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T&T: Cancer patients turned away

For a second consecutive day, cancer patients seeking chemotherapy at the San Fernando General Hospital’s Oncology Centre were turned away yesterday because there was no water to facilitate treatment. Dozens of terminally ill patients who came from across the country […]

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Fired T&T health boss Paula Chester-Cumberbatch new CEO of BVIHSA

Word reaching our newsroom is that the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is Trinidadian Paula Chester-Cumberbatch. According to our National Democratic Party

Fresh batch of cancer drugs in T&T

Cancer patients can expect some relief soon as the first batch of fresh oncology drugs arrived in T&T yesterday. Confirmation came from Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh at yesterday’s post-Cabinet

Blood samples must be received within five days of first zika symptom, says CARPHA

Zika blood samples for laboratory confirmation must be taken and sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) no more than five days from the onset of the

T&T: PM cancer free

Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley yesterday said he was in the best of health after undergoing a battery of tests for prostate cancer and being cleared by his

Hospital manager to probe patient’s death

A senior manager at the North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA) has been mandated to investigate the circumstances that led to a patient's death following her treatment and

Zika cases in Trinidad and Tobago now likely in thousands, says health minister

Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh said on Thursday that the number of zika cases recorded in Trinidad and Tobago were inaccurate and there were more than the 247 confirmed

T&T: Couva Children’s Hospital to open soon

The billion dollar Couva Children's hospital was handed over to UDeCOTT last week and the State Enterprise is moving with pace to get the ball rolling for a

PM’s health leads to widespread speculation

Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley is due to undergo medical tests at a health clinic in the United States on Monday amid widespread speculation that he is seriously

Sixty pregnant women in Trinidad and Tobago infected with zika

There are over 200 confirmed cases of the zika virus in Trinidad and Tobago, of which 60 have been diagnosed in women who are pregnant. Health Minister

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