Dr Muiris Houston goes back in time to examine the reason behind daylight-saving time and looks at what we can do to ease our bodies into the adjustment.
Dr Muiris Houston
Up the down escalator
Fresh from the Health Service Reform conference hosted by the think-tank TASC, Dr Muiris Houston analyses the Government’s record in year one and the potential pitfalls ahead.
Putting the smarts into smartphones
With technology invading more and more of our lives, including our sleep patterns, Dr Muiris Houston discovered some smart, expert advice on controlling its influence.
Suffer the little children
Still trying to get a handle on the incompetence surrounding the new Children’s Hospital, Dr Muiris Houston looks ahead to the possible solutions facing the Government.
The brand man’s cunning linguists
Dr Muiris Houston discovers that a brand name cannot only make or break a particular product, but it can often also result in some unexpected hilarity.
Giving researchers a voice in policy making
Dr Muiris Houston examines the potential for the new Irish Academy of Medical Sciences to give Ireland a ‘route-one’ input path for EU biomedical research policy.
And baby concierge makes three
Dr Muiris Houston discovered through reality TV that if you find yourself ‘pregnant in heels’, the choice some are making is to call in the baby concierge.
Does size really matter in modern medical practice?
Dr Muiris Houston looks at the implications of new research, which examined whether physician body weight is a barrier to care in overweight and obesity.
How the dead hand of bureaucracy blocks our whistleblowers
Dr Muiris Houston believes the recent treatment of Grangegorman whistleblower Louise Bayliss shows how difficult it can be for patient advocates.
Never too late to say ‘I don’t’
With news of a 99-year-old Italian filing for divorce, Dr Muiris Houston wonders why couples in their later years are increasingly calling it a day.