Physician's Weekly
June 3, 2025
Memory loss is essentially being more forgetful than usual. The initial challenge tends to be remembering recent events, as memory loss progresses one...
Physician's Weekly
May 27, 2025
Have you ever considered how unbearable it must be for our children and their teachers in their overheated primary and secondary school classrooms her...
Physician's Weekly
May 13, 2025
HERE IN THE Caribbean, we are periodically inundated with Sahara dust. At such times, like recently, our vividly blue Caribbean skies are temporarily ...
Physician's Weekly
May 6, 2025
May is recognised as Nurses’ Month in some parts of the world. Against this backdrop, I have dedicated this week’s instalment to raising awareness reg...
Physician's Weekly
April 8, 2025
A Medical Tourism Industry (MTI) refers to an amalgam of health, tourism, and auxiliary services seamlessly collaborating to deliver medical, surgical...
Physician's Weekly
March 25, 2025
Anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that up to 35% of adults referred for an abdominal ultrasound have fatty liver disease (FLD). So much so, that I ...
Physician's Weekly
March 18, 2025
The medical term for period pains is dysmenorrhea. Colloquially dysmenorrhea is often referred to as period cramps. Sufferers often described such pai...
Physician's Weekly
March 4, 2025
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is hormonal in origin and affects up to 10% of women in the childbearing age range. The ovaries and adrenal glands of...
Physician's Weekly
February 25, 2025
It is imperative that you fully appreciate the do’s and don’ts of any medicine that you may use; both prescription and over-the-counter. Irrespective ...
Physician's Weekly
February 18, 2025
Picture this scenario, two persons- Person A, and Person B- go into the same car dealership on the same day and buy identical model vehicles. Person A...
Physician's Weekly
February 11, 2025
The thyroid, a butterfly-shaped gland, is found in the front of the neck. It’s part of the endocrine system. A healthy thyroid cannot be seen or felt....
Physician's Weekly
February 4, 2025
There are over 80 autoimmune diseases that affect up to 10% of people. In all autoimmune conditions, the person’s immune system gets it terribly wrong...
Physician's Weekly
January 28, 2025
The information shared below was obtained from quality peer-reviewed evidence-based clinical studies, esteemed universities of medicine, or, highly re...
Physician's Weekly
January 21, 2025
Arming asthmatics with the relevant knowledge and resources can help them lead almost normal lives. On the other hand, a nonchalant approach to asthma...
Physician's Weekly
January 14, 2025
The World Bank reported that in 2021, approximately 10,418 Vincentians (about 10.3% of the population) were experiencing “severe food insecurity.” Ine...
Physician's Weekly
January 7, 2025
A significant segment of our population, especially our men, avoid check-ups altogether. Such persons are unwittingly opting for illness over health a...
Physician's Weekly
December 24, 2024
Life is merely a fleeting privilege, that privilege can be taken from any of us, without any warning, at any time. I implore all stakeholders mentione...
Physician's Weekly
December 10, 2024
Christmas is frequently referred to as the most wonderful time of the year. The excitement associated with this season is not only omnipresent, it is ...
Physician's Weekly
December 3, 2024
While the indiscriminate and open burning of garbage is pervasive, anecdotal evidence shows that this practice is more commonplace in areas that have ...
Physician's Weekly
November 26, 2024
Over the last 40-50 years, CT scans and MRI machines have tremendously advanced the non- invasive imaging of the body’s internal organs. Since they be...
Physician's Weekly
November 19, 2024
Unfortunately, there are a range of early-onset cancers that are being diagnosed today in persons who are on average 10 to 15 years younger than those...
Physician's Weekly
November 12, 2024
Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are native to Peru, and are the epitome of a nutraceutical powerhouse. Biologically, the tomato is a fruit. More tomat...
Physician's Weekly
November 5, 2024
Unfortunately, far too many of us, on most days, sit for protracted and unhealthy periods of time. Our sedentary lifestyle has been scientifically pro...
Physician's Weekly
October 15, 2024
Unfortunately, as a consequence of the nature and scope of their work, superimposed on often extremely challenging working conditions, police officers...
