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‘We need inclusion and real reform on all fronts’
Margaret Hawkins
Much more needs to be done to improve the lives of wheelchair users in this country.
16 April 2025 Health
Let’s think outside the (chocolate) box at Easter
This can be a time for overindulgence – but with just a little careful thought it doesn’t have to be.
9 April 2025 Health
Donate your ‘liquid gold’ to save lives
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service is appealing for more platelet donors to come forward, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Prostate cancer: early detection can save lives
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that it can be treated successfully – but awareness is key, writes Margaret Hawkins.
2 April 2025 Health
Healthbytes to keep you in the picture
From the current status on the ‘free’ HRT to new treatment for depression at St John of God hospital, stay informed with healthbytes.
12 March 2025 Health
50 and fab: enjoy a full and fit life
In the final part of our three-week series, we ask the experts for advice for women 50 and beyond.
26 February 2025 Health
‘The sandwich years’ – how to stay healthy in your 40s
In part two of our three-week series we ask what you should do to stay healthy in that challenging decade - your 40s.
19 February 2025 Health
Developing good health habits to live well later
In part one of a three-week series, we ask medical experts what your health focus should be between the ages of 20 and 39.
12 February 2025 Health
Health special: big gulf between hospital parking income and costs
In 2023, hospitals took in nearly €16m in car parking fees. In part two of our series, we look into how that money was spent, writes Margaret Hawkins.
22 January 2025 Health
Health Special: are hospital car park charges a tax on ill health?
In part one of our two-week series, figures show hospitals took almost €16m in parking fees in 2023, in what many perceive as a tax on being sick, writes Margaret Hawkins.
15 January 2025 Health
Learn how to take back control of your pain
Research shows up to one in three Irish people suffer with chronic pain, yet there is a major shortage of services outside Dublin, writes Margaret Hawkins.
8 January 2025 Health
Keep toxic behaviour at bay in the workplace
Dreading going to work each morning? Toxic workplaces can affect your mental health, so it’s important to set, and maintain, boundaries, writes Margaret Hawkins.
1 January 2025 Health