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"The World Health Organisation does not recommend the use of gloves as a means of preventing Covid-19 illness and the HSE advises against wearing disposable gloves instead of washing hands"

Why using gloves in public is 'largely futile' against the virus

Coronavirus / 8 hrs

Florence Nightingale: "her book Notes on Nursing was more of a public health instruction book than a nursing manual". Photo: Shutterstock/Everett Historical

Florence Nightingale's guide to hand-washing and health hygiene

Coronavirus / 02 Apr

"You will get through this. Remember: optimism is contagious!" Photo: Getty Images

Is it possible to be an optimist in the middle of a pandemic?

Coronavirus / 01 Apr

"Many youth club members are volunteering in their local communities by checking in on older neighbours or getting shopping in for those who are isolating themselves". Photo: Getty Images

How Irish youth are showing empathy for others during the crisis

Coronavirus / 27 Mar

"There are many factors associated with this pandemic that we cannot control, but what we can control is how we act, react and behave, particularly in front of children"

5 ways to help your children deal with coronavirus anxiety

Children / 20 Mar

"Most pregnant women are young and generally healthy, they're less likely to be severely affected (which is good news)"

Here's what you need to know about pregnancy and the coronavirus

Health / 19 Mar

"Think of the small changes which you could bring with you into life post-coronavirus." Photo: Getty Images

5 tips to mind your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak

Coronavirus / 25 Mar

"Do remember to keep building in activity that really involves you and your child moving your whole body as this will give you heart health benefits as well as skill development benefits"

How to keep yourself and your kids active during the lockdown

Coronavirus / 20 Mar

"First line treatment for asthma involves the use of an inhaler to deliver steroids, known as corticosteroids, to the lungs"

The ongoing search for a cure for asthma

Asthma / 12 Mar

Much of the reported data relates to the increase in the number of confirmed cases and the number of deaths, but most infected people are cured

10 reasons not to panic about the coronavirus

Coronavirus / 11 Mar

Warts were the most common ailment recorded in a 1930s' schools' survey of Irish folk cures. Photo: Hulton-Deutsch Collection /CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images

Snails, bacon and prayer: how our ancestors dealt with warts

Folklore / 09 Mar

Red Cross volunteers fighting against the spanish flu epidemy in United States in 1918. Photo: Apic/Getty Images

What history tells us about health panics

Coronavirus / 09 Mar

Just 91 of 1,149 members of the general public observed for a research project washed their hands adequately

How poor hand-washing increases the spread of coronavirus

Coronavirus / 02 Mar

"Pain is more than just a check-engine light on a dashboard"

The complex world of pain

Health / 28 Feb

"Due to the higher number of medications prescribed to manage chronic diseases, inappropriate prescribing is very common among older people"

Why inappropriate prescribing may be bad for your health

Health / 25 Feb

"Avoid doing work in bed, or things that are not associated with enjoyment and relaxation"

5 simple ways to improve your sleep

"The good news is that the exercises are straightforward, can be done at home and studies showed high compliance rates"

How frailty can be delayed and even reversed

Health / 21 Feb

"Cataract and vision correction procedures are now the most performed health improvement surgery in many countries"

Why you should check your DNA when thinking about eye surgery

Health / 20 Feb

"Companies need to look at their complicity in real mental health issues". Photo: Getty Images

Do employers really care about staff mental health issues?

Work & careers / 19 Feb

The view of Wuhan from Xiao Ouyang's apartment

A letter from Wuhan

"We can't prevent stress, but we can manage how we respond"

Here's what a teenager has to say about dealing with stress

Health / 14 Feb

"The rewiring of the brain also explain the tendency of teenagers to make irrational, impulsive decisions"

The science of teenagers

Health / 17 Feb

"The benefits of early intervention in dementia are clear, and mean that patients can access treatments, advice and support to plan ahead." Photo: Getty Images

Dealing with the fear factor around dementia

Health / 05 Feb

"How will your local candidate ensure that the funding from general taxation is adequate for the needs of the Sláintecare plan?"

4 questions to check the pulse of Election 2020 health policies

Election 2020 / 03 Feb

"Most of us know that it is important to take folic acid for around three months before becoming pregnant, but most of us do not listen to this advice or even know why it is important"

The importance of knowing about folic acid

Health / 30 Jan

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