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Margaret Hawkins is the health correspondent with Irish Country Living.
Margaret Hawkins on 18 Oct 2024
Health: carbon monoxide is a silent killer
Six people die each year because of carbon monoxide poisoning and many more fall ill. With fires being lit again, it’s time to be aware of the risk, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 15 Oct 2024
Health: the gift of life
Twelve years ago, broadcaster Brendan McArdle donated a kidney to his brother, Colin, to save his life. They both share their experience, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 04 Oct 2024
Health: more funding is needed for breastfeeding specialists
While breastfeeding rates in Ireland remain low, support is growing. Mother-of-three Lianna Reidy says ‘reaching out’ to feeding specialists made all the difference, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 20 Sep 2024
Practical tips to help loved ones cope with mental health struggles
When someone in your life is facing a tough time, what can you do to help? Dr Susan Brannick, clinical director of Aware shares her top 15 practical tips, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 13 Sep 2024
Break the Cycle: why farmers are more at risk of burnout
One in four farmers in Ireland face burnout, we ask the experts how it happens and what to do about it, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 11 Sep 2024
Break the Cycle: when does clutter become a crisis?
There’s a difference between clutter and being a hoarder but why do so many of us have such difficulty in saying goodbye to ‘stuff’? asks Margaret Hawkins
Margaret Hawkins on 30 Aug 2024
Health: fake benzos puts lives in danger
Fake benzodiazepines or counterfeit anti-anxiety medication is putting the lives of users at risk, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 21 Aug 2024
Medication shortages situation unlikely to improve
With 300-400 medications on the shortage list each week patients can be left waiting, ringing around pharmacies themselves or accepting alternatives that may not work so well, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 14 Aug 2024
Your health problems can come against you when buying a house
Having a chronic illness can mean that insurance companies may refuse you mortgage protection cover or hike up your premiums, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 08 Aug 2024
‘My sister died from sepsis – I’d never heard of it before’
Almost 3,000 people a year die in Ireland because of sepsis. These deaths could be prevented if there was more awareness, writes Margaret Hawkins.
Margaret Hawkins on 08 Aug 2024
School is around the corner once again – check out these helpful Healthbytes
With school days soon returning do you want to know the single most important thing your child can do to stay healthy? We have this answer and more, writes Margaret Hawkins
Margaret Hawkins on 29 Jul 2024
Health: filing a complaint about a nursing home
Dealing with grievances related to nursing home care early on is better than letting complaints fester and escalate, writes Margaret Hawkins.