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Asha Jones: Breaking new ground in dementia care

by Cheryl Harewood Asha Jones’ professional journey has taken her across tourism, sales and marketing, gerontology and therapeutic recreation; fields that today come together in the work she is building...
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BARP president urges greater support for older women caregivers

Older women who continue to support adult children, grandchildren and other relatives are carrying a growing caregiving burden...
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Move to protect health records

As Barbados digitises its health records and hospital systems, officials say the change must not leave anyone behind. At...
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‘Long way to go in health battle’

It will be a long, hard fight against Barbados’ culture of abusing sugar and salt, but the Heart...
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Duguid’s hope for dental diplomacy

Special Envoy to the Prime Minister and veteran oral surgeon Dr William Duguid believes a formal oral health...
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Programme targets increase in uptake of COVID-19 vaccines

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Bridgetown – The Caribbean will be the focus of an initiative aimed at promoting coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine uptake among healthcare workers and most at-risk...
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Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses destroyed in England

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London - Around 4.7 million COVID-19 vaccine doses – four per cent of the total - ended up as wastage in England by the...
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5 Toxic Parenting Traits by Better Health Magazine

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When it comes to raising caring, successful and well-rounded children, the parenting style and family environment are critical. Experts have posited that the best homes...
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UK explores options for asthma inhalers

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London - The current aerosol asthma inhalers in use are cheap but, because of the gases they contain, are one of the National Health...
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COVID-19 pill 89 per cent effective, says Pfizer

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Washington - An experimental pill to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) developed by the United States company Pfizer cuts the risk of hospitalisation or death by...
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UK study: HPV vaccine reducing cases of cervical cancer

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London - The human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine is cutting cases of cervical cancer by nearly 90 per cent, the first real-world data shows. Cancer...
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