Health

Researchers report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) the strongest evidence yet that some women with early-stage breast tumours may not need chemotherapy to effectively treat their cancer. For some women, hormone-based anti-tumour drugs...

Nursing can increasingly be characterised as a mobile profession. Thousands of nurses migrate each year in search of better pay and working condition, career mobility, professional development, a better quality of life, personal safety, or sometimes...

Metastatic cancer, or a cancer that spreads to other parts of the body, causes more than 90 per cent of cancer deaths. Doctors constantly monitor patients' blood to make sure that cancer cells haven't broken off from the original tumor and started...

Prostate cancer is commonly seen in Jamaica, accounting for the most common cancer in men. The question of the association of sex and prostate cancer is quite commonly asked. Indeed, there are many who inquire about frequent sex as a cause of...

People often express surprise that children can get cancer. Cancer in childhood occurs infrequently compared to adult cancers but is very important to know about, as it is one of the leading causes of death in children under 14 years of age.In the...

In early September, the Ministry of Health (MOH) released to the public 'Audit Report - Regional Health Authorities (RHA) Summary Report'. The report states that an internal audit was conducted within the four regional health authorities to "...

Dr Alfred Dawes, president, Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA), is calling on the Ministry of Health to give the public more information on the recently concluded audit of the health sector...

Jamaica's Public-Health System Has Undergone Changes As It Has Sought To Service And Provide Health Care For More Than 2.6 Million People. There Are 1.3 Million Males And More Than 1.3 Million Females...

Minister of Health Dr Fenton Ferguson has stated that the Government has considerably improved access to pharmaceuticals and sundry items in the public health sector, and there should be an even greater improvement in the next two years following...

Last week, the University of the West Indies (UWI) and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) signed a memorandum of understanding, which will see the start of negotiations for projects valued at between J$60 and J$70 billion.This is the largest...

Politicians and policymakers have always sought mega projects to solve our economic problems. One such saviour of our economy is the much-touted medical-tourism industry. While the attractiveness of...

Scientists are now revealing that they are one step closer to developing a universal flu vaccine to protect against all strains of the virus.Every year, scientists take an educated guess on which strains of flu will be circulating in a given season...