Surgery saves baby’s life in mother’s womb
Life-saving surgery, the first of its kind, that removed a tumour from the mouth of a foetus, ...
No HIV positive pregnancies in 2012
No pregnant women tested so far for the year have been reported HIV positive, according to ...
Obesity, hypertension increasing
A health-related club is expressing concern about what it has described as the growing rate of ...
Flavored condoms join HIV/AIDS fight
Cool Condom – flavored and being promoted as a useful tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS ...
HIV/AIDS figure could be more than double, officials say
Health officials here estimate that the number of Dominicans who are HIV/AIDS positive could be ...
Free prostate screening in northeast
Another bout of free prostate screening is being offered by the Dominica Cancer Society (DCS) ...
Medical school appeal filed
Sources close to Global Education Providers Limited have confirmed that the company’s lawyers ...
Official denies prisoners get improper medical treatment
Acting Superintendent of Prisons Denise Blanc has responded to concerns expressed by Roseau ...
Improper prison medical attention concerns magistrate
Magistrate Candia George has expressed her concern that prisoners at the State Prison are not ...
Lack of nutrional care for HIV/AIDS sufferers
People living with HIV/AIDS in the region do not have enough access to nutritional care and ...
Cuba pledges critical health research
Cuba has pledged to assist the Ministry of Health here conduct research to address critical ...
Maria Moise is Nurse of the Year
Health professional Maria Moise is Dominica’s Nurse of the Year. Moise and several other ...
Secondary schools targeted on World No Tobacco Day
The message is being emphasized that smoking is harmful in any form, as Dominica joins the ...
Candle light procession and service to remember victims of cancer
Cancer and its impact on Dominica and its residents will grab the spotlight when a Dominica ...
Dominica tops list of young marijuana smokers
Dominica is at the top of the list of marijuana use among young people in the Caribbean, ...
CNCDs tackled
Health care providers here were updated on Wednesday about how to better deal with Chronic ...
Call for change in nurses’ attitude
A retired nurse here says she is praying that the attitude of the country’s nurses will ...
Retired cleaner recognized
Margaret Bertha George of Penville is living testimony that one can achieve excellence in any ...
Steady decline of HIV deaths in Dominica
There has been a steady decrease in HIV-related mortality rates in Dominica since 2005. This is ...
Focusing on health and wellness
Martial arts demonstrations, aerobics and meditation were among activities which featured at a ...
Reduction in nurse migration
The number of nurses migrating annually has dropped significantly, with Dominica reporting a ...
New PMH matron promises ‘next level’ nursing
The newly appointed matron at the Princess Margaret Hospital who is promising to take PMH ...