Medical matters: New year’s resolutions don’t have to be a sacrificeMuiris Houston outlines some less punitive approaches to good health in 2015Mon Jan 05 2015 - 06:00
Life support case: Ethical considerations a crucial part of best medical practiceWed Dec 31 2014 - 01:00
Dr Muiris Houston on the Cobh tragedyPsychiatrists' risk assessments are not an exact scienceTue Dec 30 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Is Vaping safer than smoking?50 years on from the first official smoking warning, do e-cigarettes offer a safe alternative?Mon Dec 22 2014 - 17:52
Muiris Houston: Eat chocolate, drink wine and don’t fret over your festive dietMon Dec 22 2014 - 06:00
Key questions that arise when a pregnant woman is on life support‘It would be much healthier, in every sense of the word, if doctors and other healthcare professionals could approach each challenging case on its own ethical merits’Fri Dec 19 2014 - 00:03
Prostate cancer: the bigger pictureAlthough prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers affecting men in Ireland, it is very treatable if caught in time and very often requires no treatment at allThu Dec 18 2014 - 18:17
Muiris Houston: On misdiagnosed miscarriage at Midland Regional HospitalVarious factors can contribute to a hospital’s misdiagnosis of miscarriageFri Dec 12 2014 - 06:28
Interview: Aiming to make the Medical Council a ‘true advocate in health’The president of the Medical Council, Freddie Wood, talks to Muiris Houston about maintaining public and patient trust by acting in their best interestsWed Dec 10 2014 - 08:00
A doctor writes: Failure to do basics often the cause of tragic outcomesStudy confirms maternal deaths in Ireland and the UK are still rareWed Dec 10 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters with Muiris Houston: Act fast to save face with Bell’s palsyOften mistaken for stroke because it causes the face to fall, Bell’s palsy still calls for prompt attention to alleviate symptomsMon Dec 08 2014 - 06:00
Medical Matters: Research helps bitter pills go down in the most delightful wayTwo promising techniques can help those with difficulty swallowing medicationMon Dec 01 2014 - 06:00
Henry suffers temporary blockage of small blood vessel in brainIRFU statement says international flanker will have further tests to ascertain extent of medical problemTue Nov 18 2014 - 01:00
What are bed bugs? And how do you get rid of them?Cimex lectularius are pesky, parasitic little creatures, but all is not lostMon Nov 17 2014 - 14:58
Medical Matters: Insights into mental health of teens provide useful template for lifeA report shows older teenagers the most likely cohort to need inpatient psychiatric treatment for the first timeMon Nov 17 2014 - 01:00
Respiratory disease overview: an often undiagnosed conditionMuiris Houston looks at the symptoms, causes, treatments and prevention of the conditionMon Nov 03 2014 - 19:31
Diabetes overview: controlling an insulin conditionMuiris Houstons looks at causes, signs, symptoms, prevention, treatment and useful resources.Mon Nov 03 2014 - 17:52
Allergies: not to be sneezed atFrom hay fever to eczema, allergies can cause severe discomfort for sufferersMon Nov 03 2014 - 14:13
Medical Matters: Our every impulse is to fight – but can you live longer if you stop trying?Limitations of medicine leave doctors, patients and families facing quandriesMon Nov 03 2014 - 01:00
Heart disease overview: prevention rather than cureDr Muiris Houston looks at signs and symtoms of heart disease, as well as ways to prevent and treat it.Tue Oct 28 2014 - 17:13
Stroke overview: time for FAST actionDr Muiris Houston examines the signs symptoms and diagnosis related to a stroke as well as prevention, control and some useful resources.Tue Oct 28 2014 - 16:52
Arthritis overview: managing the painDr Muiris Houston looks at causes, signs and symptons of arthritis, as well as its prevention and treatment.Tue Oct 28 2014 - 16:15
Medical Matters: Chicken soup for a cold: why fowl solution can be better than antibioticsComfort food can help when pills are powerless against common cold virusMon Oct 27 2014 - 01:00
Research supports Irish decision not to screen for EbolaAnalysis projects fewer than three people with virus will travel on an international flight every monthTue Oct 21 2014 - 14:04
An effective, if unpalatable, gut function treatmentA significant breakthrough in the science of faecal therapyMon Oct 20 2014 - 01:00
Ebola takes heaviest toll among healthcare workersDeath rate at 57% in worst-hit west African countries, says World Health OrganisationThu Oct 16 2014 - 01:00
Ebola risk low but we need high level protocolsTrained health staff, not airport checks, can protect Irish people from EbolaSat Oct 11 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Hopes for breakthrough as male contraceptive looks good with baboonsMon Oct 06 2014 - 01:00
Audit of ICU facilities needed after Kivlehan inquestAnalysis: inquest raises questions about clinical care, writes Muiris Houston.Tue Sept 30 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Nothing humorous about diagnosing a patient’s ‘funny turn’It can be quite a challenge to unravel what a patient really means by the termMon Sept 22 2014 - 01:00
Keeping a patient asleep during surgery is a delicate operationAnaesthesia is said to be about 50 times safer now than in the 1980sThu Sept 11 2014 - 19:37
The future doctor: moderator, not sageWill healthcare soon be driven by patients rather than doctors?Sat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Former president of IMO resigns in protestDr Paula Gilvarry says union cannot maintain confidence of doctorsSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Medical Matters: Errors of medication: serious side effects and the seven deadly drugsTue Sept 02 2014 - 01:00
WHO report on e-cigarettes could be a case of smoke without fireAnalysis: Some research done on risks and benefits of e-cigarettes, but more neededWed Aug 27 2014 - 01:00
What are the chances of Ebola spreading?What are the implications for others if virus is diagnosed? asks Dr Muiris HoustonThu Aug 21 2014 - 20:07
Abortion case raises a number of clinical dilemmasAnalysis: In this case the Act failed to offer guidance on most appropriate responseTue Aug 19 2014 - 22:23
Chances of Ebola spreading in developed world are extremely lowCompared with a virulent influenza outbreak, Ebola is far less contagiousSat Aug 09 2014 - 01:00
Eating more than five fruit and veg a day may be waste of timeResearch says going beyond recommended number of portions may have no further benefitWed Jul 30 2014 - 08:22
Medical Matters: Physical examination allows doctors apply the human touch to patientsMon Jul 28 2014 - 12:40
Medical Matters: Take care, generic drugs could be a prescription for confusion and misuseMon Jul 21 2014 - 17:00
