Health
December 9, 2025
The role of screening and treatment in beating breast cancer
BREAST CANCER remains the most common cancer among women worldwide as well as in Jamaica, where it is the number one cause of cancer-related deaths. In 2022, an estimated 2.3 million women were…
December 9, 2025
How menopause affects your heart
Let us talk about menopause – the topic most women were never truly prepared for. So many women enter this stage of their lives feeling confused, frustrated, and alone; but it does not have to be that…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Breast cancer prevention
MAINTAINING A healthy weight, staying physically active, limiting alcohol, not smoking, and being mindful of hormone replacement therapy can help prevent breast cancer. Regular screenings like…
December 9, 2025
Thriving beyond lupus
THE LUPUS Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) has officially launched Lupus Awareness Month (LAM) 2025. The event marked the beginning of a month-long series of activities dedicated to raising national…
December 9, 2025
Caribbean health professionals trained in Smart Hospitals approach
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office of the Health Emergencies Department hosted a Smart Hospitals Training in Kingston from…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Sickle cell warriors are survivors
THREE YEARS ago, Latoya Minott Smikle’s world plunged into darkness. After five-and-a-half years of fighting courageously, her son Aiden-Jon Hall passed away due to complications of the deadly Sickle…
December 9, 2025
Why vitamin D matters
WHAT IS the deal with vitamin D? It is known as the ‘sunshine vitamin’ because your body absorbs it during time spent outdoors, but then again, it is also in some of the foods you eat. This vitamin…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
What is depression?
IF IT feels like we are all a bit more anxious or depressed, it might be because we are. A new national report, published by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),…
December 9, 2025
Take the time you need to recover from depression
DEPRESSION CAN affect anyone, even those who seemingly have it all. The death of a loved one, loss of a job or the ending of a relationship are difficult experiences for a person to endure. It is…