Younger women and Parkinson’s: ‘I hid my diagnosis. There is a stigma around brain diseases’Richelle Flanagan found out she had Parkinson’s when pregnant with her second childTue Mar 22 2022 - 06:01
Tips for parents on how to deal with anxious childrenChanging goalposts, in and out of lockdown, affected many children in different waysTue Mar 15 2022 - 06:01
Child development play sessions make serious impact on young livesTherapists at Sensational Kids’ four centres are seeing impact of pandemicTue Mar 15 2022 - 06:01
One in seven providers of abortion care experienced verbal threat or attackPsychological challenges highlighted in research during first 18 months of careTue Mar 08 2022 - 06:01
How research makes a difference within and beyond the busy walls of a maternity hospitalDoctors who combine clinical and research workTue Mar 08 2022 - 06:01
Living with obesity: ‘I was passed over for promotion because I wasn’t front-office material’Throughout her career, Maura Murphy knew she was judged for her sizeTue Mar 01 2022 - 06:01
Focus on weight loss clouds complexities of obesityPilot study could fundamentally change the way we understand and treat obesityTue Mar 01 2022 - 06:01
The guardians of the voice of the childLegislative reforms are being prepared to regulate the guardian ad litem systemWed Feb 23 2022 - 06:01
Mental health groups harness sounds of everyday life to create evocative anthemSong born from music project which aimed to promote wellbeing during lockdownTue Feb 15 2022 - 06:01
The many benefits of nurturing a ‘sport for life’Developing physical literacy at an early age and maintaining that into adulthood is keyTue Feb 08 2022 - 06:01
Mentally ill Irish children more ‘likely to be underprescribed’ than overprescribed medicationPsychiatrists fear a recent controversy in Kerry will make people wary of much needed drugsSat Feb 05 2022 - 06:00
‘When the pain starts, it is so bad, he will just cry and cry and cry’Stigma and lack of resources hamper care of patients with sickle cell diseaseMon Jan 31 2022 - 06:01
What are the factors behind a 73% drop in teenage pregnancies in Ireland?Dramatic statistic reflects many strands of societal change here in past two decadesTue Jan 25 2022 - 06:01
Helping the ‘forgotten families’ of ill children with non-medical expensesAfter their daughter’s death, couple founded charity to help financially support familiesTue Jan 18 2022 - 06:01
‘To look at your own child and know they are going to die is utterly indescribable’Oscar’s Kids was launched after boy who ‘filled everyone with joy’ lost his life to cancerTue Jan 18 2022 - 06:01
The 14-bed Dublin house whose ever-changing group of residents have one thing in common‘We can all make a difference,’ says founder of home for parents of children in hospitalsTue Jan 18 2022 - 06:01
Updated immunotherapy could be ‘game changer’ for allergy sufferersStudent James Clegg hopes new treatment can rid him of asthma-triggering allergiesTue Jan 11 2022 - 06:01
Give a little back in 2022: volunteering options for the new yearTen ways to help out, from canal clean-ups to involvement in academic researchTue Dec 28 2021 - 06:01
Family volunteering is a new ‘win win’ frontier in the charity sectorPilot project by Making Connections gives teenagers lead role in volunteeringTue Dec 28 2021 - 06:01
Helping first responders deal with on the job trauma'I wish my brain could forget what my eyes have seen.' New RCSI programme aims to support emergency workersTue Dec 21 2021 - 06:01
Thinking of buying a medical self-test kit? Read this firstGrowing trend of home tests cover a range of issues from fertility to coeliac disease, but are they reliable?Tue Dec 14 2021 - 06:01
Home tests for sexually transmitted infections: When to order one, when to see a doctorRising infections has led to expansion of sexual home testing kits, but are they reliable?Tue Dec 07 2021 - 06:01
The vital role young carers play on the ‘forgotten front line’‘We’re just brother and sister like any brother and sister’Tue Nov 30 2021 - 06:01
New documentary about men with eating disorders highlights ‘misconceptions’Dublin hurler Cormac Ryan says he was ‘tormented’ by this mental health illnessThu Nov 18 2021 - 06:01
Consultant calls for all pregnant women to be tested for gestational diabetesStudy conducted in the west of Ireland found roughly one in eight were prone to the conditionTue Nov 16 2021 - 06:01
