- Hanover SDC provides grants to small business operators 8:59 pm
- 3,000 health workers trained under compassionate care programme 8:48 pm
- US adds 55,000 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours 8:30 pm
- Jamaica expected to recover faster from COVID-19 than the 08/09 recession 8:08 pm
- 6 new COVID-19 cases 7:59 pm
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Health
Can vitamin D protect you from COVID-19?
THERE has been a lot of talk regarding nutrition and COVID-19, expressing connections between proper nutrition, and, specifically, the roles of vitamins D, C, A, and minerals such as zinc in supporting immune system function. Read More
How to put on and take off a face mask
BY ANIKA RICHARDS Associate editor – news/health richardsai@jamaicaobserver.com | Sunday, May, 17 2020
WITH it becoming more apparent that Jamaicans will have to adjust to living with COVID-19, some of the measures now being used to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus will likely become the norm. Read More
Parents of autistic children share experiences amid COVID-19
THE COVID-19 pandemic is presenting some unusual challenges for Jamaican parents. Read More
Nurses: True soldiers
WHILE doctors may be the brains of the medical profession, nurses are surely at the heart. Read More
Understanding what really protects those in dentistry
THE prevention of the spread of diseases from staff to patients and vice versa, as well as from patient to patient or staff member to staff member, is why every infection prevention protocol, procedure and intervention is important and must be carried out, in detail, without any... Read More
Managing a pacemaker under quarantine
MORE than one million people globally use pacemakers or some other implantable cardiac device to manage certain medical conditions, such as a blockage in the heart's electrical pathways or an arrhythmia, congenital heart disease, or heart failure. Read More
Music: A little rhythm when blue
“If music be the food of love, play on.”— Shakespeare FEW things reach the depths of the heart of man like music. Read More
Healthy eating habits key to weight loss success
MOST of us understand the importance of attaining and maintaining the healthiest weight for oneself. Read More
Promoting physical activity & exercise in the elderly
AS we continue to navigate what has become our new “normal” due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is encouraging to see individuals participating in physical activity and exercising at home and in their communities — while observing social distancing, of... Read More
Do you have white patches in your mouth?
LEUKOPLAKIA is a condition in which thick, white patches or lesions appear within the mouth — typically on the gums or inside the cheeks — and is caused by excess cell growth. Read More
Madagascar ships anti-virus potion to Guinea-Bissau
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AFP) — Madagascar yesterday delivered to Guinea-Bissau a shipment of a herbal tea that President Andry Rajoelina has touted as a powerful remedy against the novel coronavirus and which he hopes to distribute across West Africa and... Read More
Filling a COVID-19 need
WITH no difference in treatment success between nebulisation and the use of spacers for patients with respiratory issues, Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) is employing the latter to reduce the risk to health care workers and patients amid the COVID-19 crisis. Read More
Laugh a little
“Laughter is the greatest weapon we have and we, as humans, use it the least.” — Mark Twain Read More
Tobacco use and oral cancer
IN the next hour, 50 people will die because of tobacco. Tobacco is a risk factor for 25 diseases, and while its effects on health are well known, the scale of its impact on global disease may not be fully appreciated. Read More
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