#Womens Health

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Jennifer Horgan: The betrayal of Ireland’s elderly is happening in plain sight
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When our homes are making us unwell, housing becomes a health issue
Budget 2026 is an opportunity for the Government to show leadership by supporting a healthy population and healthy housing, writes Eilís Ní Chaithnía

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

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Stress and cost is preventing women from protecting heart health
Worries about the high cost of health checks identified as a key factor for women ignoring heart health

Mon, 01 Sep, 2025

Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients’ risk of early death, study finds
Weight loss drugs can halve heart patients’ risk of early death, study finds
GLP-1 agonists could be given to millions with heart conditions to help them stay out of hospital and live longer

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025

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S Gareth O'Callaghan: The night Garth Brooks looked 35 again — and why it still stays with me
As weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy surge in popularity, one writer weighs fear, stigma and the lure of quick fixes

Sat, 30 Aug, 2025

Jennifer Horgan: Schools have second-class citizens in more ways than one
Jennifer Horgan: Schools have second-class citizens in more ways than one
School secretaries and caretakers deserve our support but girls are also experiencing inequality in our schools, writes Jennifer Horgan

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

BreastCheck missing targets is a worrying step backwards
BreastCheck missing targets is a worrying step backwards
If a woman is referred to a diagnostic clinic, she should be scanned that day. Every week matters, and yet we are asking women to wait half a year while the disease potentially advances, writes Fianna Fáil senator Teresa Costello

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

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Surge in number of pregnant women suffering domestic violence 
One in six pregnant women affected become homeless as a direct result of domestic violence

Tue, 26 Aug, 2025

How your menstrual cycle can impact your mental and physical health
How your menstrual cycle can impact your mental and physical health
While there is certainly evidence that sex hormones do positively (and negatively) impact women’s brains, the historical lack of women’s health research means there is a lot of catching up to do in this area

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

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S Terry Prone: There is nothing healthy, physically or emotionally, about fat camp TV
What is it about weight that delivers such a dire permission to people whose opinions have not been elicited?

Mon, 25 Aug, 2025

Women suffer more extreme distress than men when diagnosed with cancer
Women suffer more extreme distress than men when diagnosed with cancer
Up to 46% of women deal with extreme distress at diagnosis compared to 18% of men

Sun, 24 Aug, 2025

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Clients of closed midwife service urged to contact maternity hospitals
Private Midwives Ireland shut abruptly last week for financial reasons, leaving women scrambling for care

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025

HSE completes review of homebirth services suspended due to death of Limerick woman
HSE completes review of homebirth services suspended due to death of Limerick woman
HSE Midwest said it 'does not have a confirmed timeline for when home birth services will resume'

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

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HSE to launch platform for Cork and Kerry patients to give feedback on healthcare 
The platform will work by offering patients the chance to upload feedback by telling stories about their care

Tue, 19 Aug, 2025

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'I fear the HSE won't step up': Pregnant women scrambling for options following closure of private midwife service
Community midwife Sarah McCann said 'free birth is going to happen more often' following closure of Private Midwives Ireland

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

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Cholera patients treated on floor of Sudanese clinics with 40 dead in one week
During July, medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières treated over 2,300 cholera patients while working with Sudan's ministry of health

Fri, 15 Aug, 2025

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Closure of private midwife service may lead to rise in free births, group warns
Private Midwives Ireland is part of UK-based Private Midwives, which is also closing

Thu, 14 Aug, 2025

Many women playing camogie and Gaelic football 'suffer in silence' with pelvic floor issues
Many women playing camogie and Gaelic football 'suffer in silence' with pelvic floor issues
Two thirds of the club and intercounty players surveyed reported urogenital pain, while almost half regularly have an urgent need to urinate

Fri, 08 Aug, 2025

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NFL shooting highlights battle to reduce brain injury in sport
The problems caused by contact sports are real — we need to make rugby and American Football safer 

Wed, 06 Aug, 2025

Concern over weight gain after 'skinny jabs'
Concern over weight gain after 'skinny jabs'
Patients should be monitored for a year after stopping weight loss jabs to prevent them piling the pounds back on, new guidelines say

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

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Three out of five breast cancer patients in Republic face financial and mental stress
Ninety per cent of patients in the North and 86% in the Republic suffering mental stress

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

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Endometriosis education programme to be expanded across secondary schools
A new national endometriosis service is rolling out, but the HSE has acknowledged recruitment challenges

Sun, 20 Jul, 2025

Kerry mother: Doctor told my daughter that endometriosis ‘was all in her head’
Kerry mother: Doctor told my daughter that endometriosis ‘was all in her head’
After three years, four hospitals, and two countries, a Kerry teenager finally receives an endometriosis diagnosis abroad

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

Clodagh Finn: The ‘We Do Not Care’ club is striking a powerful chord with menopausal women
Clodagh Finn: The ‘We Do Not Care’ club is striking a powerful chord with menopausal women
One straight-talking woman has given a voice to many who have felt silenced in a world that minimised the impact of menopause

