Their healing powers seemed magical and indispensable. I fondly recall my grandmother, during the height of the neighborhood summer chickenpox outbreak, boiling chamomile and other skin-soothing herbs ...

When J D Harris (1833–84) began studying medicine in 1863, there were few African American doctors whose paths he could follow. The first university-trained African American physician, James McCune ...

The Barbados Living Laboratory is a new research-focused facility aimed at advancing precision medicine, genomic studies, and ...

For centuries, traditional Caribbean medicine has harnessed the power of wild plant remedies. Today, they’re enjoying a ...

Dr. Candice Taylor Lucas, who heads the program, said their medical student scholars are taking the lead, mentoring and ...

A shark attacked and injured a Canadian tourist as she tried to take its picture in the Turks and Caicos Islands earlier this ...

Six health centres in the territory will get a backup power supply thanks to a $250,000 grant sourced recently by the Ministry of Health and Social Development, according to government. “With the ...

The prevalence of diabetes is increasing faster in some low-income countries than elsewhere in the world, generating concerns ...

In 2023, the Memphis Jamaican Kitchen food truck opened to much acclaim. Now it has a brick-and-mortar location in the ...

The proposal would impact 67% of the research funded by the National Institutes of Health in Puerto Rico’s public university system. #NewsismyBusiness #CPI #CentrodePeriodismoInvestigativo ...

CARPHA and SE-COMISCA collaboration enhances health cooperation in the Caribbean and Central America, focusing on pandemic ...

In front of about a dozen medical staff inside the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital Monday afternoon, the BVI Health Services ...