Ireland’s most common genetic disorder: ‘It can creep up quietly and cause serious damage if it’s missed’
‘I felt so much relief, after four years of thinking I was lazy ... I finally had an answer – and more importantly, a treatable one’
Foster carers wanted: ‘You can be over 55, gay, single, a job seeker, of ethnic minority, and be a carer’
There are lots and highs and lows with fostering, says one family who have taken in four children over 20 years
The onerous cost of Crohn’s disease: ‘It becomes a choice between paying for a utility bill or medication’
Patients spend an average of €3,252 annually on managing their condition, a report has found
From 20 cigarettes a day for 55 years to finally quitting: ‘I took it up thinking I was the big man’
Mick Staunton and his wife Olivia tried to stop smoking on numerous occasions, but knew they needed support to stop for good
‘I knew straight away’: coming to terms with MS and being the healthiest version of yourself
Naomi Donaldson first experienced blurred vision and pain in her eye in her mid-twenties
‘Dementia is just one part of who they are. My husband’s underlying personality hasn’t really changed’
How early-onset Alzheimer’s has changed the lives of one Irish couple
How vinyl records and printed books are making a comeback in Ireland thanks to Gen Z
More people are stepping off the tech treadmill and putting a record on the turntable
Coeliac disease: ‘I was diagnosed in my 30s, despite having none of the typical symptoms’
Meath woman Marina Corrigan, whose daughter also has the autoimmune condition, shares what it’s like living with coeliac disease
FND: ‘I have accepted that, sometimes, doing things like a weekend away means some days of pain, exhaustion and seizures’
Niamh Cummins was told her functional neurological disorder would go away once she read about it, but it hasn’t been that simple
‘It is nice to know future surgeons gained skills because of my dad’: Body donated to science is returned to family two years on
Does someone who donates their remains for medical research receive a burial?
Older people and downsizing: ‘We hated selling our home but it became a necessity’
Mobility issues and being closer to family are reasons to ‘right-size’ in your twilight years - but don’t leave it too late
Heart attacks in women: ‘I really had no idea I was having one’
New research reveals ‘alarming gaps in awareness’ of heart attack symptoms among women
‘Injecting yourself daily is difficult to navigate at work’: Managing fertility treatment while working
Meath woman Lisa McGee says being open with managers about her experience alleviated stress
Cancer: ‘It wasn’t a lump, just a difference in how it felt. When it didn’t go away, I went to see my GP’
After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, Amy Carswell had a ‘difficult experience’, but she has ‘come out the other side a fit and healthy woman’
‘I lost a lot through my bulimia – including some of my teeth and a lot of time’
Now a year into recovery, Róisín Doyle (24) shares her long struggle with eating disorders. She says when you’ve had enough, you’ll know that you’re ready to recover