Managing wounds at home

Eamonn Brady MPSI outlines some of the basic main factors to be considered in wound care at home I will discuss three types of wounds…

Another five weeks

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE CREAKING UNDER THE STRAIN OF THE LATEST LOCKDOWN EXTENSION, WRITES ULTAN MOLLOY As I write this, I’m told that we…

Pack Animals

FINTAN MOORE TAKES AN IMAGINARY TRIP INTO THE BOARDROOM WHERE PACKAGING DESIGNS ARE APPROVED I would like you to picture the following scene — it’s…

Too busy to breathe?

Far from being a fad, mindfulness is more relevant than ever, writes Séamus Ruane, community pharmacist and certified positive psychology practitioner “If one more person…

Resistance and persistence

Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected, new research shows Computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has…

Another hit track from Volvo

Morgan Flanagan Creagh reviews the Volvo XC40 I don’t usually love crossover SUVs because they sometimes feel like cars that don’t know exactly what they…

Hair today, gone tomorrow

As discussions and preparations continue for the return to normal school and crèche routines, the perennial problem of head lice will inevitably surface to worry…