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Irish Examiner
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Dowling hoping Munster can repeat interprovincial triumph
Munster Women's Team captain Mary Dowling (Mallow) is hoping her side can secure consecutive titles this week as the Men's and Women's Interprovincial Championships get underway at Knightsbrook Golf Club on Wednesday morning. Under the guidance of Dowling and team manager Sinead Enright (Macroom), the province ended a five year wait for glory in 2024, claiming just their ninth win in the event's 61-year history. Now, the side are aiming to repeat the feat last achieved by a Munster Women's team in 2002 and 2003. 'Back in the 2000s, Munster won it two years in a row so that is their whole thing now, that we have to do as good as that team, that we have to go for two in a row,' said Dowling. 'They are full of confidence and anticipation.' Five players from last year's winning side return, including current Bridgestone Women's Order of Merit leader Aideen Walsh (Lahinch), Valerie Clancy (Killarney), Mairead Martin (Kanturk), Clodagh Coughlan (Douglas) and Caitlin Shippam (Ballykisteen). Douglas pair Karen O'Neill and Aoife Ní Thuama also return to the fold, having last featured in 2023 and 2022 respectively, adding further experience to a tight-knit group. 'There's a great bond,' said Dowling. 'We have Cork, Clare and Waterford so there was a lot of slagging now between the Banner and the Déise and the Rebels. I think now of the seven, five are Cork and we have one from Limerick and one from Clare.' Having enjoyed interprovincial success as both a player and captain, Dowling understands that the finest of margins can decide the championship but knows that another victory would be especially meaningful. 'It would be amazing, it really would. Munster has won it so little over the years, it would be very special. The main thing really is that they just put up a good performance, and I know they will,' said Dowling. 'There are great golfers on all the teams, and it comes down to very small margins at the end of it, but we'd be hoping.' Another team looking to make history are the Leinster Men's side, who are chasing a fourth title in a row, an achievement that would match their great 1960s team who triumphed from 1962 to 1965. Harry McAlinden (Bray) captains the side for a fourth time and will look to a strong line up which includes West of Ireland champion Dylan Holmes (Greystones), Munster Stroke Play runner-up Eoin Murphy (Dundalk), East of Ireland runner-up Robert Abernethy (Dun Laoghaire), Paul Coughlan (Castleknock) and Keith Egan (Carton House) as they bid to defend their crown once more. The three-day event tees off at 8am Wednesday morning with a two-tee start as the Women's Championship leads the way with their foursome matches. Munster will begin their defence against Connacht while Ulster face Leinster before the Men's Championship gets underway at 8.24am, with Leinster facing Munster and Ulster taking on Connacht.
Courier-Mail
5 days ago
- Health
- Courier-Mail
3am ‘curse' plaguing Aussie mums
Don't miss out on the headlines from Health. Followed categories will be added to My News. It was a tiny, crescent-shaped birthmark on the inside of my five-month-old's thigh that started it all. Until that point, new motherhood had for me, mostly been the kind of oxytocin-fuelled, soft-lit montage of bliss you see in Huggies ads. I had a 'good' sleeper, a great support network and a new parents group who got together for champagne brunches. We were killing it, my baby and I. Then the birthmark. Surely it had been there since he was born, but for whatever reason, I noticed it one morning and couldn't stop fixating on what it meant. Convinced it was a sign of some sinister illness, I followed the Reddit-Mumsnet-Web MD rabbit hole down to the most obscure depths of Dr Google. X SUBSCRIBER ONLY By nightfall I'd diagnosed him with a serious, degenerative neurodevelopmental disorder. My mother was staying with us at the time; she found me in the bathtub with my baby, sobbing and panicked while he stared up at me, bewildered by the fuss. A GP visit, ostensibly booked to confirm my baby's diagnosis, morphed into a referral to a psychologist and a diagnosis of health anxiety. Health anxiety, also known as illness anxiety disorder or hypochondria, is a form of anxiety that manifests as intense fear of having or developing an illness, even when there is little evidence to support the belief. Bek Day's went to the doctor worried about her baby's birthmark, but left with a referral to a psychologist for herself. Except rather than worrying about my own health, I was fixated on that of my baby. 'It's called health anxiety by proxy,' explains psychologist Anoushka Dowling, of the lesser-known condition. 'And it is the same fear and preoccupation, but this time directed at the health of your children. It is fearing the worst from minor symptoms, for example: 'what if this headache is actually a brain tumour?' According to Dowling, there are several telltale signs a person might be experiencing health anxiety by proxy. 