Pandemic leads to welcome innovation for women with gestational diabetesGenerally the diagnosis is made after pregnant women identified with risk factors take a glucose tolerance test at 24 weeksTue Nov 16 2021 - 06:01
The modern Irish father: Daddy’s home, but does that make him a better parent?New research looks at what difference a dad makes in his children’s happinessSat Nov 13 2021 - 06:00
The family firm: How to survive and thrive when mixing business and familyFrom separating from personal feelings to planning succession, family can be a tricky businessTue Nov 09 2021 - 06:01
How to raise a creative child – who’s also happy, empathetic and imaginativeSmall children may seem innately creative, but adults can help or hinder this impulseMon Nov 01 2021 - 06:01
‘A lot of people don’t know neonatology exists – until they get a small baby who is sick’Over the decades, Prof John Murphy has seen many advances in the care of newbornsTue Oct 26 2021 - 06:01
How do I spot if my child has . . . an anxiety disorder?Anxiety is a normal emotion but can become problematic. Here is what to look out forTue Oct 19 2021 - 06:01
DLD: The most common childhood disorder you’ve probably never heard of?Irish study aims to improve diagnosis of developmental language disorder using an appThu Oct 14 2021 - 06:01
‘In both these photos I had cancer. I just didn’t know it yet’Breast Cancer Awareness: One in nine women will develop breast cancerTue Oct 05 2021 - 06:01
‘Slush has gone to everything with Saoirse. He even came back from her biopsy with a bandage’The comforter – the special item that makes a child feel secure – is the focus of #IBelongTooTue Sept 28 2021 - 06:01
Managing asthma: ‘Once I got it controlled I could pretty much do anything’Ingrid McLoughlin ended up in A&E several times before her condition was managedTue Sept 21 2021 - 06:01
How do I spot if my child has . . . asthma?‘There is still a degree of underappreciation and underdiagnosis of asthma,’ says specialistTue Sept 21 2021 - 06:01
Ireland’s children’s hospice: From making memories to family counsellingDr Joanne Balfe of LauraLynn has been with hospice since before it opened its doors in 2011Tue Sept 14 2021 - 06:01
10 years of putting living into children’s dyingAoife Shiels can testify to just how important LauraLynn is to families like hersTue Sept 14 2021 - 06:01
‘With cancer, you have a kind of camaraderie. It is very sociable’One family’s experience of palliative care and keeping life as ‘normal’ as possibleTue Sept 07 2021 - 06:01
Why it’s best not to say ‘don’t be shy’ to your quiet childYour child’s reluctance at the school gates is not cause for concern – they may simply be an introvertTue Aug 31 2021 - 06:01
Why are children with mental health problems ending up in A&E?While some need treatment for a physical problem, most are in the wrong placeTue Aug 24 2021 - 06:00
Type 1 diabetes: ‘It is sometimes very hard to accept’Beautician Leah Cheung has been living with type 1 diabetes since her diagnosis at age 12Tue Aug 17 2021 - 06:01
How do I spot if my child has . . . diabetes?A delay of just a few days can affect the level of medical intervention neededTue Aug 17 2021 - 06:01
Gay Byrne’s perfect family summer: ‘We have such fond memories of going out in the boat with Dad’Crona Byrne, Dáithí Ó Sé and others on finding a home from home to pass through the generationsWed Aug 11 2021 - 06:01
Young people hooked by a healthy new hobby that can last a lifetimeAngling initiative reveals the benefits available to families at the end of a fishing lineTue Jul 27 2021 - 06:01
How do I spot if my child has . . . heat exhaustion?There is a spectrum from heat stress at the mild end to heat stroke at the extreme endSun Jul 18 2021 - 06:01
‘Everything in your cupboards is basically a poison’When Martha was diagnosed with coeliac disease, the whole family went on a gluten-free dietTue Jul 13 2021 - 06:01
How do I spot if my child has . . . coeliac disease?A coeliac diagnosis is more serious than a gluten intolerance; it causes internal damageTue Jul 13 2021 - 06:01
Child protection workers ‘don’t shrug it off in the car on the way home’Paul Harrison’s new memoir reflects on his 40 years doing society’s ‘dirty job’Wed Jun 30 2021 - 06:01
How the digital world has given some people voices – and taken others’ awayFor people with special needs, digital communication is a force for both exclusion and inclusionTue Jun 22 2021 - 06:01
