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Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh, who embarked on a nationwide drive several months ago to encourage citizens to rid their surroundings of potential breeding sites in order to reduce

There may come a time when entomologists don’t have to save us from mosquito-borne pandemics. But that time is not today. Thanks, zika. With millions crossing international borders

Former Prime Minister Patrick Manning has died. He passed away at 8.15a.m at the San Fernando General Hospital. He was 69 years old. Manning was admitted to the

The French village at the Beaches Resort in Providenciales, Turks & Caicos Islands (TCI) came alive last night during the official opening of the 61st annual research conference.

The Executive Committee of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is discussing strategies and plans to improve the health of people in the Americas. The issues being addressed by

A chronic disease expert is not backing down from her call for higher taxes on unhealthy foods. Director of the Barbados-based Chronic Disease Research Centre, Dr Alafia Samuels said

THERE HAS been an “intermittent supply” of some of the drugs used in the treatment of cancer, Government Whip Camille Robinson-Regis said yesterday. But she said if some

The owner of the Weight Loss Clinic, who was detained by police on Monday, is now warded at the Port-of-Spain General Hospital under police guard. According to a

According to Dr Joy St John, director of surveillance, disease prevention and control at the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), the region has been “waging a losing battle