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 ...

Donald Trump opened his second term as president of the United States by increasing tariffs on Chinese imports with threats ...

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 ...

The U.S. decision in January to freeze all funding for U.S. foreign assistance, including for the U.S. President's Emergency ...

Mervyn Eyre, chief executive officer of Fujitsu Caribbean, told the Jamaica Observer in an interview that Jamaica was a prime ...

Dr Benjamin Shore, Chief Medical Consultant at Royal Caribbean, explains that innovative design and engineering now allows ...

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 ...