How music, or silence, can help with bereavement, dementia and pain
New book shares personal stories of how music helps in circumstances ranging from imprisonment and bereavement to coping with dementia or chronic pain
Treating oesophageal cancer: ‘The service delivered here is on par with the best in the world’
Working as a surgeon for more than 30 years, Prof John Reynolds has been at the forefront of improving Ireland’s survival rates from the disease
‘Why I breastfed my fourth baby after bottle-feeding the others’
One in two babies still get breast milk at three months old, as rates rise slowly
How’s your gut microbiome? How to spot trouble in the ‘second brain’
Global increases in bowel disorders have put the spotlight on complex interactions between the gut microbiome and its human host
Should therapists be in therapy? Unpacking the rift over psychotherapy standards in Ireland
Training of psychotherapists is a matter of ongoing dispute between professionals and Coru, the State’s health regulator
‘When I step on the pitch, I feel like I don’t have Parkinson’s’
Richelle Flanagan struggles to type and text, but give her a hockey stick and nobody would know she has a neurodegenerative disorder
Palliative care: How treatment for four-year-old Eva led to her ‘living her happy life’
When palliative care was first mentioned for Eva Sanju, her mother worried that healthcare staff were giving up. It’s a common misconception
‘I was given three months to live without treatment, six-to-eight months with treatment’
An end-stage renal cancer diagnosis came as a shock for Laurence Ellis (67) but he says he is not for giving up any time soon
‘Loneliness and isolation are among the most alarming challenges young people now face’
Persistent loneliness can have a profound impact on young people’s mental health – but there are ways to address it
‘I realised I wasn’t this strange person people didn’t like. I just hadn’t found my people’
Students describe feeling lonely in groups and struggling to make deeper connections all while feeling under pressure to be living socially active lives
Career U-turns: ‘I’m exactly where I am supposed to be’
Two mothers turn to ‘life-changing’ creative craft to find inner peace – and themselves
What ‘smart’ watches get wrong and right when tracking the quality of your sleep
With millions of people now using wearables, there is a market for improved accuracy
Ireland’s postcode health lottery: Living on the ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary
Living on ‘wrong’ side of HSE area boundary means Tipperary man cannot access nearest specialist neurorehabilitation team
A close look at one of the new surgical hubs in Ireland: ‘Low complexity, high volume’
Purpose-built complex with four operating theatres and two minor procedures rooms is a much-needed extension for five hospitals
How can new parents be better prepared for the impact of sleep deprivation?
Sleepless nights are a harsh lesson in how parents’ lives have to adapt to their baby’s needs