International organisations raised concern over alcohol health warning label delay
Contact made with Government over deferral of labels for two years due to trade uncertainty caused by US tarrifs
Cancer
Megadeth: Behind the Mask review – Dave Mustaine thrashes it out about cancer, Cliff Burton and Metallica
One of the frankest frontmen in metal is in contemplative if occasionally irascible mood
Cancer patient received chemo only after presenting at emergency in ‘significant pain’
Sinn Féin leader highlights disparity in chemotherapy waiting times, with patients in some regions waiting up to eight weeks
Scott Adams, Dilbert comic strip creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68
Cartoonist revealed in May last year that he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer
Number of ‘urgent’ colonoscopy referrals not seen on time almost triples
Health service has 28-day target for patients to be seen for urgent examination of bowel
Donald Trump shouldn’t be taking aspirin for the primary prevention of heart disease
A number of trials show aspirin is not effective compared with a placebo in primary prevention of stroke, heart attack or death from vascular disease
Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78
Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success
Galway healthcare technology company Luminate to create 130 jobs
Separately, Irish medtech company OncoAssure signs collaboration with New York medical school to test prostate cancer product
I don’t need diamond rings or shiny things. Give me something broken and glued together with love
I’ve always fantasised about being the kind of woman who is given or buys herself precious things. It’s just not me, though
New Delhi’s persistent toxic air pollution poised to worsen
Residents exposed to levels 20-30 times higher than those considered safe by World Health Organisation
Nearly 100 non-urgent patients found to have cancer by service queried by spending watchdog
Hospital says it does not have enough core staff as it responds to controversy over €1.44m in spending to company owned by staff
Nicola Pierce: ‘I started to write Great Irish Wives without any idea I would be a widow by the time it went to print’
The author on losing her husband, writing two books about the Titanic, and her love of Jo March
Kate Winslet: ‘You learn to live with the changing shape of grief... I feel my mum is still around’
Kate Winslet’s directorial debut Goodbye June stars Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall and more. Here, some of the cast discuss death, grief and film-making
Tackling inequities in healthcare through psychology and research
Research lives: Dr Paul D’Alton on cancer diagnosis and the major mental and emotional toll it has on individuals and their families
Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic book series, dies aged 55
Madeleine Wickham, who wrote under pen name Sophie Kinsella, was diaganosed with cancer in 2022
Ultraprocessed foods: Do they affect gut health?
These ubiquitous products have been associated with conditions such as obesity and Type 2 diabetes
Influencers and nutrition misinformation: ‘There’s no accountability here, and it’s a massive problem’
Dublin dietary seminar hears about the psychology of misinformation, exploring why false information sticks and is hard to counter with facts
Róisín Ingle: We all have a death day lurking unseen. When’s mine? When’s yours?
I became obsessed with a quote from Thomas Hardy - not due to my rereading the classics, but to seeking escape in Netflix
Is it okay to binge drink occasionally?
A doctor advises on how you can reduce the health risks of a night’s binge drinking
‘It was utterly sacred’: Manchán Magan’s widow on his final days, death and legacy
It is almost two months since Aisling Rogerson’s husband, the beloved writer and broadcaster, died of cancer
St James’s Hospital apologises to woman over ‘underreported’ cervical smear test
‘Devastated’ woman was later diagnosed with cervical cancer and underwent hysterectomy
Husband settles action over death of Army captain from cervical cancer
Edel O’Halloran, a retired Army captain, was 59 when she died of metastatic cervical cancer
Galway medtech SymPhysis Medical awarded $1.25m by US state-backed incubator
Grant will support the device-maker’s push for US regulatory clearance
Strong, consistent evidence HPV vaccines prevent cervical cancer, reviews find
Uptake in Ireland has dropped slightly despite recent success
Pancreatic cancer: ‘I’ve had this niggling pain in my left side,’ said Mum
Pancreatic cancer is projected to be the second leading cause of cancer deaths by 2030, but experts say Ireland is failing patients with the disease
Lung cancer: ‘I was 47 at the time, and the only person in my family who has never smoked’
Samatha Vaughan from Co Laois was aged 47 and the only person in her family who had never smoked when she got the shock diagnosis
‘There were so many little failings’: The patients improving Ireland’s health system
Health service users’ experiences of issues such as systems and medical teams not talking to each other, never mind patients, motivates them to drive change
