Health & Wellness

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that emergency services are currently dealing with a fire at B’s Recycling Plant, located at Cane Garden, St Thomas. Communities in the …

A sharp increase in syphilis infections across Barbados has triggered urgent public health warnings, with officials urging sexually active people to get tested as the disease — though preventable and …

The Ministry of Health and Wellness will begin its weekly fogging programme today in Christ Church, as part of mosquito control efforts across Christ Church, St John and St Michael. …

Officials have hailed the Chinese Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road’s seven-day visit as a triumph for healthcare delivery here, despite public outcry over chaotic crowds, poor access and communication …

In response to growing calls from the community, the Hope Foundation has expanded its long-standing advocacy work that has been primarily focused on lupus to include arthritis. For the first …

Prevention is certainly cheaper than cure when it relates to diabetes. And although there is no cure in the true sense of the word, there are steps we can take …

At the young age of 11, Krystal Boyea was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. Now, at the age of 35, she uses her voice as an advocate to empower, educate …

Many adult women and teenage girls are not getting enough iron from their food, according to the most recent dietary guidelines. Iron deficiency is one of the biggest nutritional deficiencies …