Health

Ettie Rutherford Contributing Writer In today’s world as we listen to, or hear, the daily news, it is a real challenge to be optimistic and not fall into a morass of fear, doubt and a […]

By Dr. Scott Lear Contributing Writer There is a movement afoot (pun intended) to get more people exercising by involving their family doctors. In the United Kingdom, the government recently released Moving Medicine — an online resource […]

(PAHO/WHO) – Delegations from Member States of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) will renew their commitment to primary health care (PHC) this week, as a vital part of achieving universal health and the Sustainable Development […]

(CARPHA) – Breast cancer is the main cause of cancer deaths among Caribbean females, accounting for 14%-30% of cancer deaths. This disease has a significant impact on women’s health and is two times higher in the […]

(PAHO/WHO) – The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, participated in the inauguration of the latest smart health care facility to open in the Region of the Caribbean. The Princess […]

UNITED NATIONS, United States (CMC) — Grenada has called on other Caribbean nations and Small Island Development States to serve as “test cases” for nationwide implementation of climate-related technologies and advances. In addressing the 73rd […]

(AFP) — Scientists in the US said Wednesday they have discovered a way to suppress HIV in patients for months at a time using a twin dose of antibodies that could revolutionise how the disease is […]

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says Ministers of Health of the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean, have agreed to implement a series of strategic actions to reduce […]