Health

INTERNIST DR ANDRE GRAHAM by Katrina Welch Alove for science and an interest in the way the human body functions led 31-year-old André Graham to a career in the field of medicine. In 2014, he completed his internship before joining the internal medicine department of the Oueen Elizabeth Hospital (OEH). However, he never anticipated that he would find himself working in the midst of

COPING WITH COVID -19 & BEYOND T he World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 to be a global pandemic on the March 11, 2020, and we saw a dramatic change in our lives from that moment onwards. There has been an impact on our family life, our social life, our work life and our medical health. The COVID-19 pandemic is a clear threat to our physical health, both directly and through

DOC TORS A HISTORY AND LITTLE-KNOWN FACT LIST by Nick Nunes Since the end of 2019, there has been creeping interest in the realm of medicine like no time before. The information age has granted humanity the possibility to research knowledge that used to come only through travel, expense, and fervent dedication to learning. It’s unsurprising to know that the earliest medical

by There’s a lot to unpack about the COVID-19 vaccines. One of the main concerns about the vaccine has been the expediency with which it has been created and rolled out. Regardless of that notion of doubt or despair, the technology and fevered innovation of the human race, especially under duress, should never be underestimated. Last month we looked at how the two vaccines from China, Sinopharm

LET’S TALK ABOUT THE COVID TESTS by Nick Nunes “ Where do you see yourself in five years?” That’s an almost ageless question that rarely reaps accurate answers when the time finally passes. However, if you had been posed that hypothetical five years ago, who could have wildly divined that the world would be gripped by pandemic, lockdowns, the most comprehensive viral testing,

‘Mental ILLNESS & COVID-19 COVID-19 has rocked the whole world, affecting people from all walks of life. It is no respecter of persons regardless of race, status or age. No one expected a disease like this to hit our country, especially one so small in the Caribbean. When COVID affected China I was not really worried because it seemed so far away, but when it spread to the USA