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The Health Check-Up

Every week, GP Dr Ciara Kelly is in studio to field questions from people about how to treat and take care of their personal health.

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    Broken wrists, panic attacks, phobias and more

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up.

  2. 99

    Verucas, tinnitus and frozen shoulders

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up. George is struggling to understand the questions more and more as the weeks go by.

  3. 98

    Heel pain, skin rashes and Claudia Cardinale

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions.

  4. 97

    Leg cramps, shortness of breath, yawning, arthritis

    Ciara Kelly answers the latest batch of your questions on the Hook Health Check Up, while taking the usual abuse from George along the way.

  5. 96

    Weak bladder, fertility issues and women get gout!

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up.

  6. 95

    Back issues, knee pain, tinnitus and sinuses

    Ciara Kelly is back for the Health Check Up, this time with Ivan, and is surprised that she's being allowed to finish her answers!

  7. 94

    George's medical pronunciations get better and better

    Ciara Kelly gives George more pronunciation lessons while giving her medical advice on the Hook Health Check.

  8. 93

    Heart Palpitations, Fathering Children and Malaria

    Dr.Ciara Kelly joins George Hook for the weekly health check.

  9. 92

    Chest pains, twitching, loneliness and fertility

    Fresh of her Newstalk Breakfast debut, Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions. George, of course, also gives his unique take.

  10. 91

    Cold sores, headaches, sunburn and stubbed toes

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up.

  11. 90

    Male cellulite, mental health and restless legs

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your, and occasionally George's health questions on the Hook Health Check Up.

  12. 89

    She's already calling 999!

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up. Asking George the question will apparently get your query answered quicker!

  13. 88

    Dry scalp, body odour and out of control snoring

    Midlands GP Sumi Dunne filled in for Ciara on the Hook Health Check this week addressing issues including, body odour, shampoo, sleeping, veins, clozaril and more.

  14. 87

    Fungi, drinking while pregnant and pulling muscles

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your questions on the High Noon Health Check Up, as George tries to resist giving his own unique advice.

  15. 86

    Anxiety, blood pressure and pins and needles

    Dr.Ciara Kelly joins George for this weeks health check up.

  16. 85

    Over active thyroids, vertigo and self harm

    Dr.Ciara Kelly joins George for this weeks health check up.

  17. 84

    World Immunisation Week

    Dr. Brenda Corcoran Specialist in public Health Medicine and Head of National Immunisation Office for the HSE joins Dr.Ciara Kelly for this weeks health slot.

  18. 83

    The importance of lifestyle medicine

    The shoe is on the other foot for Ciara, as she asks the questions in the Hook Health Check Up. Micheál Newell is on the other end, talking about lifestyle medicine.

  19. 82

    Weight loss, saggy skin and the menopause

    Dr.Ciara Kelly joins George for this weeks Health Check.

  20. 81

    Tumeric, OCD, back pain and picking your nose

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, while George give his own unique advice.

  21. 80

    Just go to the doctor, you bloody eejit

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, while George continues to try to get his head around fancy medical terms.

  22. 79

    STDs, tendons, itches and frequent urinating

    Ciara Kelly answers your health questions, even though George wrongly insists he could answer them all without her.

  23. 78

    Colonscopies, tingly lips and Catholic diets

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, including issues around thyroids, constipation, tingly lips and more.

  24. 77

    Ear weeping, jaw pain and breathlessness

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, while George continues to talk about the virtues of Mary Magdalene's hem.

  25. 76

    Dermatitis, running fanatics and measuring body fat

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions along with George as he criticises running fanatics and people who want to measure their body fat.

  26. 75

    Salt, thyroid issues and don't do anything that hurts

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, remembers steroids being used on people's heads for baldness, thyroid issues and more.

  27. 74

    'When God created man, he created symptoms'

    Ciara Kelly tackles your health questions, as well as George's creationism in this week's Hook Health Check Up.

  28. 73

    Back pain, rashes, moles, ear wax, shoulder pain

    Questions about soap, moles, warts, rashes, sprains and more are answered by Ciara and George on the Hook Health Check Up.

  29. 72

    George's itch is cured!

    George is delighted that his itch has gone, plus he and Ciara Kelly answer your health questions.

