scandal': Patients with rare blood disorder being denied access to life-saving drug

The HSE said pharmaceutical firms should not hold the Irish health service to ransom for the provision of any drug.

11.5k

Feb 1st 2015, 8:15 AM

# RIP

Tributes paid to journalist and economist Colm Rapple

Colm Rapple died after a short illness in hospital.

18.6k

Jan 31st 2015, 5:22 PM

# Trials

Contentious flu drug DOES work, latest trials show

It reduces the length of symptoms, new research shows.

15.9k

Jan 30th 2015, 3:07 PM

# Food Poisoning

Know what Campylobacter is? It makes us sick more often than Salmonella does

Here’s how you can avoid getting sick.

27.2k

Jan 28th 2015, 5:23 PM

# Sick

Four people dead from the flu this season

The latest report from the HSPC found that flu positivity decreased slightly this week.

10.6k

Jan 23rd 2015, 9:37 AM

# tiny dancer

Celebrations as little Lily-Mae is declared 15 months cancer-free

The young Claregalway girl is taking part in a drug trial in the US.

10.7k

Jan 12th 2015, 4:11 PM

# Wrap Up

Cold weather CAN make you more likely to catch a cold

The cold virus thrives in a cold environment, a recent Yale study found.

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Jan 6th 2015, 2:29 PM

# pauline cafferkey

UK nurse with Ebola has "stabilised" but is still critical

She is in hospital in London.

8.0k

Jan 5th 2015, 7:05 PM

# Luck

Cancer is often down to bad luck, not lifestyle

So say researchers in the US.

16.4k

Jan 2nd 2015, 9:52 AM

# gigs

Christy Moore cancels second round of Christmas concerts due to lung infection

Moore has cancelled four December dates.

8.3k

Dec 24th 2014, 2:55 PM

# Ming

'Family comes first': Irish MEPs explain poor voting record in Europe

Ireland ranks last out of all Member States for attendance at plenary sessions.

14.9k

Dec 15th 2014, 11:26 AM

# Smoking

"It takes a long time to accept it, especially when you've caused it yourself"

“I hold my hands up, smoking was a big factor for me.”

13.1k

Nov 24th 2014, 6:45 AM

# Cystic Fibrosis

'Luke's Christmas wish is that his mammy gets new lungs'

Helen Taylor, a Cystic Fibrosis sufferer, has been on the organ transplant waiting list for almost a year.

27.3k

Nov 23rd 2014, 8:30 PM

# Vaccine

Tragic death of 11-month-old baby sparks calls for meningitis vaccine

The baby died earlier this week.

20.2k

Nov 13th 2014, 5:20 PM

# not a drill

Enhanced Ebola screening begins at Heathrow Airport

It will be expanded into Gatwick and the Eurostar by the end of next week.

4.2k

Oct 14th 2014, 8:02 AM