Health CareLocal News Influenza outbreak helps drive sustained pressure at QEH A&E by Barbados Today 11/01/2026 written by Barbados Today 2 min read The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) has advised the public that there has been no easing in the surge of patients presenting to its Accident and Emergency Department (AED), a situation … Continue Reading 11/01/2026 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Humphrey warns of dangerous HIV myths, calls for renewed education drive by Barbados Today 04/01/2026 by Barbados Today 04/01/2026 Minister of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs Kirk Humphrey is sounding the alarm on HIV education, warning that dangerous misconceptions, including the belief that there is a cure, are undermining … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Long waiting times persist at QEH as A&E patient surge continues by Barbados Today 03/01/2026 by Barbados Today 03/01/2026 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) on Saturday reported that waiting times at its Accident and Emergency Department (AED) continue to be longer than usual due to a sustained surge in … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Nurses seek stronger protection from workplace violence as new year begins by Shamar Blunt 02/01/2026 by Shamar Blunt 02/01/2026 The Barbados Nurses Association (BNA) is welcoming 2026 with renewed calls for stronger safeguards and improved working conditions for nurses, warning that violence against healthcare workers remains one of the … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News More healthcare, court dates ‘in house’ at Dodds by Sheria Brathwaite 23/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 23/12/2025 The Barbados Prison Service has tightened its security controls and sharply reduced prisoner movement outside the Dodds Prison, following the escape earlier this year of inmate Kishon Lamar Anderson Thomas … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News National flu-season plan urged as holiday illness surge looms by Barbados Today 20/12/2025 by Barbados Today 20/12/2025 Public health specialist and newly appointed Independent Senator Dr Kenneth Connell has warned that Barbados faces a likely surge in respiratory illnesses during the holiday period, and urged government to … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News Muscling in on healthcare, doc channels bodybuilding grit into innovation by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 19/12/2025 Dr Christina Dowell’s story reads like a masterclass in reinvention. A former competitive bodybuilder turned general practitioner and entrepreneur, she’s applying the laser focus of the gym floor to reshape … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal NewsRegional BDF EMT providing healthcare in Jamaica by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 by Barbados Today 17/12/2025 The Barbados Defence Force Emergency Medical Team (BDF EMT) treated and cared for 495 patients between December 1 and 10, under Operation Helping Hands 2025, currently underway in Westmoreland, Jamaica. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal News QEH to get second cancer treatment machine in major expansion by Sheria Brathwaite 15/12/2025 by Sheria Brathwaite 15/12/2025 The Queen Elizabeth Hospital will soon acquire a second linear accelerator for cancer treatment as part of a $313.6m expansion of the public general hospital, financed mainly through a loan … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Health CareLocal NewsOpinion Healthy living this festive season and beyond by Barbados Today 13/12/2025 by Barbados Today 13/12/2025 … Because the best gifts are feeling good and staying healthy The holidays are coming — and so are the Christmas parties, the second helpings and ‘nuff’ food and drinks. … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
