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T H E S C I E N C E B E H I N D T H E V I R U S & V A C C I N E by Nick Nunes Advances in technology and medicine are the reasons why the COVID-19 vaccines have been created and put on the market so quickly. This explanation came from Clinical Scientist Dr Kim Quimby, Chair of the UWI Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners CME Committee and a member

VAC CINE FAQs by Katrina Welch Will you take it? This question has been up for discussion over the past few weeks as thousands of vaccines arrived on island to bring a great fight against COVID-19 in Barbados. While many were prepared to receive their vaccination, fear and apprehension flooded the nation as several people expressed their disinterest in receiving a vaccine at this time.

Dear Doc, When I bend over and stretch and reach for something, I feel a prickling, straining sensation all along my left arm. I am left-handed and would usually reach for stuff with this hand. I was checking for a while to see if it happens with my right arm, but it is not as noticeable. Can you tell me what this is? Has it got something to do with my heart? - Hester Dear Hester, Thank you

Dear Doc, I’m a big sized woman, and I’m doing exercises at home to lose weight. Because my legs are so big, they rub together and get sore. What are the best exercises for big women to lose weight? - Monica Dear Monica, Thank you for your question. To lose weight regardless of your size requires both aerobic and weight resistance exercising. Aerobic exercises often referred to as cardio

Dear Doc, Why do individuals without prior underlying illnesses die from COVID-19? - Wondering Dear Wondering, The causes of death from COVID-19 do not differ between individuals who have comorbidities and those who do not. However, those with underlying illnesses, such as non-communicable diseases, for example, diabetes or asthma, have a higher probability of becoming severely ill and therefore

HENDERSON LEWIS MORE THAN SURVIVING, HE’S THRIVING by Nick Nunes O ur health is precious to us. The prospect of some silent and debilitating occurrence happening within our bodies which is detrimental to our quality of life or deprives us of that life is one of the most daunting prospects of participating in life itself. Henderson Lewis is 58 years old and hasn’t worked