The idea that we would deliquesce into slothfulness without the whips of capitalism is untested but probably untrue

There could be two reasons: poor management forecasting, or a desire to avoid one hefty, double-digit price rise in the hope that customers won’t notice

Loneliness is not a one-dimensional experience, nor is it always bleak or even permanent, despite results of recent data

‘My mother passed away without an apology. She fought all her life for me to get recognition,’ campaigner says

Uptake in Ireland has dropped slightly despite recent success

The Professionals is a series of articles in which people from one field share their views of Ireland today

The more heart-healthy, plant-based foods you can eat, the less room you’ll have in your ‘portfolio’ for foods that increase your LDL, or ‘bad’ cholesterol

Parent-led body aims to prevent same work culture from persisting in new children’s hospital

Samatha Vaughan from Co Laois was aged 47 and the only person in her family who had never smoked when she got the shock diagnosis

FemmeBiome founders Siobhain O’Mahony and Eimear Gleeson are betting on microbes to support women through menopause

Health service users’ experiences of issues such as systems and medical teams not talking to each other, never mind patients, motivates them to drive change

Adult years can make frequent contact difficult: our responsibilities increase, but energy dissipates, and spontaneity tends to wane

Higher step counts are tied to lower risk of health issues, but how best to get those steps is less clear

On the wrong side of 60, I reckoned that, in addition to walking the dog twice a day, more all-round, intense activity was needed

Conor Gavin is the first co-ordinator of a pioneering psychosis research centre at the St John of God Research Foundation in Dublin

I’ve heard self-help gurus say you need to expose yourself to situations of rejection to build resilience, and I’m just not buying into that

Feeling lonely just means you are human – but staying lonely can make you ill, change your behaviour and change your brain

The one time I ‘just ate’ during my recovery, I sent my body into shock

Autumn doesn’t have to mean a surge in sore skin. With a clear plan, eczema need not shape your child’s school life

From hacking coughs and sore throats to flus and hangovers, these foods will help get you back to yourself