Physician's Weekly
September 1, 2026
Big bellies, found in both men and women, are frequently accepted as part of the ageing process. In any given society, big bellies are often sported b...
Physician's Weekly
August 18, 2026
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 11, 2026
Introductory facts: 2024 was the hottest calendar year on record. Heat-related deaths worldwide are up by 56% since 2018. The health of those who live...
Physician's Weekly
July 21, 2026
IT IS IMPERATIVE that you fully appreciate the do’s and don’ts of any medicine that you may use; both prescription and over-thecounter. Irrespective o...
Physician's Weekly
July 14, 2026
TO WORK IN AN office is the aspiration of many. Offices are often considered ideal working environments that are not associated with any significant h...
Physician's Weekly
June 30, 2026
THE JUMP-UP DAYS for VincyMas this year are July 6 and 7.VincyMas has been metaphorically dubbed, with good reason, “The Hottest Carnival In The Carib...
Physician's Weekly
June 23, 2026
TOWORK IN AN OFFICE is the aspiration of many. Offices are often considered ideal working environments that are not associated with any significant he...
Physician's Weekly
June 16, 2026
BROMHIDROSIS is the medical term for unpleasant body odours associated with sweating. Global warming makes it extremely challenging to keep our body o...
Physician's Weekly
June 2, 2026
We are currently being inundated with the Sahara dust. In light of this, I decided to republish this article. Arming asthmatics with the relevant know...
Physician's Weekly
May 5, 2026
HAVEYOU EVER CONSIDERED how unbearable it must be for our children and their teachers in their overheated primary and secondary school classrooms here...
Physician's Weekly
April 21, 2026
BROMHIDROSIS is the medical term for unpleasant body odours associated with sweating. Global warming makes it extremely challenging to keep our body o...
Physician's Weekly
April 14, 2026
HERE INTHE CARIBBEAN, we are periodically inundated with Sahara dust. At such times, like recently, our vividly blue Caribbean skies are temporarily f...
Physician's Weekly
March 24, 2026
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
February 24, 2026
VERTIGO IS A symptom someone may experience, and it is not a disease. Approximately 40% of people experience vertigo at least once in their lifetime. ...
Physician's Weekly
February 10, 2026
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
February 3, 2026
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
January 27, 2026
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
January 20, 2026
WORLDWIDE, vitamin D deficiency is the most common vitamin deficiency. Inadequate exposure to sunlight is the most frequent cause. Unbelievably, vitam...
Physician's Weekly
January 13, 2026
EIGHTY PERCENT OF US will experience low back pain (LBP) during our lifetime. The causes of LBP are varied. LBP may originate in the ligaments, muscle...
Physician's Weekly
January 6, 2026
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 16, 2025
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
November 25, 2025
Recent removal of VAT from some food items will add insult to the injury of high food prices T he World Bank reported that in 2021, approximately 10...
Physician's Weekly
November 11, 2025
THE LONGERWE take to secure the long-term services of a government psychiatrist, it’s inevitable that we’ll be seeing more extremely upsetting headlin...
Physician's Weekly
November 4, 2025
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
October 21, 2025
Bedsores are also called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers. While bedsores can develop at any age, including the very young, these most often form i...
Physician's Weekly
October 14, 2025
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
October 7, 2025
One out of every eight women will develop breast cancer (BrCa) during their lifetime. Most occur in women over 50, and approximately 6% occur in women...
Physician's Weekly
September 30, 2025
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
September 23, 2025
Infertility in women under 35 is the inability to become pregnant after regular unprotected sexual intercourse for 12 months or more. For women 35 and...
Physician's Weekly
September 16, 2025
BEAUTY SALONWORKERS include the hairdresser, makeup artist, nail technician, aesthetician, colourist, cosmetologist, barber, stylist, masseur, and rec...
Physician's Weekly
September 9, 2025
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 bec...
Physician's Weekly
September 2, 2025
Over the last couple academic years, I saw a few children between the ages of 7 and 16 with back, neck, and shoulder pain that was caused by wearing b...
Physician's Weekly
July 22, 2025
The sweltering temperatures are enough to make us wilt. Introductory facts ● 2024 was the hottest calendar year on record. ● Heat-related deaths world...
Physician's Weekly
July 15, 2025
The scientific evidence shows that the regular consumption of green leafy vegetables (GLVs), listed below, reduces our chances of developing a range o...
Physician's Weekly
July 1, 2025
The jump-up days for VincyMas this year are July 7th and 8th. VincyMas has been metaphorically dubbed, with good reason, “The Hottest Carnival In The ...
Physician's Weekly
June 24, 2025
Bromhidrosis is the medical term for unpleasant body odours associated with sweating. Global warming makes it extremely challenging to keep our body o...
Physician's Weekly
June 17, 2025
High heels add inches to a lady’s stature and significantly transform her appearance by exaggerating her lumbar curvature while augmenting her pelvic ...
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 ...
News
September 4, 2026
COMMENTS of “nothing is done” when civilians report acts of wrong doing by members of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) ha...
News
September 4, 2026
PRIME MINISTER Dr. Godwin Friday, on Thursday, August 27, 2026 told the House of Parliament that there was a decline in current revenue received for t...
From the Courts, News
September 4, 2026
A 44-YEAR-OLD electrician of Belair charged with multiple offenses, was granted EC$10,000 bail with one surety when he appeared at the Serious Offence...
News
September 4, 2026
STUDENTS OFTHE St Joseph’s Convent Kingstown, took the top three places in the third annual Secondary Schools’ Art competition organised by theYoulou ...
News
September 4, 2026
THE NORTH LEEWARD community celebrated the legacy of their former Parliamentary representative Alpian Rudolf Otway Allen, remembering him as a devoted...