Physician's Weekly
October 8, 2024
A Medical Tourism Industry (MTI) refers to an amalgam of health, tourism, and auxiliary services seamlessly collaborating to deliver medical, surgical...
Physician's Weekly
October 1, 2024
One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer (BrCa) during their lifetime. Most occur in women over 50, and approximately six percent occur...
Physician's Weekly
September 24, 2024
The World Bank reported that in 2021, approximately 10,418 Vincentians (about 10.3% of the population) were experiencing “severe food insecurity.” Ine...
Physician's Weekly
September 17, 2024
Last academic year, I saw a few children between the ages of 7 and 16 with back, neck, and shoulder pain that was caused by wearing backpacks that wer...
Physician's Weekly
September 10, 2024
Weather forecasters predict that the Caribbean will experience blistering temperatures between now and the end of November. It’s incumbent on the rele...
Physician's Weekly
September 3, 2024
A glaring elephant in our healthcare system is the fact that many doctors who are plying their trade in SVG are incapable of satisfactorily communicat...
Physician's Weekly
August 27, 2024
Few women question the safety of their hair dyes and chemical hair straighteners. The decision to use a particular hair product is often made based on...
Physician's Weekly
August 20, 2024
Urine is normally sterile and does not contain infectious agents. However, UTIs can occur when bacteria (e.g. E. coli and Klebsiella) migrate from the...
Physician's Weekly
August 13, 2024
MOST PERSONS who are infected with H. pylori experience no symptoms. H. pylori should be eradicated in anyone diagnosed with such. Exterminating H. py...
Physician's Weekly
August 6, 2024
Cancer develops when some of the body’s cells start to divide uncontrollably. Without appropriate and timely intervention they spread beyond their poi...
Physician's Weekly
July 23, 2024
On July 1, 2024, Beryl incessantly pummelled St. Vincent and the Grenadines for hours before finally relenting, just before nightfall. This horrific e...
Physician's Weekly
July 16, 2024
Arming asthmatics with the relevant knowledge and resources can help them lead almost normal lives. On the other hand, a nonchalant approach to asthma...
Physician's Weekly
June 25, 2024
The Cambridge dictionary defines volunteerism as the practice of doing work for good causes, without being paid for it. Wikipedia defines community se...
Physician's Weekly
June 18, 2024
Last year, the doyen of analytical and advisory companies, Gallup, surveyed 1.4 million people across 166 counties. This survey revealed that universa...
Physician's Weekly
June 11, 2024
The jump-up days for Vincymas this year are July 8th and 9th. Vincymas has been metaphorically dubbed, “The Hottest Carnival In The Caribbean”. Many p...
Physician's Weekly
June 4, 2024
Bromhidrosis is the medical term for unpleasant body odours associated with sweating. 2024 is forecast to be the hottest year on record, this will mak...
Physician's Weekly
May 28, 2024
The annual salary of a consultant psychiatrist is less than 0.58% of the $38,000,000 EC$ we are reportedly spending to facilitate the SVG leg of next ...
Physician's Weekly
May 14, 2024
THE BARBADOS-BASED Caribbean Climate Outlook Forum (CariCOF) recently forecasted “... the (Caribbean) region is set to enter an intense Heat Season wi...
Physician's Weekly
May 7, 2024
May is recognised as Nurses’ Month in some parts of the world. Against this backdrop, I have dedicated this week’s instalment to raising awareness reg...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) invites managers, producers, artistes and members of the public to the 2025 Soca Monarch Preliminaries. The...
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June 13, 2025
Chevonne Stewart was formally introduced last Sunday, June 8, 2025, as the person the Unity Labour Party (ULP) intends to be its candidate for the Sou...
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June 13, 2025
The Carnival Development Corporation (CDC) is taking significant steps to ensure that Victoria Park, the main carnival venue, is accessible to everyon...
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June 13, 2025
Local calypsonians are gearing up to bring their best game as the preliminary judging round has officially begun. This year is a big year for the frat...
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June 13, 2025
St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has emerged as the top-performing Caribbean destination for growth in tourism arrivals from the United States (US)...
