Health

After years of pain, misdiagnosis and nine surgeries, Belfast historian Dr Robyn Atcheson is using her own experience of endometriosis to explore the long history of women’s pain – and urging others not to give up on finding help

Aisling Ghéar artistic director Bríd O’Gallachoir reveals how surviving cancer changed her outlook, why she walks rather than drives, and the indulgent feast she’d enjoy if calories didn’t count

In this four-part series, we are talking to the people on the frontline at Kingsbridge Private Hospital Group who are deeply inspired by the GAA

Joanne Hayes will take part in this year’s 6km Midnight Memory Walk in memory of her late husband Phillip, who died in September 2025 after receiving care from Evora Hospice

From running half marathons and playing Gaelic football to his love of Lindt chocolate, singer George Hutton reveals the simple health habits that keep him feeling at his best

Scientists are uncovering a possible connection between the bacteria that cause gum disease and calcification of the heart valves. Dr Lucy Stock explains why bleeding or swollen gums should not be ignored – and how looking after your oral health could benefit your overall wellbeing

After losing her leg following a devastating accident, Co Down mum Nicola Doran feared her life had been reduced to a bedroom and a wheelchair. Now, just months after her amputation, she is breaking world records in freezing water. She chats to Helen McGurk

Christine McNicholl was just 36 when a major heart attack left her fighting for her life. Four years on, the Newtownabbey mum is celebrating turning 40 by running the Belfast Half Marathon to raise money for British Heart Foundation Northern Ireland

Kingsbridge Staff take on 9 Marathons in 9 Days for Cancer Fund for Children

Former university lecturer and medical translator Garry Martin, 60, fears he is living with a rare form of dementia – but has spent a year waiting to see a neurologist for a definitive diagnosis