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23 Sep, 2026
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Recognising the warning signs of a stroke and acting quickly can save a life
“Time is brain when it comes to stroke treatment,” says Josephine Huang MD, a neurologist at Mayo Clinic in Florida. “The sooner a person receives medical care, the greater the chance of reducing…
23 Sep, 2026
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Earth’s ice loss tops 12 trillion tonnes
About 12.5 trillion tonnes (11.3 trillion metric tonnes) of ice from glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica have melted since 1979, which is enough frozen water to stack ice five feet (1.5 meters) deep…
23 Sep, 2026
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Why your hormones may be working against you
You are eating better, exercising more and trying to manage your stress, yet the weight is not coming off the way it used to. Your sleep is changing, your energy is dipping, your mood seems less…
23 Sep, 2026
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Jamaica moves to strengthen health security following external evaluation
Jamaica is moving to further strengthen its capacity to prepare for and respond to public-health threats, following the completion of an international assessment designed to identify where the…
23 Sep, 2026
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New MoBay Kiwanis president plans neurodiversity drive, diabetes fair
WESTERN BUREAU: Under newly installed president Jo-Dane Russell Guerra, the Kiwanis Club of Montego Bay will revive a neurodiversity awareness programme postponed by Hurricane Melissa and stage its…
23 Sep, 2026
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Kenneth Russell | When the rains return, the drought will not be over
The rain will eventually return. But when it does, the drought in rural Jamaica will not simply end. Across rural Jamaica, this drought is doing much more than drying fields and emptying tanks. It is…
23 Sep, 2026
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Mario Spencer chronicles life after cancer
Mario Spencer was a teenager balancing academics and athletics when what he thought was a torn muscle from playing football led to an osteosarcoma diagnosis. Although amputation was the medical…
22 Sep, 2026
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Grange: King Charles refers Jamaica’s reparations petition to Privy Council
Culture Minister Olivia Grange today reported that King Charles III has referred Jamaica's slavery reparations petition to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Grange made the…
22 Sep, 2026
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Oberlin High School receives hydration station
Oberlin High School in St Andrew has received a hydration station, providing students and staff with access to clean, safe, and chilled drinking water. The facility was officially handed over during…