Health News
In this issue
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How is the risk of cancer affected by the BRCA gene?
The BRCA1 and BRCA2 gene, or the ‘Angelina Jolie gene’ as many know it, is a human gene that produces tumour suppressor proteins. Mutating or altering this gene can result in incorrect functioning and, as a result, increased likelihood of cells developing genetic alterations, which can lead to cancer. The BRCA1/2 mutation does not cause...
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Free, safe and legal: demystifying abortion care
January 2019 was historic for women’s healthcare in Ireland: abortion care became legal. How is it carried out? Here, we look at the most common type: early medical abortion.
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Why women’s health is still a big deal
The Referendum on the Eighth Amendment represented a momentous shift in how Ireland responds to women's healthcare needs. The National Women's Council of Ireland believes development of a Women's Health Action Plan in 2019 has the potential to embed real and sustained change for women's experience of healthcare.
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Forget about your contraception – and stay protected
If taking a pill every day isn’t ideal, a “fit and forget” method of contraception could be right for you. They’re highly effective - and last for up to ten years.
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Breast cancer and what you can do about it
Breast cancer awareness might be more common in the 21st century, but that doesn’t mean we should be complacent.
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Lifestyle changes have affected our reproduction in the last 50 years
Changes in health, lifestyle and society have impacted greatly on human reproduction, particularly in females, over the past 50 years. But there is more we can do to help infertility.
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Unsung heroes: women living with metastatic breast cancer
For most women who are diagnosed with breast cancer that involves their breast and lymph nodes, once they are treated, their cancer never returns. Women with metastatic breast cancer are those whose breast cancer has spread to other organs such as bone, liver or lung. Metastatic breast cancer is very treatable but in most cases it is not cured. In most cases, metastatic breast cancer cannot be cured.
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Why are we too embarrassed to talk about periods?
None of us would be here without periods - so why do we avoid talking about them like they’re something dirty, instead of embracing them as a natural part of life?
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Women, HIV and cervical cancer
In Ireland, women account for around a quarter of all new HIV diagnoses notified annually.
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Women’s health awareness from a student health perspective
The Irish student population continues to grow year-on-year, and with it, the demand for Student Health services in third-level education.