Sat, 19 Jul, 2025

'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed
'It's madness': Kerry teen had to trek through three countries to get her endometriosis diagnosed
It took three years to identify the problem — and her mum says there were two other Irish women at the Romanian clinic the day they attended 

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

'Women’s health has just been ignored': Doctor calls for more research into women's health issues
'Women’s health has just been ignored': Doctor calls for more research into women's health issues
Dr Anita Zaidi of the Gates Foundation has urged governments to invest in research on women's health

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

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Do we need a new model for GP care?
The demand for GP visits is expected to increase by much as 30% in the next 15 years, with an extra 1,200 doctors needed to keep pace

Wed, 16 Jul, 2025

Fergus Finlay: I arrived at the hospital for a 2.30pm appointment. I left just after 10pm
S Fergus Finlay: I arrived at the hospital for a 2.30pm appointment. I left just after 10pm
Shingles gave me a scare — and a sobering look at what’s great and broken in Irish public healthcare

Tue, 15 Jul, 2025

Cork girl's sudden death may be linked to contraceptive pill and unknown genetic condition, inquest told
Cork girl's sudden death may be linked to contraceptive pill and unknown genetic condition, inquest told
Sarah Kate O'Meara 'had so much to offer', her mother told coroner's court

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Younger people drinking less but smoking more cannabis than older generations
While 70% of older people considered their mental health to be good or very good, this fell to just over half for people aged 18-24

Fri, 11 Jul, 2025

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Young women are getting strokes and seizures — it's time to ban 'choking' porn 
Young women are presenting at A&E with strokes, seizures and brain injuries, because of sexual techniques men are learning from pornography. We have to act, writes Ruth Breslin 

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

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Maternity advocates urge creative thinking on mother and baby psychiatric units
Plans remain in the early stages, with just a feasibility study completed eight years after the facility was recommended

Thu, 03 Jul, 2025

Mother opens up about perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I was going to hurt myself — I didn’t want to’
Mother opens up about perinatal OCD: ‘I thought I was going to hurt myself — I didn’t want to’
After terrifying intrusive thoughts in late pregnancy, one Limerick woman is urging others to recognise signs of perinatal OCD

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

Iodine deficiency signs found in three out of five pregnancies
Iodine deficiency signs found in three out of five pregnancies
A woman’s iodine requirement increases by 50% during pregnancy and they must get it from their diet

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

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Tipperary County Council appeals to owners of pre-purchased graves to 'surrender' them
Council has not secured a suitable site for new burial ground to address shortages

Mon, 30 Jun, 2025

Minister expresses confidence in 'brand new executive' taking charge of children's hospital
Minister expresses confidence in 'brand new executive' taking charge of children's hospital
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill is 'refreshing the board', with two new members appointed within the last number of weeks, two when she became minister, and two more in the coming days

Wed, 25 Jun, 2025

Miscarriage: It can be really hard when you don't know what to expect
Miscarriage: It can be really hard when you don't know what to expect
The Irish Examiner National Women's Health Survey finds most women feel unsupported by GPs and hospitals after miscarriage, with counselling often unavailable.

Sun, 22 Jun, 2025

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The wild west of beauty: why Ireland’s cosmetic treatment craze needs taming
Despite soaring popularity among young women, Ireland’s cosmetic treatment sector remains dangerously underregulated and open to serious abuse

Sat, 21 Jun, 2025

'You have this horrendous feeling of loss': Women highlight lack of understanding surrounding miscarriage
'You have this horrendous feeling of loss': Women highlight lack of understanding surrounding miscarriage
National Women's Health Survey 2025: The medical response in Ireland to the loss of a pregnancy has not always been compassionate — and that lack of understanding compounds the pain, four women who have experienced it tell Breda Graham

Fri, 20 Jun, 2025

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'Doomed to fail': CervicalCheck tribunal cost €3.4m but made no awards
Critics say the CervicalCheck tribunal delivered little for affected women, with no hearings and millions in public spending

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Insights can reveal the way forward
Today's enlightening data has true value 

Thu, 19 Jun, 2025

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Dr Suzanne Crowe: FemTech can fight medical misogyny — but not if it’s going to be used to monitor us
FemTech is here to stay. We must ensure the hand guiding its use is an ethical one, writes Dr Suzanne Crowe, President of the Medical Council

Tue, 17 Jun, 2025

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Nearly 5,000 people waiting for home support care
A further 2,693 already receiving care in their home are waiting for additional hours

Sat, 14 Jun, 2025

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Teenage girls’ TikTok skincare regimes offer little to no benefit, research shows
With number of young girls sharing videos rising, study says following instructions can irritate skin and lead to allergies

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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S Terry Prone: Abuse of nursing home patients has been going on for decades
Profit is king when it comes to the running of our nursing homes

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

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