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‘Technology has advanced and this will allow us to build a health

webThe Government has the opportunity to implement the most advanced electronic health record system in the world, if it pursues an appropriate strategy and …

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Health insurance Q&A: What exactly happened this week and …

webWhen it comes to health insurance, it takes a lot to shock Dermot Goode. He has been working as a broker and analyst in the sector for many years and has …

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Step away from the salt: are you consuming too much sodium

webIn a 2021 review of 85 clinical trials, for example, scientists looked at what happened to people’s blood pressure when they consumed 400-7,600 milligrams of …

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Health crisis – problems and solutions – The Irish Times

webSpending and outcomes. Mon Jan 9 2023 - 00:10. A chara, – The complex, costly and dynamic nature of healthcare provision continues to challenge healthcare …

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Nine reasons people struggle to build an exercise habit and what …

web5) I don’t have the space. If you have room for a yoga mat, you have enough space to get in a great workout, Dr Phillips said. “You can get stronger and in better …

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Pharma and healthcare: a growing sector after Covid-19

webGarrett Murray, head of life sciences at Enterprise Ireland, agrees that the pharma, medtech and health sectors weathered the pandemic better than most, being …

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New Ireland: Building a better healthcare system for all

webPaul Cullen. Sat Jun 26 2021 - 06:00. Battered and bruised, and tired beyond belief, the health service is crawling away from a Covid-19 world towards the promise of a post …

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The Irish Times view on the healthcare crisis – The Irish Times

webThe health budget has increased by almost ¤6 billion a year since 2019, with extra money left in place even though the Covid threat has receded. No other health …

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How can we recognise unhealthy power dynamics in friendships …

webLinsey Blair, couple and psychosexual therapist at the Evidence-Based Therapy Centre in Galway, suggests that to understand power dynamics in relationships …

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Ireland ranks worst for digital health policies in developed world

webIreland ranked worst of 22 countries for ability to link different data in health, scoring less than half of the best performer, Denmark, according to the Health at a …

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Youth mental health services ‘rotten from the inside’, students tell

webYouth mental health services are “rotten from the inside” while social media influencers have led to young people believing they must look “perfect”, young people …

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Health risks of mobile phone use: is there anything to be worried …

webThe principal treatment involves cutting down on your mobile phone use. It’s worth remembering that the most consistent health risk associated with mobile phone …

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Bipolar disorder: ‘There is still such stigma and ignorance’

webVincent van Gogh was born on March 30th and in honour of the great artist’s battle with bipolar disorder, each year the date is given over to World Bipolar Day with the …

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Northern Ireland health workers to be balloted on new pay deal

webMon Feb 26 2024 - 07:25. A ballot of health service workers on a new pay deal has been welcomed by Northern Ireland Health Minister Robin Swann. Under the proposed …

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Ireland has one of the highest rates of mental health illness in …

webThe economic and social costs of mental illness are substantial, the report points out, amounting to more than 4 per cent of GDP or over € 600 billion in direct and …

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Give your body the NCT it deserves – The Irish Times

webThe health checks include measurement of height, weight, body mass index, cholesterol, blood pressure and lifestyle. Health checks are being held in the Newpark …

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HealthBeacon rescue plan to seek court nod after creditors’ support

webJoe Brennan. Mon Jan 29 2024 - 10:00. The High Court is set to be asked by the end of next week to approve a survival plan for HealthBeacon, after creditors supported a deal that …

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Dr Eilish Cleary obituary: Champion of public health who gave a …

webThe Dublin-born Canadian-based champion of public health and fearless environmental health advocate Dr Eilish Cleary has died aged 60. Dr Cleary was Chief …

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Stephen King: ‘I was very ill, on different medications, and I …

webThe novelist has adapted his novel Lisey’s Story as a TV series that's now streaming on Apple TV+. Stephen King: ‘I’ve held on to Lisey’s Story the way you hold on …

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HealthBeacon races to find major investor or buyer in fight for

webTue Oct 17 2023 - 18:56. HealthBeacon, the embattled Irish medtech, has attracted parties interested in making an investment in the company or buying it out as it races to raise …

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Sinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at

webSinn Féin TD says he does not think any republican ‘shed a tear’ at death of garda-killer McAuley David Cullinane agrees with Garda Commissioner that draping of …

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At least five dead in coach crash on German motorway, authorities …

webAt least five people have died after a bus travelling from Berlin to Switzerland came off a major road in eastern Germany and ended up on its side, authorities said.. …

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Sylvester Stallone at 76: A few spinal fusions, a few screws in his

webThe answer, it seems, has been to adapt. But within limits. Case in point: a Tulsa King scene Stallone shows me on his phone, which involves another man’s face …

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Digicel ‘has not seen significant impact’ on Haiti business from …

webDigicel Group, the telecoms group founded by businessman Denis O’Brien, said it had not seen “any significant impact” so far from Haiti’s recent descent into a state …

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Mayo crash: Mother and daughters killed on N17 named, as …

webThe three victims of a fatal collision in Co Mayo on Tuesday have been named as Una Bowden (47) and her daughters Ciara (14) and Saoirse (9).. The incident …

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Time for hate speech law to be scrapped – The Irish Times

webSir, – There is a strange tendency in political commentary to regard adherence to a viewpoint as laudable. It gets to the deep question of what is the precise role of …

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