Women are also at risk of suffering a heart attack We may think men are more likely to suffer from heart attacks but we shouldn’t stop that from educating ourselves when it comes to heart health. Ignoring the signs and symptoms is something we must avoid in a bid to improve women’s heart health knowledge. […]

3 days ago

42% of Irish women are not getting enough iron According to recent research, 42% of Irish women are not getting enough iron in their diets, which can have significant impacts on their health. Iron is an essential mineral needed to produce healthy red blood cells, which carry oxygen around the body and provide us with […]

1 year ago

“I live a relatively normal life with extra challenges.” One challenge facing a lot of women in Ireland is healthcare. Whether it’s struggling to get a diagnosis, cocooning due to Covid or living with health issues, it’s something that affects the lives of Irish women everyday. 26-year-old Dubliner and disability advocate Kayleigh McKevitt chatted to […]

4 years ago

“Reproductive health leave for IVF and early miscarriage could radically change our workplaces.” Senator Ivana Bacik has this month introduced a new Bill to the Seanad to provide employees in Ireland with up to 20 days leave for early miscarriage or other reproductive health reasons. The Labour Party legislation, published on March 2, addresses the […]

5 years ago

In a month when we talk about women’s health we have to ask how the pandemic has affected it. Since lockdown first began this time last year many aspects of women’s healthcare have suffered immensely. Women have found that their breast check examinations have been cancelled, in some areas that there have been massive waiting […]

5 years ago