Health

Millions trust ChatGPT for medical advice, but AI hallucinations and sycophancy pose real dangers. We need civic oversight, not tech hype, for our health.

A 79-year-old man is standing trial in Dublin's Central Criminal Court, facing 74 counts of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s. A complainant has told the jury she was left in a state of panic and shame by the alleged abuse, highlighting the oppressive culture of the time that silenced victims and forced them to carry the guilt of their abusers.

Julie Ellison credits Action Cancer's early breast cancer screening with saving her life. Now, she urges women across the North to prioritize check-ups and community fundraising.

More than 825,000 public patients are now on hospital waiting lists after a surge of 72,000 this year, raising fresh questions about the State's handling of the health crisis.

Three Kerry men will cycle and run 350km around the Ring of Kerry this September, raising €25,000 for the Kerry Hospice Foundation in a challenge that embodies community solidarity.

Galway community exceeds €13k target for wheelchair vehicle, showing solidarity and collective action that embodies the best of Irish values and social democracy.

Nearly 100 people die weekly from tobacco-related illnesses in Ireland. Medical experts demand urgent government action to achieve a tobacco-free nation by 2035.

Nearly 100 people die weekly from tobacco in Ireland as government inaction allows corporate greed to triumph over public health, RCPI report reveals.