Global Covid: Is this the end of the pandemic?
What endemic Covid-19 will mean for the world remains highly uncertain
Bird flu virus is back, should we be worried?
Experts concerned an avian flu variant could ‘jump’ and cause outbreak in humans
In a Word... Healthy
Researchers found ‘nasal breathing improved after sexual intercourse with climax’
Keeping well at work from the comfort of your home
Grad Week: Support for staff is key as uncertainty and stress can take a toll on mental health
Could coronavirus become a Sars-like illness?
A Doctor Writes: Person to person transmission of virus raises fears about it spreading
What can we learn from ‘smiling depression’?
While the term is not formally recognised, it could perform an invaluable function
‘I can’t wait to be rid of daylight saving time – a recognised contributor to social jet lag’
Muiris Houston: Will we ever end the biannual clock change?
Diet bereft of fruit and veg has far-reaching consequences
Arfid is a recent diagnostic category – more than just picky eating. Is your family at risk?
Death and learning to understand it
Passing away is a social not a medical event. We must accept it as part of life’s narrative
What should I do if I’m bitten by a Noble False Black Widow spider?
Dr Muiris Houston takes a look at the health issues surrounding the insects
Latest CervicalCheck controversy a communications failure
A doctor writes: Contact GP if you’re worried about a recent test, says Muris Houston
Varadkar insists lack of staff in hospitals at Christmas results in delayed treatment
Taoiseach said his experience working in various hospitals helped form his views
No cause for alarm but check your child’s polio vaccination up to date
Dr Muiris Houston: Symptoms include loss of muscle tone, facial droop, slurred speech
Questions and Answers: Key abortion issues
A number of medical issues will arise if there is a policy of termination of pregnancy on request
Radiologist at Tralee hospital signed off on 3,000 reports per month
Provisional diagnostic error rate attributable to specialist within international norms
Dr Muiris Houston on the death of footballer Izzy Dezu (16)
Death of Shelbourne FC player likely due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome
Six myths about mental health in Ireland (and one thing that is true)
One myth is that psychiatric medications are the answer to all mental illness
GP service requires extra half a billion a year, HSE chief says
Report calls for substantial investment to move away from ‘hospital centric’ system
Stop the barbaric practice of using CPR on the very old
Many elderly patients are being inappropriately resuscitated. Let them die ‘ordinary deaths’
Kathy Sheridan: Rational compassion beats empathy
In the social media world the heart always wins over the head – but it shouldn’t
Why won’t my cold go away? It’s time to ask the GP...
Seasonal health: We ask GP Muiris Houston for his diagnosis and cold/flu expert advice
The sound men dread the most? The snapping of a doctor’s latex gloves
How to be a Man: undergoing a prostate cancer test fills many men with fear – but it can be life-saver
Would it be fair to deny smokers and obese people medical treatment?
Under planned UK health policy, smokers would have been denied surgery until they quit
Feeling arty in the world of medicine
The dotMed conference aims to reconnect with the art and humanity of medicine
Muiris Houston: Which party has the best plan for the health service?
Money is no longer the real issue – it’s how and where we spend it
Medical matters: Want to learn how to save someone’s life?
Operation Resuscitation is teaching a Co Kerry community to do CPR and use a defibrillator
Medical Matters: To vape or not to vape?
Some bodies claim vaping is 95 per cent less dangerous than smoking
Medical Matters: Getting to the heart of blood pressure rates
It may be difficult, but getting to a lower rate has major benefits – and can often be done naturally
New low cholesterol drug may be available by end of year
Evolocumab can be used for high levels of cholesterol when statin drugs are not effective
A doctor writes: Is it time to reverse lifetime ban on gay men donating blood?
Lifetime ban should be replaced with a one-year deferral
Dr Muiris Houston: Five ways to deal with the trolley crisis
With the perennial hospital beds crisis reaching a crescendo, what can make a difference?
Prostate cancer: the bigger picture
Although 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 all
Doctor conference with a difference: rappers, undertaker-poets and medical start-ups confer in Dublin
Dotmed offers up the changing face of medicine at its annual ‘creative medical conference’ in Smock Alley
A doctor writes: Failure to do basics often the cause of tragic outcomes
Study confirms maternal deaths in Ireland and the UK are still rare
Diabetes overview: controlling an insulin condition
Muiris Houstons looks at causes, signs, symptoms, prevention, treatment and useful resources.
Reducing nurse ratios may be a ‘fatal’ error
Europe-wide study finds link between nurse-to-patient ratios and patient deaths
Why stressed GPs are a prescription for disaster
How safe will our care be if our GPs are unable to cope with their workload, rising patient expectations and financial concerns?
A year through the eyes of Irish Times writers
Editor Kevin O’Sullivan casts his eye back over the highlights of an eventful 12 months in his editorial review of 2013
Stayin’ alive with technology
The DOTmed conference heard about some of the futuristic, and not so futuristic, advances coming down the line in medical technology
Earning the right to a medical card
Call for Medical Card eligibilty to be based on need, rather than on income and age
Scheme to give free GP care to young children adds to inequity in system
Opinion: Universal health care is a laudable aim, but now is not the time to introduce it
New research fights the deadly hack of whooping cough
It’s a diagnosis you can make while the patient is still in the waiting room
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