BreastCheck to miss screening target for third year in a row
Early detection crucial as breast cancer remains most common cancer among women in Ireland
You can’t buy your way out of the terrible situation we have all created
Don’t live in an area of high air pollution; avoid the chemicals on this list; buy an electric car: insidious messaging sells us individual solutions to structural problems
Richard Boyd Barrett given all-clear following treatment for throat cancer
Dún Laoghaire TD says treatment has been ‘successful’ and the disease had been ‘eliminated’
Breast cancer diagnoses increase 26% in women under-50
Health charity urges women to be aware of their body and check themselves monthly
Too young for screening: Woman with breast cancer at 46 urges others to check for lumps
Marie Keating Foundation encourages women to regularly self-check their breasts
‘They couldn’t believe my tumour hadn’t spread’: Larry Tompkins on tough year of cancer treatment
The All-Ireland winning footballer is slowly recuperating after treatment for ‘very rare’ lung cancer
Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh on the death of her sister Bríd: ‘You’re angry first, then it’s torture’
Bríd Ní Chofaigh died of cervical cancer aged 42. For her sister Bláthnaid, the death of a sibling is a life-changing event that isn’t spoken about enough
My son asks: ‘What’s the worst thing to ever happen to you?’ ‘You getting leukaemia,’ I say
Gratitude rushes up in ordinary moments where my brain is screaming ‘thank you for letting my child live.’ Or maybe it’s ‘please’
Family of woman who died from breast cancer settles action for €450,000
Nicola Murphy’s husband, three children and extended family members sued GP Sumi Moodley following her death
Increasing number of younger women diagnosed with breast cancer, committee told
Demand for cancer services on rise due to ageing population and growing complexity of treatment
Róisín Ingle: Facing my fears without alcohol has been a revelation
It gave me clarity of mind, it gave me hope and strength, and it’s a gift that keeps on giving
Meath man finishes Chicago Marathon after operations for organ transplants, cancer and knee injury
David Crosby, who was was placed in a coma because of Covid-19 complications, describes himself as ‘pure stubborn’
Breast cancer: ‘We should have copped that the news was bad’
Hazel Brennan was ‘totally floored’ when she was told she would have to undergo a mastectomy as she had two types of cancer in her left breast
Living with cancer in Ireland: ‘We’ve moved from a one-size-fits-all treatment’
More than 220,000 people in Ireland are living with or after cancer, a 50 per cent increase from a decade ago
Hazel Chu on her cancer diagnosis: ‘I came out of the scan, sat in reception and cried’
No matter how many people love you, inevitably you are alone when sick
Hospital secures orders allowing it administer chemotherapy to woman with advanced cancer
Woman faces fatal outcome unless she gets treatment, High Court told
‘I just wanted to fade away’: Baker Una Leonard on her recovery from disordered eating
The baker and entrepreneur talks about past trauma, opening her new business in Mullingar and caring for her mother
Cancer deaths to reach more than 18 million globally per year by 2050, study finds
Four in 10 cancer-related deaths due to modifiable risk factors such as tobacco and alcohol use
Two in five men in Ireland die before the age of 75, report finds
Men in Ireland dying too young from causes that are largely preventable, Movember charity research outlines
Managing chronic pain no longer a case of endurance
In Dublin’s Mount Carmel HSE surgical hub, ‘it’s so calm and you know you’re actually going to be seen’
Good news for breast cancer survivors who live in fear of recurrence
A recent paper has found risk of a second primary cancer is much lower than many patients believe
Gynaecological cancers: ‘What strikes me is how easy it would have been to dismiss that one symptom’
Many women delay or avoid GP visits due to embarrassment about discussing symptoms such as changes in vaginal discharge
Poor air quality has serious health implications – how clean is your area?
A citizen science project aims to measure the level of nitrogen dioxide in Waterford city following the success of similar projects elsewhere
Diagnosed with cancer at 18: ‘It was like, okay, the fun part of life is over’
The Sugartown author on invincibility, mother-daughter relationships and baring her soul in return for publicity
Palliative care: We do death well in Ireland, but what about the lead-up period?
‘A huge amount of healing comes with being heard,’ says Aedín Gillespie, whose husband Frank died in St Francis Hospice aged 51
Rick Davies: Supertramp frontman and co-founder dies aged 81
Davies remembered as ‘the voice and pianist behind Supertramp’s most iconic songs’
Why do overweight people have better survival rates from some cancers and heart problems?
Cuomo’s paradox emphasises the need for more tailored messaging that separates prevention from survival goals
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Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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