'They will likely be constantly thinking about or talking about a particular illness or health related worry,' she says. 'They also may be checking for signs and symptoms, and usually turning to online sources to find more information. A person with health anxiety may either repeatedly seek assurance from health professionals, (oftentimes more than once because of a fear of signs being missed) OR they will avoid health professionals altogether out of fear that their worries will be validated.' Dowling says that while worrying about your child's health is, to some extent, a normal part of parenthood, fixating to the point that it causes you distress or is without evidence means there could be a problem. The advent of 'Dr Google' (where every headache is a tumour and every bruise is leukaemia) has exacerbated things she says, as has, more recently, Covid. It all sounds very familiar. While that first acute episode of health anxiety by proxy was by far the worst, there have been other periods in my nine years as a mother where it has raised its ugly head. And while therapy has helped mostly overcome the 3am curse that would keep me awake, googling in a cold sweat, it's also been a numbers game: the sheer volume of times I've assumed the worst, only to be proven wrong. On the surface, some of my more dramatic moments have been laughable, were it not for the real panic underpinning them. The time I took my second newborn to the child health nurse over concerns she yawned too much, for example. Or the ultrasound I demanded of my son's skull because I was sure it was 'too bumpy'. Bek's experience is common among parents. Health anxiety has increased in the past decade. And yes, Covid, with all its uncertainty and hand-washing and invisible threat, left me grappling for a time with a rising dread every time a runny nose or a fever spiked. It's an experience borne out in the numbers: studies clearly show that health anxiety has increased in the past decade (with a decent boost delivered by the pandemic), and while, as a relatively new condition, there aren't a lot of epidemiological data on health anxiety by proxy, experts say anecdotally they're encountering it more frequently as well. 'The sheer volume of information on the internet means that we can find something to confirm almost any fear we have,' explains Dowling. 'Increased feelings of anxiety can inhibit our brain's ability to critically analyse information and increase our tendency to look for information that confirms our fears rather than alleviates them. The internet is great for many things, but self-diagnosis is not one of them! We're way too biased about ourselves, and particularly about our children to gather and interpret information effectively.' Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Plus Created with Sketch. Instead, Dowling suggests reaching out to speak to your GP or a psychologist if you suspect you might be suffering from health anxiety by proxy. 'Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is generally the most effective form of treatment for health anxiety, as it involves identifying distorted thinking and uses evidence-based reasoning to challenge the thoughts,' she explains. 'It will also include relaxation techniques, exposure therapy and behavioural activation to ensure that a person is still able to fully participate in life, because one of the major impacts of leaving health anxiety or healthy anxiety by proxy untreated is the risk of disengaging from everyday activities. 'You may stop socialising, take your child out of school or daycare, or simply stop engaging in activities that once bought you or your child joy, out of fear of serious illness. The excessive worry and preoccupation about illness makes it challenging to enjoy life - which is something that it is definitely possible to treat.' Originally published as Health anxiety is the 3am curse plaguing Aussie mums
Business Wire
6 days ago
- Business
- Business Wire
Northwell Health named to TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025 list
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--For the first time, TIME has named Northwell Health, the largest health system in the Northeast, to its TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025 list. Northwell is the only health system to be recognized on the prestigious list which highlights companies making a difference in 2025, acknowledging innovation, ambition and success. TIME aims to showcase diverse forms of influence and offer examples of impactful corporate leadership. Other companies on the list includes Nintendo, Coinbase, Gilead and LinkedIn. The selection process involves input from editors, contributors, correspondents and external experts. See the full list here and Northwell's profile here. TIME recognized Northwell for its launch of Northwell Studios last year, a dedicated entity focused on harnessing the power of storytelling and entertainment to humanize health care and spark meaningful social conversations. The health system's most recent project, One South: Portrait of a Psych Unit, created by Gidalya Pictures, premiered at the DC/DOX Film Festival and on HBO and is now streaming on Max. Northwell has collaborated with renowned filmmakers and production companies on five documentaries, garnering six Emmy Awards and an Academy Award shortlist, reaching tens of millions of viewers worldwide. Northwell Studios has new productions in the works, including a second season of Netflix's Lenox Hill, which is filming, and a cookbook titled Well & Nourished coming out this fall, which builds on Northwell's belief that food is medicine—a powerful tool for healing and transformation. 