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Mental health in T&T challenged by pandemic stressors

WebKu­dos to those schools do­ing this al­ready! Par­ents need to know where to reach out for help for their chil­dren, for eg, Child Guid­ance Clin­ics, School Coun­sel­lor, Stu­dent Sup­port …

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2022 Health & Wellness Roadmap

Web2021 was def­i­nite­ly a si­nu­soidal curve that took our health in­to troughs and hope­ful­ly some highs. In 2022, there will be op­por­tu­ni­ties for near­ly every per­son to find what speaks to …

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Rising cases of mental illness in teens, children as young as age 7

WebGuardian Me­dia was in­formed by men­tal health pro­fes­sion­als that chil­dren as young as sev­en-years-old are go­ing to ther­a­py or coun­selling to help them cope. There have been …

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The impact of sleep

WebIn Trinidad and To­ba­go, heart dis­ease and mo­tor ve­hic­u­lar ac­ci­dent (MVA) are two lead­ing caus­es of death. What is sel­dom high­light­ed, though, is the role of sleep de­pri­va­tion and …

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Physical activity leads to better health

WebAc­cord­ing to the World Health Or­gan­i­sa­tion (WHO) (No­vem­ber 2020), up to 5 mil­lion lives can be saved per year from en­gag­ing in at least 150 min­utes to 300 min­utes of mod­er­ate …

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INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN THE HISTORY OF MEDICINE

WebAs re­cent­ly as the 1970s, women’s his­to­ry was vir­tu­al­ly an un­known top­ic in cur­ricu­lum or in the pub­lic con­scious­ness. To ad­dress this sit­u­a­tion, the Ed­u­ca­tion Task Force of the …

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How-to: A guide to getting your International Vaccination Card

WebHere’s how to get one in Trinidad. Step 1. Gath­er your doc­u­ments. On an en­ve­lope (let­ter size works best), clear­ly print your full name, con­tact num­ber, and email ad­dress. In the …

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Prioritise your wellness in 2024

Web20231231. Dr Safeeya Mo­hammed. [email protected]. As we close the cur­tain on 2023, one with count­less mo­ments of both ex­tremes–soar­ing …

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Minister says 21 children have COVID related illness

WebOFFICE OF THE PARLIAMENT. Min­is­ter of Health Ter­rence Deyals­ingh said there were 21 con­firmed cas­es of Mul­ti-sys­tem In­flam­ma­to­ry Syn­drome (Mis-C) among in­fants in …

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Minister Deyalsingh issues fast-food warning

WebChester Sam­bra­no. News­gath­er­ing Ed­i­tor. chester.sam­bra­[email protected]. Min­is­ter of Health Ter­rence Deyals­ingh yes­ter­day called out cer­tain fast-food brands, as he once …

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Medic: Mental health issues growing in adolescents

Web20210215. Dr Joanne Paul. Rishard Khan. [email protected]. The men­tal health ef­fects of the COVID-19 pan­dem­ic is grow­ing worse in ado­les­cents ac­cord­ing to one …

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Lawyers rake in $37M from RHAs for medical negligence briefs, …

WebThe law firm Hinds and Com­pa­ny earned $80,424.26 from the Health Min­istry in two sep­a­rate pay­ments for one mat­ter. Mar­garet Hinds, the wife of Min­is­ter of Na­tion­al …

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SUPERSTITIONS AND HEALTH BELIEFS

WebDavid E Bratt, MD. In most so­ci­eties, there are many health su­per­sti­tions which are in­ter­twined with the cul­tur­al be­liefs of the so­ci­ety. The ori­gin of any su­per­sti­tion is …

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Health Ministry advises precaution amid Saharan dust

WebThere is a significant concentration of Saharan dust present in the atmosphere causing reduced air quality. Photo taken @ Trincity by Kay-Marie Fletcher. Chester Sam­bra­no. …

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Beauty is big business in T&T

WebBeau­ty is big busi­ness in T&T. Just ask Dr Rachael Eck­el, di­rec­tor of The Skin Health In­sti­tute. Eck­el and oth­ers in T&T are cash­ing in on the bil­lion-dol­lar beau­ty in­dus­try …

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Imbert announces $210m in rewards for healthcare workers

Web20220926. FLASHBACK:– A member of the public is vaccinated against COVID-19 by a healthcare worker in August 2021 at the mass vaccination site at NAPA which was …

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T&T facing a nursing crisis

WebStu­art, who al­so heads the Trinidad and To­ba­go Reg­is­tered Nurs­es As­so­ci­a­tion said even though the Min­istry of Health in­creased the num­ber of ICU beds from 50 to 100, there …

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