Tag: health
Duty-free call from dentists
President of the Barbados Dental Association Dr Vidya Armogan is again urging Government to eliminate duties and value added tax (VAT) on imported dental...
RFK Jr pledges to find the cause of autism by September
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pledged "a massive testing and research effort" to determine the cause of autism in five months.
Experts...
New outpatient clinic coming soon
Barbadians will soon have access to a new outpatient clinic.
Come April 11, the Bridgetown International University (BIU) will be opening one with a diagnostic...
Scientists discover new part of the immune system
A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics, scientists have said.
They've shown a part...
Australian whose blood saved 2.4 million babies dies
One of the world's most prolific blood donors - whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2 million babies - has died.
James Harrison...
Call to build up nursing workforce
Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, has underscored the pressing challenge of a dwindling nursing workforce, attributing the exodus to global demand and a failure...