'This recognition from TIME underscores Northwell's unwavering commitment to reimaging health care,' said Mr. Dowling. 'Along with our past achievements, this only fuels our passion even further to innovate, drive positive change and build a healthier future for all. We are incredibly proud of our team's dedication to making a difference in the lives of so many.' Northwell's recognition comes after Michael J. Dowling, Northwell's president and CEO, was named a 'Titan' and included on the media company's annual TIME100 Health's Most Influential list alongside Eli Lilly CEO David Ricks, GSK CEO Emma Walmsley and Melinda French Gates, philanthropist and founder of Pivotal Ventures. In 2024, two inventions from Northwell's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research were named to TIME's Best Inventions list in the medical care category. The first invention recognized was iNav, an artificial intelligence (AI) powered cancer detection tool; the second, ' Double Neural Bypass,' is a brain computer interface technology that is restoring movement and the sense of touch in a clinical trial for people living with paralysis. As New York's largest health care provider and one of the largest integrated health systems in the U.S., Northwell cares for more than three million people annually. In May, Northwell Health and Nuvance Health announced that the two nonprofit health systems have officially joined together to form a new integrated regional health system that will enhance care for communities across greater New York and Connecticut. The expanded system now encompasses over 104,000 employees, a diverse network of 22,000 nurses and 13,500 providers at 28 hospitals and 1,000 outpatient locations. Northwell is rooted in the purpose of finding solutions that impact its communities. Since 2019, Northwell has taken the national lead in spotlighting gun violence by launching the Center for Gun Violence Prevention, which brings leaders in health care, business and government together to find solutions to this leading cause of death among children. The Center conducts vital research into the root causes of gun violence, develops evidence-based interventions and implements programs designed to reduce gun-related injuries and deaths. A prime example of its impactful work is a $1.4 million NIH-funded study that facilitated over 80,000 emergency department screenings for gun violence risk, distributed hundreds of gun safety locks and provided crucial safety information to families. Through public awareness campaigns like 'Just Ask,' Northwell has encouraged safe gun storage in homes; the campaign has been adopted by over 1,000 hospitals nationwide. With other initiatives like the annual Northwell Health Gun Violence Prevention Forum – listen to a recap of this year's forum on a special podcast episode of Good Things from Lemonada here – and the National Health Care CEO Council on Gun Violence Prevention and Safety, the health system aims to rally others to help curb this senseless and preventable violence. To advance knowledge and find cures for diseases, Northwell's Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research comprises over 50 research labs, 3,000 clinical research studies and 5,000 researchers and staff across six institutes: Behavioral Science, Bioelectronic Medicine, Cancer, Health System Science, Molecular Medicine, and Translational Research. Based on breakthroughs at the Feinstein Institutes, a new category of medicine – bioelectronic medicine – which uses techniques like vagus nerve stimulation, has the potential to revolutionize healthcare. In 2025, Northwell opened its first Center for Bioelectronic Medicine, built upon decades of research by the Feinstein Institutes' president and CEO, Kevin J. Tracey, MD. The center offers access to bioelectronic medicine clinical trials and, when available, treatments including vagus nerve stimulation. Northwell is also training the next generation of health care workers through a partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies and New York City Public Schools to create the Northwell School of Health Sciences, a career-technical education (CTE) high school that will prepare students for careers in health care starting next fall. Beyond its borders, through its Center for Global Health, Northwell is a worldwide partner, working with countries such as Ukraine, bringing injured soldiers to New York for life-changing care, and Guyana, where the health system has provided mental health services, physician training and supplies. About Northwell Health Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees – including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices – who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.
