Health Care

Barbados needs more definitive figures on the number of people living with dementia to ensure they can receive appropriate support and care, the Barbados Alzheimer’s Association has said. Public Relations …

Health Minister Senator Lisa Cummins is urging Barbadians to make movement and healthier choices part of their everyday lives, saying the goal should be to keep people out of the …

The Barbados Association for Cancer Advocacy and Aventa Barbados – the drug-maker formerly known as Collins Limited — on Wednesday signed an agreement aimed at strengthening cancer-patient support, research and …

A breakdown in relationships between caregivers, gaps in understanding of child development and inherited generational trauma are among the leading pressures on Barbadian households, according to research carried out through …

Clients of the Social Empowerment Agency have been told that their payments or services will not be stopped when their cases are under review. Minister of People Empowerment and Elder …

S trokes occur at least twice a day in Barbados, according to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Acting Chief Physiotherapist, Dr Stacey Boyce, who urged Barbadians to know their blood pressure …

Due to shortcomings identified in a 2022 assessment, Barbados must press forward with its digital transformation drive in the health sector to better meet the needs of patients. That was …

Medical professionals warned on Thursday that a sustained rise in requests to exempt children from routine immunisations could weaken Barbados’ long-established protection against vaccine-preventable diseases, as overseas misinformation increasingly shapes …

Marketing that encourages children to consume unhealthy food and drink must be a central target in the national response to rising childhood obesity, a prevention campaigner has said. Speaking during …