Stress affects people in different ways, both physically and emotionally, and to varying degrees. Research shows that stress can sometimes be positive by making us more alert and helping us perform better in certain situations. However, over a prolonged period of time, stress can take its toll. It seems our lives today are constant…
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD has today announced a Research Ireland Strategic Partnership Award of €5 million to researchers at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences for breast cancer research. The award will fund the ‘PRISM (Precision Oncology Research Initiative for Metastatic Breast Cancer)’ programme, which…
PrecisionBiotics has launched two new products in the Irish market. The products are ‘Women’s Flora,’ which supports a healthy vaginal microbiome and ‘Good Bacteria,’ a daily bacterial supplement. Both are now available in pharmacies around the country. The latest products mark an expansion of the range of supplements the company sells in the Irish market.…
Introducing Professor Barry O’Reilly, one of the distinguished recipients of the Men of the Year 2024 award — a special honour to be celebrated at the Most Stylish Celebration hosted by Hi Style on 23rd November 2024. As Clinical Director and Founder of aNuMe, a wellness and aesthetics clinic in Cork, Professor O’Reilly brings decades…
Looking after the health and wellbeing needs of a diverse workforce is challenging. Join the laya healthcare on 2nd October at its office in Little Island, Cork for a Workplace Wellbeing Expo and an exclusive behind the scenes tour of the new Laya Health & Wellbeing Clinic on-site. It’s the ideal opportunity to get expert…
Laya Healthcare has officially opened its latest Health & Wellbeing Clinic in Cork this week. This new facility is part of Laya’s growing network and is the fifth clinic of its kind across Ireland. The Cork clinic, located at Eastgate Business Park, Little Island, operates every day from 10 AM to 10 PM. The clinic…
A new HIQA (Health Information and Quality Authority) inspection report has highlighted Araglen House Nursing Home’s standards of care for their residents following an unannounced inspection last April 2024. Araglen House Nursing Home, based in Boherbue in North Cork since 2012, features both single and twin rooms with en-suite facilities, as well as a…
European Mental Health Awareness Week, taking place from 13th to 19th May this year, provides an ideal opportunity to spotlight the distinctive challenges that women face in the modern world. This is a topic close to GP and women’s health specialist Dr. Doireann O’Leary’s heart, as she so often encounters these struggles in her practice. “It’s no secret…
Emergency medical response charity CRITICAL has launched its new fleet of rapid response cars. The organisation is providing its teams of critical and advanced care doctors with four-wheel drive vehicles to ensure they can get to the scene of emergencies quickly and safely. The charity currently has a network of 10 doctors and consultants…
A group of world-leading brain health scientists has come together to launch Alzheimer’s Prevention Day. Taking place on May 15th the day aims to raise awareness of the scientifically proven ways Alzheimer’s can be prevented. If you ask the average person what causes Alzheimer’s they’ll probably say ‘it’s in the genes’. In reality, only about one…