Guardian Life strengthens commitment to women’s cancer care across the Caribbean Dawne Parris16/07/20250100 views Guardian Life of The Caribbean Limited has reaffirmed its commitment to improving cancer care and financial access for women across the region, with a focus on prevention, early detection, and… Read more
US resident dies from the plague, health officials say Barbados Today14/07/20250889 views A resident of northern Arizona has died from pneumonic plague, health officials said Friday. Plague is rare to humans, with on average about seven cases reported annually in the U.S., most… Read more
BNA: Govt pledges comprehensive safety review for nurses Lourianne Graham12/07/2025053 views Nurses in public healthcare are set to benefit from a comprehensive safety review across the system, following fresh commitments from the Ministry of Health to address longstanding concerns about workplace… Read more
‘Eat apples, not Apple Jacks’: Bajans urged to eat local, shun ultra-processed imports Sheria Brathwaite11/07/20250150 views Health experts have sounded an alarm over the nation’s reliance on imported fruits and vegetables, warning that ultra-processing and genetic modification are stripping food of its nutritional value and threatening… Read more
Classes suspended at Gordon Walters Primary after child hospitalised, others fall ill Sheria Brathwaite09/07/20250606 views A primary school in Christ Church was abruptly closed on Tuesday after a seven-year-old pupil was admitted to intensive care with a suspected infectious illness, leaving parents and teachers demanding… Read more
DLP calls for urgent steps to protect frontline healthcare workers Barbados Today08/07/2025070 views Public health nurses are working in “dangerous and unsanitary” conditions and facing rising threats to their safety, the Democratic Labour Party warned on Monday, as the party’s president called for… Read more
Health advocates urge CARICOM leaders to renew fight against NCDs, mental health crisis Shamar Blunt05/07/2025073 views Caribbean health leaders are to call on CARICOM heads of government at their summit to step up their global advocacy on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health, warning that the… Read more
Violence against nurses sparks fresh safety calls Shamar Blunt03/07/20250220 views Three nurses at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital were attacked by a patient wielding a sharp object early on Wednesday, in the second violent incident targeting the nursing community in less… Read more
UWI, pharma partner to advance genetic research, target inherited diseases Shanna Moore21/06/20250165 views A pioneering partnership between the University of the West Indies (UWI) and global pharmaceutical firm EarlyHealth Group (EHG) is set to transform the diagnosis and treatment of inherited diseases across… Read more
36 new doctors Shanna Moore19/06/20250713 views Thirty-six students from The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus are now officially doctors after completing the five-year medical programme with the best results in recent years. The… Read more