New York Post
24-06-2025
- Health
- New York Post
CEO reveals secret to his success — his journey from janitor to head of behemoth Northwell Health
His drive never flatlined. Michael Dowling, the outgoing CEO of Northwell Health, has revealed in detail to The Post how he went from janitor to helping to build a behemoth system of 28 tri-state hospitals and 1,050 outpatient centers from a single Long Island facility over three decades. 'It's been an interesting journey,' said Dowling, 75, who grew up impoverished in Ireland and lived in a thatched-roof house without running water, to The Post, recalling how he left home for New York at 16 in the 1960s. 5 Michael Dowling, the outgoing CEO of Northwell Health, has revealed how he went from janitor to helping to build a behemoth system of 28 tri-state hospitals and 1,050 outpatient centers. James Messerschmidt 'I worked on the boats in Manhattan, I worked in construction, I worked in the plumbing business based out of New Rochelle — but mostly doing a lot of work in Yonkers in the Bronx. I worked cleaning out bars in Queens,' said Dowling, who will step down from his top spot in October. Sweating in boat boiler rooms, sweeping floors as a custodian, and performing any other manual labor never bothered the man from Knockaderry, who said it was great to just be 'able to put a little money in your pocket' for the first time. He then worked and saved enough to get an undergraduate arts degree and eventually earn a master's in human-services policy in 1974 from Fordham University, where Dowling began teaching social policy and rose to the rank of assistant dean. In 1995, after earning a polished resume in the Department of Health and Human Services and other high-ranking places, he was recruited as an executive to North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset. 5 Michael J. Dowling and Volodymyr Zelenskyy together at the Staten Island University Hospital. Lee S. Weissman/Northwell Health 'I knew it would turn out better than what I had growing up,' said Dowling, who became CEO of the growing hospital system in 2002 and was later named grand marshal of Manhattan's 2017 St. Patrick's Day Parade in recognition of his success. 'You do the best work you possibly can. You treat people well. You work harder than anybody else. You give it your best,' he said. 'When you kind of climb the ladder of life, you don't know where the top rung is.' Surgical precision Dowling entered uncharted waters quickly when he helped merge North Shore with failing Glen Cove Hospital in the mid-1990s, starting a domino effect that reshaped healthcare by eventually absorbing several underperforming facilities on Long Island. 5 Dowling said he would walk the COVID floor of a Northwell hospital each day during the pandemic. Lee S. Weissman/Northwell Health 'There were no health systems in existence at all in this part of the country,' he said. 'When you got to about 1996, we had about nine hospitals. … Most people were looking at us and thinking, 'What the heck are you doing?' ' The drama flared that year when North Shore began another merger, this time a contentious joining with its longtime rival, Long Island Jewish of New Hyde Park. Although the two sides had so much 'animosity' that they had to meet 'in a neutral location' to get the deal done, the federal government became the real obstacle, Dowling recalled. 'The Justice Department, I believe in response to advocacy by the insurance companies, sued us and took us to court to prevent the merger,' Dowling said. 'It ended up at a two-week court trial — and we won.' The acquisitions in the 1990s paved the way for Northwell's expansion into New York City, Westchester County, and, more recently, Connecticut, with an April merger with Nuvance Health. Dowling said the healthcare giant now has its sights set on New Jersey. 'If you've traveled for more than a half an hour and you don't see one of our locations, call us because we've got to put something in there,' he quipped. Bantering with the boss But Dowling said that if there's one part of the gig he most loves, it's getting to know his nearly 105,000 employees. 'It's unbelievably important,' said Dowling, who takes workers out to monthly dinners, walks the COVID floor of a Northwell hospital each day during the pandemic, and spends each Monday giving a two-hour orientation and Q&A to new hires, with a special one for physicians. 5 Outgoing Northwell CEO Michael Dowling, after receiving his Honorary degree at University College Dublin, with his siblings. Courtesy of Northwell 'This is not done that often by CEOs — although I can tell you that a number of them are now doing it because they found out I was doing it,' he said. More than just a warm welcome, the sessions make hiring managers think twice about who they are onboarding — and are an easy way to spot out any newcomer with a lousy attitude, the CEO said. 'There have been occasions when I've asked employees at orientation to leave,' Dowling said, although he added that most times it's the opposite, with him loving the interaction, and some new hires approach him to say how they relate to his journey. 5 'Life is about opportunity. It's not about challenges. … People whine too much, people complain too much. 'Aw, this was a hard day' — it's supposed to be hard!' Dowling said. James Messerschmidt If there's one thing applicants should know, it's that their boss, who will focus on leadership development as CEO emeritus in the fall, despises a poor attitude. 'Life is about opportunity. It's not about challenges. … People whine too much, people complain too much. 'Aw, this was a hard day' — it's supposed to be hard!' Dowling said. 'Get over it. Suck it up, and deal with it for God's sake.'
CTV News
11-06-2025
- General
- CTV News
Firefighters extinguish brush fire in Dowling
Sudbury fire and Ministry of Natural Resources crews were called to a brush fire off Pilon Crescent in the Dowling area Tuesday night. Sudbury fire and Ministry of Natural Resources crews were called to a brush fire off Pilon Crescent in the Dowling area Tuesday night. A Dowling resident who was burning brush piles without a permit Tuesday night got a surprise visit from city firefighters. Crews responded to the fire around 10:30 p.m., deputy fire chief Jess Oshell said Wednesday. 'Unauthorized burn was occurring,' Oshell said in a text message. Burning brush piles 'In this instance, brush piles were being burnt without a permit … With the assistance from the property owner, the fire was extinguished.' Oshell said the incident was a good reminder for residents to check the city's outdoor burning bylaw for regulations regarding all outdoor burning 'and to identify when a burn permit is required.'
