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Many women who are diagnosed with breast cancer and made to undergo surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy do not need treatment at all. In such cases, they can actually

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Thursday October 27, 2016 – A medical intern who claimed she was robbed at the Port of Spain General Hospital over the weekend, prompting

Chairman emeritus of the Cancer Society of T&T, Dr George Laquis, is suggesting that the not yet opened Children’s Hospital, Couva, be designated as a centre for a

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Caribbean has moved one step closer to uncovering the link between the zika virus disease and a rare neurological illness. Once an obscure

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has reported that positive zika cases confirmed by laboratory testing represent only the “tip of the iceberg”. This means that the number

The baby born earlier this week with microcephaly will have tests done by the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) to find out the cause. Health Minister Terrence

The head of the Caribbean Public Health Agency is seeking to allay fears that countries are covering up the statistics on mosquito-borne diseases such as Zika and chikungunya. Dr.

THE Ministry of Health yesterday reinforced its fight against cancer with the launch of a Diploma in Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Nursing Programme at the University of the West Indies

The head of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), Dr James Hosepdales, is predicting “with some degree of certainty” that regional countries will have a dengue type