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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 and Stroke Foundation says it is not relenting. The latest round in...
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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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BAMP warns of rise in COVID-19 and influenza cases

The Barbados Association of Medical Practitioners (BAMP) is urging doctors and the public to remain vigilant amid a...
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Fogging programme suspended until further notice

The Ministry of Health and Wellness’ Vector Control Unit has suspended its fogging programme until further notice. The Ministry...
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Officials: Take extra care against measles

Barbados is being urged to tighten its defences against measles as the Americas confront their worst outbreak of...
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CMO: Hantavirus not a threat to Barbados

Nationnews Desk -
Barbados is not at risk of a hantavirus outbreak, says Chief Medical Officer, Dr The Most Honourable Kenneth George. He gave the assurance that the...
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Bajan starts cancer treatment in Colombia

Sherrylyn Clarke -
Doctors in Colombia confirmed Barbadian Noi Jemmott had acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common childhood cancer, and had commenced treatment. Noi, 17, left Barbados...
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CARPHA says hantavirus risk to Caribbean remains low

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The Caribbean Public Health Agency is urging regional countries to remain vigilant after a cluster of hantavirus-related illnesses was reported aboard a cruise ship...
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Backs turned on the elderly

Maria Bradshaw -
Barbadians are not only abandoning their elderly relatives at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) but are also resorting to “dumping” them at the Psychiatric...
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Daughter’s diagnosis big blow

Sherrylyn Clarke -
The family of Noi Jemmott is facing a financial nightmare after a diagnosis of acute leukaemia and a treatment path which entailed her being transported...
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Fogging Schedule: May 4 to 8

Nationnews Desk -
The Vector Control Unit will concentrate its mosquito reduction programme in St. George next week. On Monday, May 4, the Unit will focus on the following...
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