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Health: sort your balance problems to avoid a fall
Margaret Hawkins
Feel dizzy when you stand up? Is the fear of a fall limiting what you do and where you go? Getting vertigo issues sorted out can mean a new lease of life, writes Margaret Hawkins.
17 January 2024 Consumer
Insurance spikes: ‘switching policies can save you hundreds of euros’
Health insurance spikes might send the heart racing with some family plans going up by €550. However, making the switch could save you that increase, and more, writes Ciara Leahy.
17 January 2024 Health
Colour blindness: seeing the world through different eyes
At least one pupil in every classroom and one person on every male sports team is likely to be colour vision deficient but is there enough awareness of the challenges? asks Margaret Hawkins.
Farmers need to look after their heart health
Has a doctor listened to your heart lately? A stethoscope check can disclose a lot, including information about your heart’s rhythm and the health of its valves, writes Margaret Hawkins.
15 November 2023 Health
Health: ‘The minute she said tumour I thought ‘oh my God, this is serious’
Kathy Higgins, from Donegal was diagnosed with a cystic acoustic neuroma – a benign brain tumour – eight years ago. Here she chats with Margaret Hawkins about her recovery and moving forward in life
8 November 2023 Health
Health: First Responders making a difference in your community
Margaret Hawkins talks to Ger O’Dea from the National Ambulance Service and to farmer Mike Flahive, co-ordinator of Community First Responders in the Beale district of County Kerry.
25 October 2023 Health