Episodi

  • The science of sleep: how stress, screens, and noise steal your zzz’s

    The science of sleep: how stress, screens, and noise steal your zzz’s
    Feb 26 2026

    Motty Varghese, respiratory and sleep physiologist, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of Real Health.

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    22 min
  • Time is brain: the life-saving signs of Stroke

    Time is brain: the life-saving signs of Stroke
    Feb 19 2026
    Professor Ronan Collins, HSE Lead at the National Stroke programme, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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    26 min
  • Vaping: The health risks we’re only beginning to understand

    Vaping: The health risks we’re only beginning to understand
    Feb 12 2026

    Martina Blake, national lead for the HSE Tobacco Free Ireland program, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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    23 min
  • Ozempic explained: What we’re getting wrong about obesity

    Ozempic explained: What we’re getting wrong about obesity
    Feb 5 2026
    Aimee Donnellan, Reuters columnist and author of Off the Scales: The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure Obesity, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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    32 min
  • The Joy of Cooking (Again): Chef Eunice Power on Food That Nourishes

    The Joy of Cooking (Again): Chef Eunice Power on Food That Nourishes
    Jan 29 2026
    Eunice Power, chef, entrepreneur and author of My Irish Kitchen Table, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health Podcast.

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    24 min
  • Professor David Keegan: ‘I was seeing these heartbreaking preventable cases of young people effectively going blind’

    Professor David Keegan: ‘I was seeing these heartbreaking preventable cases of young people effectively going blind’
    Jan 22 2026
    Professor David Keegan, Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon at Mater Private Hospitals and Clinical Director for Diabetic RetinaScreen, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of The Real Health podcast.

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    22 min
  • How much fibre you need with dietitian Lorraine Cooney

    How much fibre you need with dietitian Lorraine Cooney
    Jan 15 2026
    Lorraine Cooney, gut health and IBS dietitian at Blackrock Health and author, joins Karl Henry on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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    22 min
  • ‘I kept thinking it was a trapped nerve’ Annmarie O’Connor on her Parkinson’s diagnosis

    ‘I kept thinking it was a trapped nerve’ Annmarie O’Connor on her Parkinson’s diagnosis
    Jan 8 2026
    Annmarie O’Connor, author, fashion editor and Parkinson’s advocate, joins Karl Henry to discuss her memoir Twitch: My life with Parkinson’s on this week’s episode of the Real Health podcast.

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    27 min