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Spain to introduce paid menopause sick leave from December

From December 1, women who live and work in Spain will have a new labour right. Those who suffer from incapacitating health problems linked to the menopause will be...
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Helping cancer patients navigate the journey

By Cheryl Harewood When someone hears, “We have found a tumour”, even before they know exactly what it means,...
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Plans underway for landmark pharmaceutical plant

Plans are under way to establish a $64 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Barbados to produce intravenous (IV)...
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Eden Lodge Primary suspends classes after teachers fall ill

Classes at the Eden Lodge primary school have been suspended after reports of teachers falling ill. It is...
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Barbados praised for HIV progress

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Friday congratulated Barbados for eliminating the transmission of HIV from mother to child. It...
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Productivity down $140m due to NCDs

Ashada Joseph -
Barbados is losing $140 million each year in productivity due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). That staggering fact and figure was revealed yesterday by Minister of...
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St Paul’s remains open despite gastro outbreak

Josue Ramirez Nelson -
St Paul’s Primary School will remain open despite a gastroenteritis outbreak that has already disrupted classes, sent a teacher to hospital, and forced parents...
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US weight-loss drugmakers slash prices in fight to win customers

Nationnews Desk -
When Ruth Gonzalez decided to start taking the weight-loss medicine Zepbound last year, she first had to find a way to afford its roughly...
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Fogging Schedule: March 23 to 27

Nationnews Desk -
Communities in St. Lucy, St. Peter and St. Michael will be visited by the Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit next week. The Unit will...
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When water flows, equality grows

Julia Haynes -
Have you ever thought about the link between water and gender? It has probably never crossed your mind, yet every day that link is...
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Health Ministry monitoring meningitis outbreak in UK

Nationnews Desk -
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it will continue to monitor the Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis) Outbreak in the United Kingdom (UK), while noting that the...
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