Health Care

A nationwide newborn screening programme has begun at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, with health officials aiming to detect serious conditions at birth and improve long-term outcomes for thousands of children. …

Crime and violence must be tackled as public health issues, not just matters for policing, Minister of Home Affairs Gregory Nicholls said Monday, as regional experts and justice officials pressed …

The sisterhood at the Plant Tissue Culture in St Philip facility has become the nurturing force behind a young scientist’s growing ambition to help find a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. …

A behavioural intervention programme operating in three secondary schools is significantly improving students’ decision-making, self-esteem and ability to avoid trouble, according to a new evaluation, with more than nine in …

A sweeping digital overhaul, multimillion-dollar equipment upgrades and a major off-site expansion are now under way at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), as administrators push to modernise Barbados’ primary public …

A major overhaul of systems, staffing and surgical scheduling at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital is expected to cut waiting times from years to months, its chief executive said on Monday, …

The American University of Barbados (AUB) med students have officially begun clinical rotations at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH), in a major development for the medical school after 13 years …

The Ministry of Health has reassured Barbadians that the risk of Ebola reaching the island remains low, while stressing that health authorities already have systems in place to respond to …

President of Barbados, Jeffrey Bostic has issued an impassioned call for Barbadians to become more aggressive in tackling the country’s growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) crisis, warning that current efforts are …