  30. 71

    Aches, eating 'cleanly', whiskey nose and folliculitis

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, including issues on eating cleanly, folliculitis, aches, pains, and urinating blood.

  31. 70

    Ear popping, skipping heartbeats, shingles, menopause

    Ciara Kelly is back to answer your health questions. This week they ranged from ear issues, to skipping heartbeats, to sugar addictions.

  32. 69

    Fevers, arthritis, migraines and incontinence pads

    Ciara Kelly is in to take your health questions. They cover areas such as migraine, strokes, arthritis, fevers in your baby, walking trouble and much more.

  33. 68

    Cholesterol, sprained ankles, gum bleeds, stinky sweat

    Ciara Kelly is back to answer your health questions, including issues around gums, cholesterol, sweat that stinks and how to treat ankle sprains.

  34. 67

    Back pain, anxiety and trying to quit smoking

    Ciara drops into George for the weekly Hook Health Check-up

  35. 66

    Snoring, styes, brain freeze & carpal tunnel

    Ciara Kelly answers your health questions once again, including queries about the effect of weight on snoring, brain freezes and how to treat styes.

  36. 65

    Lip rash, foot pain, allergies and vision issues

    Ciara Kelly answers your health questions, including solutions to rashes, foot pain, swollen itchy eyes and vision issues

  37. 64

    Cuticles, gall stones, chicken pox & cracking knuckles

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, including queries about cuticles, chicken pox, gall stones, bald patches and much more.

  38. 63

    Warts, ear ringing and the need for fibre

    Ciara Kelly is back to answer your health questions, covering warts, chemists, ear ringing, constipation and more.

  39. 62

    George, Ciara & Nurse Graham answer your questions

    Dr Ciara Kelly answers your health questions, ably assisted by George as ever, with a special guest appearance from Nurse Michael Graham.

  40. 61

    Addiction is more common than you'd think

    Ciara Kelly welcomes consultant psychiatrist Colm O'Gara onto High Noon to discuss the perils of addiction, while answering a few listener questions too.

  41. 60

    Itches, bullying, head lumps & bollocking surgeons

    Ciara Kelly is back to answer your health questions including on issues with anxiety, itching, head knocks

  42. 59

    Pins & needles, fierce itching and belly button fluff

    Ciara Kelly is back to answer your health questions on issues including itching, head pain, pins and needles and more.

  43. 58

    Migraines, bidets, ear cleaning and lovely legs

    Ciara Kelly answers a whole host of your health questions on the Hook Health Check Up. The campaign against q-tips continues and Ciara is scared of bidets, interestingly

  44. 57

    Hook Health Check

    Dr.Ciara Kelly joins George Hook for another Hook Health Check.

  45. 56

    Feet, fungus and another case of gout

    The High Noon health check with Dr.Ciara Kelly.

  46. 55

    Dry skin, sinus pains and food intolerance

    Ciara Kelly answers your questions in the Hook Health Check Up, including sinus issues, food intolerance and a texter fed up of waiting in St James' Hospital.

  47. 54

    The doc is back! Is there a cure for jumpy legs?

    Ciara Kelly is back, and she's answering health questions ranging from restless leg syndrome, to varicose veins, to high blood pressure.

  48. 53

    A sad day. It's the last Right Hook Health Check Up

    Ciara Kelly is in for the final time for the Right Hook Health Check Up. Monday's will never be the same again.

  49. 52

    Back pain, bad breath and using Jesus' name in vain

    Ciara Kelly answers more of your health questions, including queries over bad breath, back pain, bowel trouble.

  50. 51

    Anxiety, constipation, sleepy arms and George's dream

    Ciara Kelly once again answers your personal health questions, ranging from sleep issues to constipation, to pain management, to anxiety.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Every week, GP Dr Ciara Kelly is in studio to field questions from people about how to treat and take care of their personal health.

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The Health Check-Up currently has 50 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is The Health Check-Up about?

Every week, GP Dr Ciara Kelly is in studio to field questions from people about how to treat and take care of their personal health.

How often does The Health Check-Up release new episodes?

The Health Check-Up has 50 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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The Health Check-Up is created and hosted by Newstalk.
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